Installation
Safety Instructions
Before you start to install the PROwatt 1000:
•Review the “Important Safety Information” on page vii.
•Do not attempt your own AC wiring unless you have the knowledge and experience to do a safe job. Your RV dealer, boat dealer, or a licensed electrician can install the inverter if you do not wish to do your own wiring.
•Read and follow all Warnings and Cautions in this chapter.
Installation Codes
Governing installation codes vary depending on the location and type of installation. Electrical installations must meet local and national wiring codes and should be done by a qualified electrician.
Installation Tools and Materials
Tools
❐Wire stripper
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❐Wrench(es) for DC terminals
❐Tools for fastening lugs and terminals on DC cables (e.g. a crimping tool). (You may find it more convenient to have the crimp connectors attached by the company that sells you the cable.)
❐Drill
Materials
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❐Copper DC cable, sized appropriately for load and application
❐Lugs and terminals for the DC cables
