Generac 7,000 50 Amp Load Manager, Gray

Works perfectly. Exactly the right replacement for my application

Our module went out after about a year. We needed this so the generator system would work properly with our air conditioner. It was disappointing that the module stopped working after very little use. Very happy that we could get a replacement so quickly.

I am a master electrician and electrical engineer. I bought and installed my own Generac Standby Generator for my home as the companies wanted 3 times what you can install it for yourself. I went to my local city, pulled a homeowners electrical AND plumbing permit for the gas line. The gas line was so simple it was silly. When installing a residential generator, buyers need to understand that the largest for the general public is 26,000 watts, because the larger ones make far too much noise. 26,000 watts is usually not large enough to handle a large home like mine (3500 sq ft). You must turn in a load calculation to get an electrical permit and the load on my home was 40,000 watts. This does not mean the generator will not work. You just have to LOAD SHED some of the most non-used, high wattage items inside the home to get the load down to 26,000 watts. Generac invented this Load Shed Controller. You install this inline with whatever you want to shed to pass inspection. I installed 3 of them. One on my 8000 watt wall oven that we never turn on. One on my 5000 watt dryer that does not need to be used during power outages. One on my 3000 watt garage air conditioner as I want to keep my garage cool. Once these are installed, when the generator turns on from a power outage, these 3 items remain OFF. But only for 5 minutes each. You choose which one is most important and dial it in as #1 on this unit. After 5 minutes, it turns on. If everything is working well and the generator does not have too much of a load, then it turns on #2, and so on. If all of the Load Shed boxes are ON, and the generator detects too much of a load, it starts turning these boxes OFF, one at a time in reverse order. It may only turn off 1 of them and the generator is happy and stops turning off anything else. This controller is amazing and the only way to shed a load from a larger home when installing a generator system

Bought two of these to shed the load of the hot tub and the A/C condenser unit. Price was substantially less than electrical distributors were charging and way less than an electrician quoted me. Haven't really tested them but several electricians who specialize in generator installs highly recommended this unit. They monitor the line frequency of the generator and if a large load connected through one of these is on and drags down the frequency of the generator, it cuts off the load for 5 minutes so the generator doesn't stall. Useful when your generator isn't sized for the maximum load your home could demand. In my case I have a 14KW generator (Generac) but it is somewhat undersized for my worst-case loads which would've required a 22KW generator. Recommended. Best if installed by an electrician - this is a hard wired device and you should be very familiar with electrical wiring if you are even allowed to do your own wiring in your jurisdiction.

Works grate and was a lot cheaper than the 200 dollars the repair man wanted. I installed this myself but recommend using a qualified installer!

My original install module finally failed after 10 years or so. The old one stayed open when failed which meant no AC! If you have an old one like mine, swap the whole thing out. The new one stays in a closed state and only requires power from the control board when it needs to open the contactor and bypass the attached device. Much better design but can't speak to longevity. Will see if it fails too soon and update stars if needed.

so far one works. all 3 had to be replaced after 4 - 6 years. terrible quality. the electrician tells me that this new 7000 series is much more stable and he hasn't had to replace one yet. these were relatively simple to install but you're working with 240v high amp systems. make sure the contactor/breaker is off then measure for any residual should you want to change it yourself. typically, after disabling the source, i just short the leads to make sure the load is fully discharged. it's simple enough to just match the settings of the module being replaced.

Solved my issue

The Generac 7000 50 Amp transfer switch is an excellent investment if you want reliability, high capacity, and peace of mind during a power outage.

The product was reasonably priced. Delivered in a very timely fashion. Product was easy to install & no control wiring to transfer switch as units work off of frequency.

This is a great device if shut down of large appliances is needed when running a genny that will not support the load. Install was very straight forward and easy to understand and do. Have a 11kw generac house backup gen, recently installed a heat pump and the genny was not able to keep up to the demand. Works perfectly for a year now with multiple power outages.

J'ai acheté 3 modules identiques pour faire du délestage sur la distribution électrique de la maison,sur des charges électriques importantes (2 chauffe-eau et le chauffage de mon garage) lors du fonctionnement de ma génératrice Générac 22kW.

If you install Generac generators, these are reliable and a good price