Thanks for the detailed explanations about how you installed your devices and terminated your wires. You are an excellent teacher. I commend you!

@River-Channel

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks...that's very kind of you to say! I'm glad the video was helpful. All the best!

Probably the best video I’ve seen. You made it simple and easy to understand. Thank you!!!

@River-Channel

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm glad it was helpful! Mine's been performing well all summer!

We used this video as our "how to" and things turned out great, using the WFCO 8955. We had no prior experience and this video paved the way for us. Thank you!

@River-Channel

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad it went well! Thanks!

Thanks for making it simple

@River-Channel

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Hope it helped!

Great video. Thank you

Great job explaining. Nice work. Thank you. May God Bless.

@River-Channel

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Hope the project goes well for you!

great video.. thanks

@River-Channel

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Love your videos! I'm converting a 40' Bluebird right now. Almost to the electrical stage... The link to the crimpers takes you to a cast iron pot, fyi

@River-Channel

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Matt! 40'!! That gives you some room! Are you going with stranded wire or Romex for your electrical? 100' of wire for the 110 circuits just barely did it for us. I'll check that link, too, thanks!

thank you very good video

@River-Channel

11 ай бұрын

Thanks!

The WFCO 8955 is a good unit. I got one for $150 instead of rebuilding the 15 year old unit that came with my trailer. It has a much better battery charger too, although it doesn't work with Lithium batteries. If I could afford Lithium batteries, I'd probably go all out with a Victron system, which would cost as much as my trailer.

@River-Channel

Жыл бұрын

It's been great for me! Did you see my lithium battery build video? I built a 280aH battery that's also been working really well. I did have to put in the WFCO replacement component...but it was relatively easy.

Hello ! I just subscribed to your channel, really liked the episode! If you don’t mind I have a question on the 12 volt side of the installation. I just picked up the same unit you installed. I did notice the 12 volt side does not have a ground bus bar . So when running your 12 volt items what do you do with the negative wire because the circuit board only has a location for 12 volt positive? I have a build series myself and I’m just coming up on the wiring phase and this part has me scratching my head 🤣! Thanks in advance!

@River-Channel

3 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure that the directions say to buy a separate negative bus bar and connect your negatives to it. However, I attached all my negative wires to the ribs at the source. So, for example, each of my lights and the water pump negative wires attach to the nearest bus rib. That way I can reduce the run length and the wire diameter and also don't need a negative bus bar. Let me know if that makes sense. Thanks for watching!

where did the black wire with the pigtail hook up to that came in the power center

Nice Work Ted :)

@River-Channel

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Bruce! My electrical success criteria goes like this: 1. Did I electrocute myself? 2. Did I burn anything down? 3. Does the blender run? If I get a no, no, yes, then I'm thrilled!

Are those the circuit breakers with the prongs on the back or without? Need to know so I get the right breakers to redo mine

Hey man quick question for you. Everything you did makes perfect sense. It cleared up a lot of things for me in my race car hauler I’m building. Did you ever find out if grounding the ac and dc both to the chassis of the trailer was the correct way to go About it?

@River-Channel

3 жыл бұрын

I did...I went back and checked the WFCO installation manual and it says "Also, route an 8 AWG Green or bare Ground wire through the small diameter hole located next to the Ground bar to the vehicle chassis." Seems to be working well...had it plugged in all winter to keep the batteries trickle charged. Best of luck with your hauler!

One question: on the 12v dc side, there are three connectors..one top (negative battery), one bottom (positive from battery) and one in the middle. I noticed at near the end of the video there was a red wire attached to the MIDDLE connector......what is that wire? oh...Great video...helped me a lot.

@River-Channel

3 жыл бұрын

Ground wire. I bolted the ground wire to a rib that connects to the frame. I’m glad the video helped.

@641199

3 жыл бұрын

It’s the power from converter I believe

Just came across your post. Can you tell me what you did with the piggy back wire that's on the 8900 service box

@River-Channel

Жыл бұрын

If it's what I think you're referring to, you can use it to tie another circuit into the power center.

