I recently mounted a 10 circuit Transfer switch and attached about half of the wires to the electrical panel. After I start and plug in the generator, some of the circuits work fine (well pump, which is wired to 2x 20 amp terminals), some don't (refrigerator, wired to 15 amp terminal) and some partially work (oil burner, wired to 15 amp terminal, constantly clicks on/off).
When the generator was running and powering both the well pump and oil burner, the burner was clicking on/off about 6-7 times a second. After the well pump finished, the clicking slowed down noticeably to once every couple of seconds, as if there was more power available.
The circuits on the main panel are 20 amp circuits. I'm patching wires from the 15 amp circuits on the transfer station, but according to the instructions, this should be ok.
Are there any suggestions about what might be set up incorrectly and how I could start troubleshooting this?
Best Answer
I went to test it out again, hoping elves would've fixed it while I was gone, but no such luck. As I was playing with the oil burner, I flicked on/off the emergency shutoff switch and got shocked. This led me to check the ground wires. The transfer station looked ok, so I went outside to check the power inlet. I was cautiously happy when I saw that the ground from the building wire had come loose due to some really shoddy workmanship. I reconnected and secured the ground and everything worked just fine after that :)
Thanks Tester and everyone else for all the assistance. It was greatly appreciated.