Keep the Power On During an Outage?! Install a Power Station Transfer Switch!

Thank you for the inspiration! Just picked up our transfer switch using your link as a thanks. We have an AC300 with an extra b300 and an AC 200p that we have been using via power cords. While it works fairly well, we definitely were not using our set up to the fullest. This is an awesome solution. We initially wanted to use the Bluetti sub panel but this gets us started without spending another $1500.

Dang Jason, you really thought this through. I like the flexibility that you built in to your electrical panel setup. I also like that you can easily swap out for future power station acquisitions, as technology improves or the current solar generators wear out. Very nice

I installed the same one you have shown here. It was used by Nature Generator Elite system that I have in the back of our house. We have gone through several SCE power outage days since last year. This works out very well.

I did a similar setup last November with the AC200P and 2 B230 expansion batteries. At the time I was having solar panels installed on my roof so I had the installers add 2 additional panels to the array but not tied into it. They are run along the same route for the main array but hook into my Bluetti. The two panels are 405 watt each. The AC200P can only accept up 2 700 watts but I frequently show 725 watts going in. In order to get more out of the system than just emergency power I charge the batteries during the day and run of them at night after I get home from work during the week. On the weekends I run off of the batteries during the afternoon and as long as I have good sun my solar panels easily keep up with my power needs further cutting down my electrical consumption from the power company.

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I use nearly this same setup for TOU (Time Of Use) Billing from my electric company. For 4 hours of the day they raise the rates 5X base rate so I run off battery!

Having the ProTran 10 breaker unit installed tomorrow. I have2 AC200Max’s and an AC500 with extra battery on order. Can’t wait to get this thing working.

BOOM! This is what im talking about! Game changer on every level.....Thank you for sharing

I have a Bluetti AC200P, EB150, EB55, and AC50S that I purchased to power various items in the house in case of power outage. Then about 9 months ago, I became aware of these transfer switches. Wow, one box to power everything that I need to run with just 1 solar generator. I plan to install a 6 circuit one this summer. As I would hook up the AC200P to this, the only need I would have for the other solar generators is as back up batteries to recharge the AC200P. Can't count on solar input when the weather is bad, which is what likely knocked out power around here.

Nice setup. I just got Tesla solar installed grid-tide obviously, and have built an offgrid backup battery solar array. No transfer switch yet for the offgrid setup so have been using extension cords for the loads in my basement. If the power goes out here, I’m primarily concerned about the fridges so the setup might be enough, but if I get an EV and scale the battery, I’ll likely go a similar route. Thanks!

Wow, that that is a smart and easy set up. Will recommend to a few people looking to do this very thing.

Nice set up. I'm building a house and just purchased the Bluetti AC500 with 2 batteries, and 420 watts of solar. Not much solar but enough to get me started and these are the portable panels so I can take all this with me in my 5th wheel. I'm going to have the electrician wire the house for generator backup (I did this myself on our last house using the same transfer switch you used), but have the generator plugged into the Bluetti AC500, along with plugging the solar into the Bluetti. I'm also on a grid, so I may have a plug in from the AC power to the Bluetti so I can charge it if the Solar can't keep up, basically using the AC500 as a UPS. I'm looking to put all of my house on the transfer switch through the Bluetti, and when I get more solar panels I'm hoping I'll be able to keep my grid power bill to a bare minimum = powering my well pump, and woodworking shop (220 outlets). Maybe if this all works well I'll get a second AC500 and get 220 working but that's for a later date.

Awesome set up! This is my exact goal for my house as well.

Great video! I have a very similar setup. I used a Reliance 10 circuit transfer switch and I also installed a 30amp inlet near my ac300 that goes to a 30amp breaker in my main panel that is controlled with a safety interlock. That way if there is some other circuits in the house that i need to power during an outage I can easily switch from using the transfer switch to plugging into the 30 amp inlet and flipping the interlock. Another benefit is I could use my gas generator by running my 50 foot cable from my generator, through a small basement window and plug that into the inlet.

Great video. Learned more the 2nd time I saw it . I’m trying to do a similar setup.

What a timely video... just bought a transfer switch, just need to install it.

I got a 50 amp transfer switch for our Jackery setup. Explorer 2000 Plus x 2 + 8 kWh total charge capacity with LiPo4 batteries. 6000 watts. Jackery is doing it best right now.

Exactly what I plan on doing later this year! Great timing Jason!

fantastic. real life application,,,just what we need as an example. Tks Jasonoid

Great video! I was just thinking about this myself.