Generic automatic transfer switch

[AC\DC]

I have a customer who wants to prep by switching from 200 to 4 and half and half one of 200 A on a automatic transfer switch
Easy said it done, but he doesn’t know what Generator he’s gonna get…
I’ve never done a Kohler generator. I’ve only done Generac.
And I figured you have to use their transfer switch but is there like a universal or the intermingle? Can I use a Generac transfer on a cooler or could I use a Kohler on Generac?
No, in Generac and how picky they are they would avoid any warranty if someone else transfer just wondering

 

[Birken Vogt]

You can use a Kohler RDT switch on any generator with 2-wire start capability. It is pretty affordable.

 

[AC\DC]

do you know if Generac would claim you know warranty issue for using someone else’s transfer switch? I just don’t like Generac.

 

[curt swartz]

switching from 200 to 4 and half and half one of 200 A on a automatic transfer switch

I may be slow but what exactly does that mean?

 

[qcroanoke]

I may be slow but what exactly does that mean?

I think from 200 amp to 400 amp with 2 200 amp panels and 1 of them being fed by a 200 amp ATS..

 

[Seven-Delta-FortyOne]

You can use a 2 wire start capable ATS, like a Kohler RDT (not RDX) as stated, or an Eaton or ABB if you’re into setting money on fire.

If you end up installing a Generac, you’ll have to get the 2-wire start kit for it.

I’m not aware of any warranty issues, and I think they would have a hard time justifying it, but I would reach out to the rep anyway.

 

[Seven-Delta-FortyOne]

Sorry I think it’s an RXT and RDT.

 

[hillbilly1]

I have a customer who wants to prep by switching from 200 to 4 and half and half one of 200 A on a automatic transfer switch
Easy said it done, but he doesn’t know what Generator he’s gonna get…
I’ve never done a Kohler generator. I’ve only done Generac.
And I figured you have to use their transfer switch but is there like a universal or the intermingle? Can I use a Generac transfer on a cooler or could I use a Kohler on Generac?
No, in Generac and how picky they are they would avoid any warranty if someone else transfer just wondering

If it is a Generac residential switch, or Generac residential generator, it will not work. Everybody BUT Generac uses a two wire start (a slight exception is Onan, but they use a third wire to power the switch electronics with DC, the rest, the switch is powered off utility or generator, depending on what’s live)

 

[AC\DC]

I may be slow but what exactly does that mean?

Sorry, I use talk speaking and I don’t proofread cause I’m doing it while I’m driving. We’re going from a 200 amp to a 400 amp one of the 200 A will be a transfer switch.

 

[Seven-Delta-FortyOne]

If it is a Generac residential switch, or Generac residential generator, it will not work. Everybody BUT Generac uses a two wire start (a slight exception is Onan, but they use a third wire to power the switch electronics with DC, the rest, the switch is powered off utility or generator, depending on what’s live)

Generac ATS would be difficult to make work, but a Generac generator with any 2 wire start ATS is pretty simple to make work. You just get the 2 wire start kit from Generac.