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Instruction Booklet
IB0162063EN
Effective January 2014
O & M Manual for the EGS Metered, Service
Entrance Automatic Transfer Switch with Relay Control
Eaton Corporation www.eatoncanada.ca
Warning
rEaD anD UnDErSTanD THE inSTrUCTiOnS COnTainED HErEinaFTEr
BEFOrE aTTEMPTing TO UnPaCK, aSSEMBLE, OPEraTE, Or MainTain
THiS EQUiPMEnT
HaZarDOUS VOLTagES arE PrESEnT inSiDE TranSFEr SWiTCH
EnCLOSUrES THaT Can CaUSE DEaTH Or SEVErE PErSOnaL inJUrY.
FOLLOW PrOPEr inSTaLLaTiOn, OPEraTiOn, anD MainTEnanCE
PrOCEDUrES TO aVOiD THESE VOLTagES.
THE TranSFEr SWiTCH EQUiPMEnT COVErED BY THiS inSTrUCTiOn
BOOK iS DESignED anD TESTED TO OPEraTE WiTHin iTS naMEPLaTE
raTingS. OPEraTiOn OUTSiDE OF THESE raTingS MaY CaUSE THE
EQUiPMEnT TO FaiL rESULTing in DEaTH, SEriOUS BODiLY inJUrY,
anD/Or PrOPErTY DaMagE. aLL rESPOnSiBLE PErSOnnEL SHOULD
LOCaTE THE DOOr MOUnTED EQUiPMEnT raTingS LaBEL anD BE
FaMiLiar WiTH THE inFOrMaTiOn PrOViDED On THE LaBEL. a TYPiCaL
EQUiPMEnT raTingS LaBEL iS SHOWn in FigUrE 1.
Figure 1. Typical Service Entrance Rated Metered Automatic
Transfer Switch Ratings Label.
All possible contingencies that may arise during installation, opera-
tion, or maintenance, and all details and variations of this equip-
ment do not purport to be covered by these instructions. If further
information is required by the purchaser regarding a particular instal-
lation, application, or maintenance activity, please contact an autho-
rized Eaton sales representative or the installing contractor.
Section 1: Introduction
1.1 Preliminary Comments and Safety Precautions
This technical document is intended to cover most aspects associ-
ated with the installation, application, operation, and maintenance
of the Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS). It is provided as a guide for
authorized and qualified personnel only. Please refer to the specific
WARNING and CAUTION in Section 1.1.2 before proceeding. If fur-
ther information is required by the purchaser regarding a particular
installation, application, or maintenance activity, please contact an
authorized Eaton sales representative or the installing contractor.
1.1.1 Warranty and Liability Information
No warranties, expressed or implied, including warranties of fitness
for a particular purpose of merchantability, or warranties arising from
course of dealing or usage of trade, are made regarding the informa-
tion, recommendations, and descriptions contained herein. In no
event will Eaton be responsible to the purchaser or user in contract,
in tort (including negligence), strict liability, or otherwise for any spe-
cial, indirect, incidental or consequential damage, or loss whatsoev-
er, including but not limited to damage or loss of use of equipment,
plant or power system, cost of capital, loss of power, additional
expenses in the use of existing power facilities, or claims against
the purchaser or user by its customers resulting from the use of the
information and descriptions contained herein.
1.1.2 Safety Precautions
All safety codes, standards, and/or regulations must be strictly
observed in the installation, application, operation, and maintenance
of this device.
Warning
THE WarningS anD CaUTiOnS inCLUDED aS ParT OF THE
PrOCEDUraL STEPS in THiS DOCUMEnT arE FOr PErSOnaL SaFETY
anD PrOTECTiOn OF EQUiPMEnT FrOM DaMagE. an EXaMPLE OF a
TYPiCaL Warning LaBEL HEaDing iS SHOWn aBOVE TO FaMiLiariZE
PErSOnnEL WiTH THE STYLE OF PrESEnTaTiOn. THiS WiLL HELP TO
EnSUrE THaT PErSOnnEL arE aLErT TO WarningS, WHiCH aPPEar
THrOUgHOUT THE DOCUMEnT. in aDDiTiOn, CaUTiOnS arE aLL UPPEr
CaSE anD BOLDFaCE.
CaUTiOn
rEaD anD UnDErSTanD THE MaTEriaL PrESEnTED in THiS DOCUMEnT
BEFOrE aTTEMPTing inSTaLLaTiOn, aPPLiCaTiOn, OPEraTiOn, Or
MainTEnanCE OF THE EQUiPMEnT. in aDDiTiOn, OnLY QUaLiFiED
PErSOnS SHOULD BE PErMiTTED TO PErFOrM anY WOrK aSSOCiaTED
WiTH THE EQUiPMEnT. anY Wiring inSTrUCTiOnS PrESEnTED in THiS
DOCUMEnT MUST BE FOLLOWED PrECiSELY. FaiLUrE TO DO SO COULD
CaUSE PErManEnT EQUiPMEnT DaMagE.