I did see I your video how you hooked up the black wire with the pig tailed wire nut coming from the converter. Did you add it to a breaker or give it its own breaker? Or did you just leave it? Also did you ever find out if the ac ground that you ran was correct or not necessary? Thanks for your video it helped a lot. Could you show you 12v ground bus bar or how you grounded you 12v that you ran to the panel. I’d you run an in line fuse or a cut off switch from your converter to your battery bank? Would be interested in seeing a video on that if you have one. Looks good man nice work btw

@River-Channel

3 жыл бұрын

I gave it it's own breaker; we don't have that many 120 Volt circuits. I did go back to the manual and it said to ground the AC to the frame of the bus, so I'm assuming what I did was correct. I haven't had any problems. I didn't use a 12 volt bus bar, I grounded all the DC circuits to the ribs of the bus. For example, each light has it's own ground to a rib and the water pump is grounded to a rib. I don't have a fuse or a switch to the battery bank. Might not be a bad idea but I didn't even think of it! (I do have just a plain light switch for the water pump, though, so I can shut it off if I need to!) Hope this helps...and keep the questions coming it's nice to refresh my thinking! All the best!

& just to clarify run all negatives on the fuse side to the same ground as the breaker side? So both will be wired to the chassis ground?

@River-Channel

2 ай бұрын

Joanne...I'm not exactly sure what you mean. The way I understand it, everything is eventually grounded to the frame of the bus. I'm not sure I understand what you mean by fuse side or breaker side.

Ordered the same converter. what type of 110 breakers are you using?

@River-Channel

4 жыл бұрын

Square D. 30 Amp for the Main, 15 for the Converter (2nd breaker down) and 20 Amp for the rest.

What is the yellow wire running to because I am running an A/c Unit

@River-Channel

2 жыл бұрын

The yellow wire is the neutral leg coming in from the shore power to the neutral bus bar. I suppose it should have been white, but I had it left over from the bus wire removal and it was great 10 gauge wire, so I wanted to use it!

Is there a reason you did not run a ground wire for the 30amp service? Where is it okay to only have a hot and neutral without a ground wire?

@River-Channel

Жыл бұрын

I did end up going back and running a ground from the shore power to the bus chassis.

Near the end you spoke of a “charger” and flipped one the 120v breakers to turn it on and then turned it off the confirm getting a trickle charge. Won’t the Power Center charge the 12v house battery without a separate charger plugged into the 120v circuit and connected to the battery? Great video btw.

@River-Channel

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, William! Great clarifying question. The charger I'm referring to is the charger built into the power center. It feeds from the main 120v breaker (the one at the top) of the power center. Does that make sense?

@WilliamPainterSellsNavarre

3 жыл бұрын

@@River-Channel There's where my confusion lies. At about 25:11 you trip the 2nd breaker down. I though the main breaker was the 30amp one at the top where shore power is connected to. I appreciate your quick response. I am in the middle of a vintage trailer restoration and this is helping greatly.

@River-Channel

3 жыл бұрын

@@WilliamPainterSellsNavarre Oops...I must have been too focused on the camera and not which breaker I was flipping. Top one should control the charger. Sorry about that! Best of luck with your restoration!

I notice that you use a 30amp breaker, and my question is That I have the same box as yours and can I use a 50amp breaker? Do you have a 50 or 30 amp short power plug?

@River-Channel

2 жыл бұрын

According to the manual, the WFCO 8955 is rated for 30amp main breaker. You can check out the manual here: wfcoelectronics.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Updated-8900-Series-Manual-FINAL-RP.pdf I have a 30 amp shore power plug: amzn.to/3E9cRaz

Hi! I wanted to know would I have to a run a wire from the converter to the batteries in this system?

@River-Channel

4 жыл бұрын

Yes. Both a Positive and a Ground. I used 8 Gauge wire.

@ft.longevity7090

4 жыл бұрын

@@River-Channel Okay so run 2 power cords and two grounds? One for the main power.. one for the converter and two grounds? Because I already see the power and ground cable connected to the converter and it's connected directly to the power center 🤔

What is the difference of the 8955 PEC and the other 8955 series?

@River-Channel

3 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure. The WFCO website says that the PEC isa newer model, but I'd have to do some more research to really break it down.

I found your channel tonight. And not being an electrician, I'm curious to learn how I would install a solar panel on my 1989 Chevy G20 Camper Van and connect it to the existing power system onboard. Is that a difficult job to do?

@River-Channel

2 жыл бұрын

Not really sure! Most of the time I have access to shore power so haven't invested in solar yet.

@EEEE33333

2 жыл бұрын

@texpatriot check out this channel @nailedorfailedreviews , this guys video on solar install it might give you some ideas kzread.info/head/PL6yzl6toKz8ck7U16C-ujbBtqao8w6wPy

@toomanyhobbies2011

Жыл бұрын

It's easy. Wire the solar panels into a charge controller, then through a 50A DC breaker directly to the battery. Check out Renogy systems, they have everything you'll need.

