Reliance Controls 30216BRK - Manual (Page 8)

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.)
Connect the green wire to the ground bar in the same
way as in step #2. In service entrance load centers,
the ground bar and neutral bar are frequently the
same; if so, the ground and neutral wires can be
connected to either.
D. Installing 120 Volt Circuits
This section provides instructions for connecting the wires
from your transfer switch to the circuit breakers in your load
center which control your appliances
You should refer to the load planning you did previously to
insure that side #1 and side #2 of the transfer switch are
balanced. Wire the circuits, starting with toggle Switch A.
If a selected circuit is part of a multi-wire branch circuit,
insure the other branch circuit that shares the neutral is also
connected to the transfer switch. The two circuits must be
connected to opposing legs (phases) of the generator power
and a handle tie must be installed on the switch handles so
that both legs are transferred at the same time.
If you will not be installing any 240 Volt or multi-wire circuits,
remove the factory-installed handle tie(s) on the unit by
loosening the setscrews on the tie.
Lets assume that, according to your load balancing plan, you
will use Switch A to supply power to the refrigerator
(Figure
5)
1. Turn off the refrigerator circuit breaker. Disconnect the
wire that is attached to the circuit breaker.
2.
Find the black and red wires from the transfer switch
marked A
3. Cut the red wire at a length convenient for it to reach to
the refrigerator circuit breaker. Strip 5/8” from the end
of the wire. Connect the red wire to the refrigerator
circuit breaker and retighten the screw on the breaker.
4. Cut the black wire from the transfer switch to a length
convenient for attaching it to the wire you removed
from the refrigerator circuit breaker in #1. Strip 5/8”
from the end of the wire.
5. Insert both wires —the one removed from the
refrigerator circuit breaker and the black wire for Switch
A—into a yellow wire connecter. Tighten the
connection and push the connected wires back into the
wiring compartment of the load center.
This completes the connection of Switch A for your
refrigerator. Label Switch A as “REFRIGERATOR” on the
identification pad on top of the transfer switch.
6. Repeat Steps 1 through 5 for each of the remaining
switches on your transfer switch according to your load
balancing plan, taking into account the following:
•
See the next section for installing 240-Volt Circuits
•
Remember to “Balance the Load”, dividing appliances
with higher wattages between the left and right side of
the transfer switch
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Figure 4
Figure 5
Wires from
Switch A
Ground Wire
(Green)
Failure to properly install a multi-
wire branch circuit could result in
overloading the neutral wire.
The transfer switch circuits with 20 Amp breakers must be
connected only to branch circuits with 20 Amp breakers in the load
center. Do not connect transfer switch circuits to any branch
circuits greater than 20 Amps.
NOTE: The transfer switch circuits with 15 Amp breakers can be
connected to branch circuits with either 15 or 20 Amp breakers in
the load center.
When Installing 120 Volt Circuits