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Not yet but I have some “lessons learned” that I will apply to this install. For example, I intend to build my platform about 18”-24” higher. This will make it easier to service. My Utah install may incorporate an automatic transfer switch and will include the Inova Hightec autostart kit...

If I recall correctly, the DPDT 200A Transfer switch was in the $600 range. They can be had cheaper. Check the auction sites. My 15-year home ended up being my three year home and now my family and the MEP803A are in Utah! I never would have imagined that happening...

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Not yet... leaving in January.

Job is transferring me to Utah. I will likely update the thread with the addition of an automatic transfer switch at my new house. I have an autostart board to install, etc. that will freshen this thread up a bit once I get my family settled out there.

and now I am moving to Utah! If there are those of you looking for some deinstall pics, I can post them.

I ran mine on a load bank for 20 minutes at 15,400 watts. Wired for 240 volts, a 6 ga. wire will suffice. It’s what I am using...

I usually purposely keep mine adjusted up to about 62 Hz in anticipation of load draws like the heat pump, etc. once I am running at 50%-75% load then the Hz normalizes to around 60 but it fluctuates with varying current draw. Most modern electrical devices will function fine at 50-60 Hz...

Mine sits about 30' from the transfer switch. I have load tested my particular generator to produce 15,200 watts for about twenty minutes before going out on an overload switch. I figure that's about 63A doing the math. These units will produce more power that folks give them credit for and they...

I believe I used 4AWG copper...

Liebsce if I could find a single thing to criticize with your trailer, I would say that I myself would have went with LED lights. Other than that, beautiful work man! Since your set is portable, if you had enough tongue length on the trailer, you could incorporate a small power distribution...

Man, that is a real slick transfer switch. In all honesty, my 200A manual switch is very much overkill. I would highly recommend your exact setup and may even go with the same at our cabin. If you don't mind, could you tell me where you purchased the meter base interface? Your setup looks very...

Glad to help!

Probably the smartest single upgrade I did to my set was the exhaust "stack". Not sure if I have this pictured in earlier posts in this thread. Additionally, the aux fuel tank is great. If you mount yours static, do these things. The 90 gallon diesel tank is great. With the onboard tank I have a...

I have an 803a, that's what is pictured in my install. I rarely have to manually manage loads. I just know that I can't run the strip heat on the heat pump, water heater, and other high resistive loads at once. I have ran my oven, clothes dryer, and central A/C as well as other normal incidental...

I guess if it will ever cool off enough in Georgia, I will switch over to the generator and let the heat pump run through a defrost cycle when the strip heat kicks on. I think a few of us are interested to know if the 803 is up to the task... It's about time for another load bank test as well...

You guys have me convinced that I need to change my oil now. I was going to wait on the 100 hour mark but just test running it, I have only accumulated about 20 hours on my 803 since the install. It has been in place for a little more than a year (I think) and I have not changed the oil in it...

I run Rotella 15/40 in mine and it hasn't let me down. I too think it is a great choice.

My home is total electric with a heat pump. The mep-803a runs everything I need to run with only minimal load management. In the summer months, I've ran the central AC, clothes dryer, stove, and all residual loads normally present in the home all at once. If my strip heat were to cycle and the...

That sounds like it. It will be a silver (zinc coated?) copper bar held in place by a couple of 7/16 or 1/2 nuts.