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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

Tools Needed for Installation

Safety Symbols Used in this Manual

About Generators and Transfer Switches

Key Product Components

Pre-Planning the Load on

Your Generator

Load Balancing Examples

Installation Instructions

Mounting the Transfer Switch 6

Connecting the Flexible Conduit 6

Grounding the Transfer Switch 7

Installing 120 Volt Circuits 7

Installing 240 Volt Circuits 8

Completing the Installation 8

Installing and Wiring the Power Inlet Box 9

Wiring the Power Inlet Box to the Transfer Switch 9

Installing an Optional Power Inlet 10

Finishing Up 10

Operating Instructions 10

Product Specifications 11

INSTALLATION AND OPERATING

INSTRUCTIONS

MANUAL TRANSFER SWITCH KITS

FROM

11/2014

15A / 20A / 30A

15A / 20A

Summary of content (16 pages)

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INSTALLATION AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 15A / 20A / 30A 15A / 20A MANUAL TRANSFER SWITCH KITS FROM TABLE OF CONTENTS Tools Needed for Installation Safety Symbols Used in this Manual About Generators and Transfer Switches Key Product Components Pre-Planning the Load on Your Generator Load Balancing Examples Installation Instructions 11/2014 Mounting the Transfer Switch Connecting the Flexible Conduit Grounding the Transfer Switch Installing 120 Volt Circuits Installing 240 Volt Circuits Completing the I
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Page 1 Congratulations on your purchase of the Reliance Controls generator power transfer switch. Reliance has been manufacturing transfer switches and equipment in Racine, Wisconsin since 1983 and has been producing high-quality electrical equipment for over 100 years. Reliance is the Loadside® transfer switch used in nearly 90% of the installations done by professional electricians.Your transfer switch is UL 1008 listed, C-UL listed, and meets all requirements of the 2014 National Electrical Code.
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Page 2 ABOUT GENERATORS AND TRANSFER SWITCHES Generators and transfer switches are dependent on one another as a system to power your home in a power outage situation.
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Page 3 KEY COMPONENTS OF THE RELIANCE CONTROLS TRANSFER SWITCH AND POWER TRANSFER KIT Watt Meters (select models only) A C E BDF GEN OFF Handle Tie LINE Circuit Selector Switches Circuit Breakers SWD HACR TYPE A B C D E F OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF 1 POLE UNIT ISSUE NO RT-664 TYPE THOL COPYRIGHT GE SWD HACR TYPE 1 POLE UNIT ISSUE NO RT-664 TYPE THOL COPYRIGHT GE SWD HACR TYPE 1 POLE UNIT ISSUE NO RT-664 TYPE THOL COPYRIGHT GE SWD HACR TYPE 15A / 20A / 30A 1 POLE UNIT ISSUE NO RT-66
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Page 4 PRE-INSTALLATION PLANNING OF THE GENERATOR LOAD Before you begin installing your Reliance Controls transfer switch system, you need to create a plan for the appliances you choose to run during a power outage. To do this, it’s helpful to first know how your generator produces power. If your generator has four-prong twist-lock 20 or 30 Amp output receptacles, and is set-up for home stand-by operation, it likely will produce 120/240 Volt power, or power similar to your electrical utility.
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Page 5 Load Balancing Example #1 Circuit Breaker Connections: Generator: Transfer Switch Model: Six (6) 120 Volt Single Pole Circuit Breakers 5,500 Running Watts, 6,200 Peak Watts 6-Circuits Side One Appliance Toggle Main Appliance Running Switch Hooked Up Watts A Refrigerator 800 Sump Pump 800 C Indoor Lighting 300 E Total Running Watts Side One: 1,900 Side Two Additional Start-Up Watts 2,300 1,300 0 Toggle Main Appliance Switch Hooked Up Furnace B TV, VCR, Computer D Security, Lighting F Total Runnin
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Page 6 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS A. Mounting the Transfer Switch 1. Position the transfer switch so that its bottom center is about 18 inches from the bottom center of your load center. The end of the flexible conduit whip should be lined up with a 3/4" knockout hole on the bottom of your load center (Figure 2). Mount on wall with anchors 2. Mark the position of the holes on the four external feet with a pencil. 3.
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Page 7 C. Connecting the Neutral and Ground Wire 1. Find the white wire (Neutral) and the green wire (ground) among the wires from the transfer switch that you have inserted into the load center. 2. Strip approximately 5/8” from the end of the white wire. Locate the neutral bar and partially unscrew a terminal screw on the bar. Insert the stripped end of the wire into the side of the bar under the screw and retighten the screw. (Figure 4) 3. Locate the ground bar. (It should be labeled.
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Page 8 E. Installing 240 Volt Circuits Reliance Controls 6-Circuit Transfer switch (In Kit) is shipped from the factory with one installed handle tie on two adjacent circuits. Let’s assume that, according to your set-up plan, Switches A & B on the 6-Circuit transfer switch will be used to supply power to your well pump, a 240 Volt appliance. (Figure 6) 1. Find the two red and the two black wires marked A & B. 2.
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Page 9 G. Installing and Wiring the Outdoor Power Inlet Box (included in kit) H. Wiring the Power Inlet Box to the Transfer Switch Since you will be operating your generator outdoors in a location remote from your electrical load center, it is recommended that you install an outdoor power inlet box on an exterior wall of your house. Because it is hardwired directly to your transfer switch, the power inlet box gives you the flexibility to locate your generator just about anywhere.
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Page 10 I. Installing an Optional Power Inlet on your Transfer Switch (not necessary in kit installation) Although such an installation is not necessary with the Power Transfer Kit, your Reliance Controls transfer switch is unique in that it allows the installation of an accessory power inlet which allows you to plug your generator directly into your transfer switch using a longer power cord. This may be convenient under certain circumstances and is explained here.
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Page 11 TRANSFER SWITCH PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
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So I will need to turn these other devices off which are on the same circuits Controls these essential appliances I will need during a power outage A B C 6-CIRCUIT D E F This toggle switch on my generator transfer switch HOME CIRCUIT MAPPING CHART G 8-CIRCUIT H I 10-CIRCUIT J
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PARTS LIST FOR ALL PRO/TRAN 2 TRANSFER SWITCH KITS 206AK A306C (6-Circuit Transfer Switch) PC2025 (20A 25-Foot Power Cord) 206CGK A306C (6-Circuit Transfer Switch) PB20 (20A Power Inlet Box) PC2010 (20A 10-Foot Power Cord) 306AK A306C (6-Circuit Transfer Switch) PC3025 (30A 25-Foot Power Cord) 306CDK A306C (6-Circuit Transfer Switch) PB30 (30A Power Inlet Box) PC3020 (30A 20-Foot Power Cord) 306CDKN A306C (6-Circuit Transfer Switch) PBN30 (30A Plastic Power Inlet Box) PC3020 (30A 20-Foot Power) 306CGK A306
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Additional products are available through your local distributor. Call Reliance Controls at (800) 634-6155 to locate the distributor nearest you.
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Reliance Controls Customer Service: (800) 439-5745 Website: www.reliancecontrols.