I have incorporated the advice in my previous thread on installing a manual transfer switch(Gen-Tran 60 amp utility feed/30 amp generator supply) into a detailed description of work, and have four remaining questions:
When I remove a circuit's NM-B from the left service panel(because the feeder breaker is installed in the right panel) and splice it in a junction box, should I run the new NM-B directly to the transfer switch?
When I splice grounding wires from the right service panel to the ground bar in the transfer switch, should I use bare or insulated wires?
When I splice load conductors from the right service panel, is it better to set aside the blue THHN provided by Gen-Tran and use colors which match the existing conductors?
How should I distribute my three 1-pole breakers between the A and B sides of my transfer switch panelboard to balance the generator load? (My only 240V circuit is the well pump which pulls 8 amps. I can conveniently disable the furnace with the thermostat when water is needed.)
20 amp furnace breaker: furnace pulls 19 amps when the burner is running.
20 amp small appliance breaker: refrigerator pulls 7.2 amps; usual kitchen appliances.
15 amp bathroom lighting/ventilation breaker: a fan and a couple of lights would pull 1 amp.
(I apologize to Rick for proposing 10-UP in 3/4†RNC after he advised 4 - #10 THHNs.)
Thanks as always for your help.
When I remove a circuit's NM-B from the left service panel(because the feeder breaker is installed in the right panel) and splice it in a junction box, should I run the new NM-B directly to the transfer switch?
When I splice grounding wires from the right service panel to the ground bar in the transfer switch, should I use bare or insulated wires?
When I splice load conductors from the right service panel, is it better to set aside the blue THHN provided by Gen-Tran and use colors which match the existing conductors?
How should I distribute my three 1-pole breakers between the A and B sides of my transfer switch panelboard to balance the generator load? (My only 240V circuit is the well pump which pulls 8 amps. I can conveniently disable the furnace with the thermostat when water is needed.)
20 amp furnace breaker: furnace pulls 19 amps when the burner is running.
20 amp small appliance breaker: refrigerator pulls 7.2 amps; usual kitchen appliances.
15 amp bathroom lighting/ventilation breaker: a fan and a couple of lights would pull 1 amp.
(I apologize to Rick for proposing 10-UP in 3/4†RNC after he advised 4 - #10 THHNs.)
Thanks as always for your help.