one side one 240v inverter

[georgeodjungle]

any body know if you could hookup a 240 volt inverer to the main panel.

like a amis-3000-240 to run the hole house & get 240 to run a dryer & welder..

seems like the load would have to be balanced on the inverter.

but it's not on the grid.

would you have to put it in some thing like a transformer with a center tap.

or just use a 120v and jump them?

after cutting off the grid.

[domwild]

Beware! The electricity company does not like to have power in the lines when linesmen work on them during outages and the men can then get electrocuted.

dom

 

[georgeodjungle]

there getting cut off.

[drdongle]

If your getting rid of the grid, then disconnect the 3 main feed lines to the panel, and hook up the transformers secondary to the same connections.

If the inverters output is 240 and has no center tap for ground then yes you will need the transformer. The center tap on the secondary goes to panel ground.

[nothing to lose]

Not sure if this is what your asking,

I called Aims about the 240V inverters and was told they are for 240V, (220V).

Anyway you can't just split the legs like the grid and have 2 120V legs for normal stuff and the 220/240 for wells or dryers.  I was thinking about doing just that since I need 220V for my deepwell, 120v for everything else.

Not sure what I will do now myself, probably buy just a 220/240 inverter for the well only. Maybe wire a switch to it so the inverter is off untill water presure drops to 32PSI, turn on the inverter at that so it's ready, then the well set to turn on pump at 30PSI. Just so the inverter does not have to turn on under load of a dead motor.

Or I may just use a 220V generator and pump 200gals to an above ground tank then a 12Vdc pump from that or 110Vac pump on the normal inverter.

Transformers have losses and kinda expensive to get the high amp ones too.

[georgeodjungle]

ya ya i called to the cycles arn't 1/3 off each leg.

& they said "should balanced"

inverters are getting soooo cheap any ways...

p.s.

lots of smart people here > me