A Furnace Transfer Switch Wiring
Furnace transfer switch can be installed to the left or right side of load center.
A furnace transfer switch wiring. Using a single gang switch conduit box and a dpdt switch and male plug cord end. Cut the black wire from the transfer switch to a length convenient for attaching it to the wire you removed from the furnace circuit breaker in 1. Remove the load center cover. The attached 18 ft.
Double pole 240 volt circuits will require two 120 volt circuit connections. The reliance controls single circuit 15 amp furnace transfer switch is designed for use with generators equipped standard 5 15 15 amp power outlets. This video is part of the heating and cooling series of training videos made to accompany my websites. Designed for the control of a 15 amp 120 volt single circuit such as a forced air furnace in the event of a power failure.
Installing the simple ez generator transfer switch for a gas furnace pump or boiler running on 125 volts ac and 15 amps. A detailed step by step look on how to install an ez generator switch with an existing furnace and emergency on off switch. This is a simple one about wiring the power to a gas or oil furnace. It allows manual control of a single circuit such as a forced air furnace in the event of a power failure.
Match your critical circuits with circuit inlet on your pre wired transfer switch. For example if your refrigerator is on the leftmost switch circuit connect your freezer to the circuit farthest to the right. Use the transfer switch s wiring harness to connect the unit to the circuit breaker. Ez generator switch is the most affordable and efficient generator.
The wires should be drawn through 1 of 3 knockouts located on the underside of the switch. Insert both wires the one removed from the furnace circuit breaker and the black wire from the furnace relay into a yellow wire connecter. Trial fit the unit holding up to the wall about 18 from the center of the load center and mark the location of the transfer switch and end of harness at load center. Wiring a generator transfer switch to a gas furnace march 19 2013 rick general generators transfer switches 4 comments i have a series of videos i ll be uploading over the course of the next week regarding the wiring and install of the heezy hts15 transfer switch.
Try to balance the load as best you can in the transfer switch.