Where does the "Shore Power" get wired on the WFCO?

@River-Channel

3 жыл бұрын

Your "hot" wire, usually black, should connect into the top breaker. I have a 30 amp service, so I put a 30 amp breaker there. The neutral wire (white) should connect to the neutral bus bar at the top of the WFCO. The ground (green) should tie into the ground bus bar on the left. Make sense?

For those of us planning to install batteries in our systems, is it possible to wire things in a way so that the battery could be use to power the distribution centers 12V when not on shore/generator power, instead of wiring all the battery 12V devices off the battery? I'm probably really overthinking this.

@River-Channel

3 жыл бұрын

I'm not exactly sure what you mean. When not on shore power, the battery would still continue to power the power center and all the 12V circuits running to it. It just won't trickle charge and 110V circuits won't work unless have an inverter. (Which this WFCO unit doesn't have.). What do you mean by the "battery 12V devices?"

@WhiskeyTangoFoxtrotOffRoad

3 жыл бұрын

@@River-Channel I see, so the battery is wired into the power center already. That's what I needed to know, thanks.

@River-Channel

3 жыл бұрын

For sure!

I'm sorry I'm just a little confused the trickle charger is connected to a 15 app breaker

@River-Channel

2 жыл бұрын

Doesn't draw that much power...

Where does the breaker stab bar go?

@River-Channel

2 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure exactly what you mean. The 110 breaker bar connects the breakers to the shore power lead coming in. (And each circuit from the bus comes into the breakers themselves.). Is that what you're asking?

The AC ground must NOT be connected to the vehicle frame. AC panel ground must be tied directly to the incoming AC supply ground. Directly to shore power ground or directly to generator ground. This prevents accidental electrocutions or AC bleeding into tne 12VDC circuits. A proper transfer switch is used if you have both sources. Otherwise a great video.

@River-Channel

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info! I will double check and rewire!

@River-Channel

3 жыл бұрын

C.Robertson: I've been thinking about your advice and went back to look at the system and check the manual. The manual says "Also, route an 8 AWG Green or bare Ground wire through the small diameter hole located next to the Ground bar to the vehicle chassis." Are you suggesting that I omit this wire and just have the ground come in from shore power and connect to the AC ground bus bar?

Would the proper terminology be bus ing it up or bus tin it out?🤔 Man this thing is really taking shape! Thanks for these videos they are very helpful and well put together.

@River-Channel

4 жыл бұрын

I'm the last person to ask about being "proper," but I love "Bus tin' it out!" I'm going to have to use that...I'll footnote you. Thanks for watching and the positive vibes!!

What did you do with the wire coming from the charger it's it's the black one with Orange Orange cap on it

@tort2848

2 жыл бұрын

I'm rebuilding a 1987 Casita

@tort2848

2 жыл бұрын

Why don't you want to talk to me

@tort2848

2 жыл бұрын

Dude you are an actual teacher but I need to ask the teacher question

@River-Channel

2 жыл бұрын

David, sorry, I've been cranking out work to try at get my daughter's short bus ready to roll for the this weekend. The black wire just gives you one extra circuit to work with if you need it. Just leave it capped if you don't need the extra circuit.

@tort2848

2 жыл бұрын

It looks like you have a 15 amp breaker that it's hooked up to

Por favor los video se podrian ver en espanol

@tedtibbetts6537

2 жыл бұрын

De verdad, necesito practicar mi espanol. Pero, no hablo bien...lentamente y mal! Si me preguntas en espanol, puedo contestar en espanol!

@River-Channel

2 жыл бұрын

I meant to reply on this account: De verdad, necesito practicar mi espanol. Pero, no hablo bien...lentamente y mal! Si me preguntas en espanol, puedo contestar en espanol!

How many hands in the box ...? I will tell you not two .

Don't want to be a wet blanket but you didn't leave a service loop on your conductors

@River-Channel

2 жыл бұрын

I don't mind wet blankets...I learn a lot from them! That would have been a good idea. How much would you have added?

@sjf67gto

2 жыл бұрын

@@River-Channel I was taught to leave enough that you can make a connection anywhere in the Box hope that helps

@River-Channel

2 жыл бұрын

Makes sense. Thanks for the feedback. My daughter just bought a short bus so I'll have another opportunity!

@sjf67gto

2 жыл бұрын

@@River-Channel good luck