Gen-Tran 50-Amp (12-Circuit) Indoor Manual Transfer Switch

I have this switch on my main house panel and a full size 30A Reliance X series on a sub panel at the back of the house. The Gen-Tran works as advertised. I have a newer model, and the watt meters are on the right side. While larger than some transfer switches, it is still much smaller than a common entry or sub panel.

The breakers that come with the switch are a mixed bag. There's a block that has 4 slimlines, a single breakers for 20 and double size 30 amp & 50 amp 240 circuits. If you want to to get the maximum number of circuits, you need to use 8 tandem breakers individual slimlines wouldn't fit for me.

Space inside is very tight. I had planned on pulling the circuits from the main panel and running them right to this sub panel, but the box has very few knock outs. Because space is tight, drilling extra knockouts isn't really an option. I had to use the supplied conduit and run pigtails to the circuit wires in the main panel. This does crowd the main panel. It was easier to run my own wire in the conduit rather than supplied harness because of my circuit configuration.

Tested well, waiting to see how it will hold up in a long outage.

I have this switch on my main house panel and a full size 30A Reliance X series on a sub panel at the back of the house. The Gen-Tran works as advertised. I have a newer model, and the watt meters are on the right side. While larger than some transfer switches, it is still much smaller than a common entry or sub panel.

The breakers that come with the switch are a mixed bag. There's a block that has 4 slimlines, a single breakers for 20 and double size 30 amp & 50 amp 240 circuits. If you... more