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SWITCH IS TYPICALLY INSTALLED NEXT TO YOUR BREAKER PANEL.  IF LOCATED IN
YOUR BASEMENT, A TYPICAL INSTALLATION REQUIRES A CABLE FROM A POWER INLET
BOX TYPICALLY LOCATED OUTSIDE, NEAR YOUR GENERATOR BE CONNECTED TO THE LOAD
MANAGER SWITCH SEE FIGURES 4 AND 5.  FOR A 30 A LOAD SIDE YOULL NEED A
CABLE WITH THREE 10 AWG CONDUCTORS PLUS GROUND.  SOME SWITCHES, SUCH AS THE
30216A MADE BY RELIANCE CONTROLS, CAN BE WIRED TO ACCEPT A CABLE DIRECTLY
FROM A GENERATOR.  THIS MAY WORK WELL FOR A BREAKER PANEL LOCATED IN A
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GARAGE.  SIMPLY RUN THE CABLE OUTSIDE UNDER THE GARAGE DOOR.  THE
DISADVANTAGES OF A LOAD MANAGER COMPARED TO A SERVICE DISCONNECT SWITCH ARE
OBVIOUS.  UNLESS YOUR LOAD MANAGER HAS AT LEAST AS MANY CIRCUITS AS YOU
HAVE IN YOUR HOME, NOT ALL CIRCUITS CAN BE POWERED BY YOUR GENERATOR.  YOU
WILL STILL EXPERIENCE A MINI BLACKOUT WHILE ON GENERATOR POWER.  THIS
DISADVANTAGE, HOWEVER, MAY BECOME AN ADVANTAGE, DEPENDING UPON YOUR
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