- Honda Gould Series EmerGen Switch Model L14-20R Installation and Operation Manual

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Your new EmerGen Switch will provide you with a way to safely utilize

your generator power through your existing electrical wiring during a power

outage. You’ll install your switch next to your home’s electrical panel load

center and then you’ll connect circuit breaker wires to the transfer switch’s

circuits. Once you power up your portable generator, you will manually

turn on

each switch

and that generator energy is transferred as electrical power and

goes through the house circuits you have previously chosen.

Your EmerGen Switch is easy for a licensed electrician or qualified

professional to install, safe for a homeowner to operate, and will work with

120/240V single phase AC generators, factory equipped with NEMA type

receptacles L14-20R

Your EmerGen Switch will not permit connection to both utility and generator

power at the same time.

Wiring to the Load Center Page 4

Installing 240 volt (2 pole) Circuits Page 5

Completing the Installation Page 6

Operation / Test Procedure

Load Management

Page 7

Table of Contents

Trouble Shooting Page 8

Installation Instructions Page 3

Safety Information

Installation Preparation

Page 2

Congratulations !

On the purchase of your new EmerGen Switch

, another

Gould premium quality product.

MANUAL TRANSFER SWITCH

Summary of content (8 pages)

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MANUAL TRANSFER SWITCH Congratulations ! On the purchase of your new EmerGen Switch , another Gould premium quality product. ® Your new EmerGen Switch will provide you with a way to safely utilize your generator power through your existing electrical wiring during a power outage. You’ll install your switch next to your home’s electrical panel load center and then you’ll connect circuit breaker wires to the transfer switch’s circuits.
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SAFETY INFORMATION 1. The National Electrical Code states the connection of a generator to any electrical circuit normally powered by an electrical utility, must be by means of an approved transfer switch so as to isolate the electrical circuit from the utility system when the generator is operating. Your EmerGen Switch is approved by a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory to accomplish the isolation this code is requiring. 2. Your EmerGen Switch is for indoor use only. 3.
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 1. Determine where you want your EmerGen Switch located, either to the left or right of the load center. The switch should be approximately 18” from the center of the load center, making sure that there is plenty of room to properly connect the flex conduit whip. 2. TURN OFF POWER. The main circuit breaker in your load center should be switched to the OFF position.
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Wiring the EmerGen Switch to the Load Center 1. From your plan, locate the circuit breaker that is to be connected to the EmerGen Switch circuit “A”. Turn that circuit breaker to the OFF position. Loosen the lug securing the wire and remove the wire. WARNING: Your generator must be properly grounded and the neutral un-bonded at the generator. Please refer to the generator manual for grounding instructions.
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Installing 240 Volt (2 pole) Circuits EmerGen Switch products provide circuits for the connection of 240 volt appliances that are connected to 2 pole branch circuit breakers in your load center. These EmerGen Switch circuits for 240 volt operation have a handle tie included with the switch that ties two circuit selector switches C & D together. If you do not wish to use the designated circuits as 2 pole circuits, simply remove the handle tie by removing the two screws.
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Completing the Installation 1) When the preceding steps have been completed for all desired circuits, the EmerGen Switch white (neutral) wire(s) needs to be installed. a. Select any unused hole on the neutral bar in the load center. b. Cut and strip the wire appropriately. Insert the wire into the hole and tighten securely. 2) The EmerGen Switch green (ground) wire(s) needs to be installed into an unused hole in the ground bar in the load center. a.
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Operation / Test Procedure 1. Switch positions should remain in the “LINE” position under normal utility power. The “OFF” position is generally not used. The “GEN” positions are used when connecting circuits to your generator power source. 2. When testing and/or switching to generator power after a power outage, ensure all switches are in the “LINE” position. (There is no need to turn off any load center circuit breakers). 3.
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Trouble Shooting Problem Generator is running Cause 1. Generator circuit breaker but no AC output is has tripped. Solution 1. Reset circuit breaker. available. 2. Poor connection or 2. Check and repair. defective cord set. 3. Connected device is bad. 3. Select a different load or appliance that is in good 4. Fault in generator. condition. 4. Contact a qualified professional. Generator runs good 1. Short circuit in a 1. Disconnect shorted electrical but bogs down when connected load. load.