GenTran 3028K 30 Amp 8-Circuit Transfer Switch/Power Inlet Box/Power Cord Kit For Up To 7,500-Watt Generators

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The GenTran 30 Amp 8-circuit transfer switch for up to 7,500-watt generators includes everything you'll need to install a generator transfer switch for safe, convenient portable generator hookup. This kit includes a prewired 8-circuit transfer switch, a 25-foot power cord and a power inlet box enclosure. Power up your essential circuits using a 5,000-watt generator (continuous watts) during a power outage or emergency. It accommodates 8-to-10 household circuits like your furnace blower (gas only), refrigerator and kitchen circuits, well pump, lights, and television. If your needs change, your installer can easily expand this transfer switch to up to ten circuits just by adding more circuit breakers. The enclosure can be surface mounted indoors, and allows hardwired or plug-in generator connections. Because it was designed with off-the-shelf circuit breakers you don't have to search high and low for replacements, and your installer can reconfigure the breaker combinations to suit your family's needs.

This transfer switch has a L14-30 male power inlet and a dual watt meters to help you balance generator loads to prolong generator life. The kit comes with two 15 Amp 1-pole breakers, two 20 Amp 1-pole breakers, one 2-pole 20 Amp breaker, and one 2-pole 30 Amp breaker. A 60 Amp 2-pole main breaker is required in existing load center (not included). This kit comes with a 2-year limited warranty.

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This generator transfer switch Kit includes everything you'll need to install a generator transfer switch for safe, convenient portable generator hookup. This kit includes a prewired 8-circuit transfer switch (Model 3028), a 25 foot rubber power cord and an aluminum, raintight power inlet box enclosure. Power up essential circuits using a 7500 watt generator (continuous watts) during a power outage or emergency. It accommodates 8 to 10 household circuits like your furnace blower (gas only), refrigerator and kitchen circuits, well pump, lights, and television. If your needs change, your installer can easily expand this transfer switch to up to 10 circuits just by adding more circuit breakers. The enclosure can be surface mounted indoors, and allows hardwired or plug-in generator connections. Because it was designed with off-the-shelf circuit breakers you don't have to search high and low for replacements, and your installer can reconfigure the breaker combinations to suit your family's

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 27 x 5 x 16 inches
• Shipping Weight: 24 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000E673HS
• Item model number: 3028K
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #17,703 in Home Improvement (See Bestsellers in Home Improvement)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GenTran Response, June 5, 2008

By	Beth - See all my reviews

I'd like to address the comment made about our 3028K kit. We always recommend professional installation by a licensed electrician familiar with local and national codes, and familiar with portable generators. We include a power inlet box enclosure in this kit package in order to save the consumer money. We include a power inlet mounted in the transfer switch when plug-in connection is desired, as in a garage installation. But when the transfer switch is hardwired, as in a basement installation, the inlet is not needed, and can be removed. A professional installer would remove the inlet from the transfer switch and reinstall it in the power inlet enclosure...So you're not paying for the inlet twice. That was our reasoning behind the decision - to save the consumer from paying for the same component in the kit twice. We stand behind our products 100%, and we apologize that the information you received was misleading.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 7500 Watt Generator transfer switch, August 23, 2007

By	Michael J. Fitzgerald - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

My adult son and I recently purchased large gas generators and when attaching them to our homes the electrician recommended this product. We ordered thru Amazon and the items arrived sooner then expected. my transfer switch was installed and worked perfectly, my sons had a circuit switch stuck open on his and notified the company and they made it good

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 3028 Transfer Panel, December 19, 2008

By	SeraAvion (Salmons Falls, NH, USA) - See all my reviews

First of all, you need to go to the "Gen Tran" web site and download the correct installation instructions as the one that comes in the box is NOT the correct sheet. It will work but I found that the "3028" is not listed. I prefer to have the right info and materials when working on a electrical panel. There are few second chances working there.

So for my install, I put the panel in the basement and ran a 10/4 cable 30ft to the exterior box supplied in the kit. I removed the NEMA male plug from the transfer panel and covered the hole with the round plate supplied. After connecting the 10/4 to the transfer panel (just put the same color wires from cable that were used on the NEMA plug to the circuit breakers in the transfer panel). Next, install the NEMA plug you took out of the panel into the exterior box and wire it to the 10/4 cable. Now you just hook one end of the extention cord that came in the kit to the generator and the other to the exterior box you just wired.

Back at the main panel and transfer panel, follow the instructions for hooking it up. I will tell you that if you have any doubt about doing this, call an electrician and save the cost of screw ups and a trip to the morgue. But you can do the previous steps easily which will save you money when the electrician comes. Most of the previous steps will take the most time of the hook up. The main panel hook up shouldn't take more than 2 hours. I say 2 hours because in my case, I had to switch around some circuit breakers so that I could install the 2 pole 60 amp breaker in the main panel.

That is about it, although I would write down the switching instructions and have them posted by the main & transfer panels. Pilots use check lists to prevent screw ups...you can too.

To sum it all up, a very good product, a great price and easily installed for most home owners, but a minimial cost if done by a professional.

Protect your investment (your house) by installing this product.
Don't backfeed as you are responsibile for damage at the pole AND if your insurance co. finds out what you've done....no more insurance. Do it the right way for the sake of your family.