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HARD-WIRE INSTALLATION
Your EmerGen Switch has a factory installed generator power inlet. You can
hard-wire your EmerGen Switch to a remote rain-tight power inlet box. This
procedure is required for outdoor installation.
1. Remove the four screws securing the wiring compartment cover.
2. Remove the four wires from the attached flanged inlet.
3. Remove the flanged inlet from the cover by removing the three screws that
secure it.
4. Remove a knockout in the EmerGen Switch wiring compartment and insert
wire from remote power inlet box using an appropriate wire clamp.
5. Connect the four incoming wires from the remote rain-tight power inlet box
as follows:
a) red power inlet wire to blue wire
b) black power inlet wire to other blue wire
c) white power inlet wire to white wire
d) green power inlet wire to green wire
RAIN-TIGHT POWER INLET BOX
CONNECTICUT ELECTRIC
BLUE
BLUE
WH
IT
E
GREEN
REMOVE
FLANGED
INLET
RE
D
BL
AC
K
G
R
EEN
WH
ITE
PERMANENT INSTALLED
WIRING
6. Re-attach cover to EmerGen
Switch.
7. Attach cover plate over
hole left by flanged inlet.
