[Add-on] Jackery Manual Transfer Switch for Explorer 5000 Plus

The new manual transfer switch (v2) came out at the right time for my needs between an old 6 breaker and the full blown smart transfer switch.

It comes with 2 double pole 30a and 20a breakers and 6 single pole 15a breakers, the bigger amps are nice if your generator can handle the load.

In my case, I had few which run on dual pole 30a such as water heater, heat pump and dryer.

Keep in mind that most electric heater run on dual pole 20a 220v breaker but still will drain the jackery pretty fast when on for a long period. Checking the specs of my heat pump, its compressor starting surge is too high for Jackery 5000 to handle, as an example jackery's surge is 14.4kw is less than heat pump's LRA surge of 18kW, next electric heater and dryer consumes too much power. Next, water heater requires a lot of power to recharge between reheats, so 4 full 40 minutes reheats from the battery will drain the jackery explorer unless using 2 Explorers and more additional battery, so there's no much use for them other than replacing them with something else less power hungry but still essentials during blackout. Don't transfer any power hungry devices and you'll be fine, black out does not last long but if it does, recharge using solar panel or outdoor dual fuel generator to extend home power of the jackery.

So the beauty of the MTS allows you to replace the dual poles to suit your needs or you could split them into a single pole too.
In my case, downgrading to Siemens dual pole 15 amps seems like ideal and I happen to have 3 double pole 15a on a split branch in the kitchen which I can use and the wires are bigger thus better so no need to rewire the mts. YT has great tutorials on how to install this, I've watched about 4 best of them but none show how to wire the 240v dual pole breakers except the Reliance channel which is highly recommended and probably the best out there.

I have a minor complaint which is the length of the wires, my panel is 200a and is big so they are a little bit short, one more foot will be nice. I run them in the bottom center of the main panel but still haven't cut any of them and two of them are just limit length since the breakers are located on top right and left rows making it a long run. An another nice to have is be able to handle 40A breaker which is out of question for 30A since my induction range requires a 40A breaker to operate but it probably requires the STS and 2 Explorer to handle that.

This is an excellent transfer switch for my needs, it does what it claims and best it is compatible with Explorer 5000, it came with a huge 50a adapter cable.  What makes it hard is not how to install and wire but all the preparations and setups you need to plan ahead. location of mts, deciding which breakers to transfer and calculating the surge that jackery can handle or not, installation at beginning of the day benefits daylight, watching YOUTUBE tutorials and watch again il you master it, get some insulated electrical gloves, wing connector for 10 gauge wire and wago for others.

I can confirm  the new mts works out of the box with Jackery 5000 plus. Thus, with peace of mind. I can have coffee, internet, tv, fridge, freezer, microwave , sump pump on during blackouts. 

Thanks Jackery team for introducing the new manual transfer switch V2. It's about time.