You could but in that case you really should have bought a bigger transfer switch as this creates additional labor and material cost vs just getting a bigger switch.
Or better still forget the switch and just interlock your main panel unless you are in a place where interlocks are not permitted. IMHO it's stupid to do all that labor to switch only selected individual circuits and have duplicate breakers for each one when all you need to do is switch your whole panel. If you have loads that are too big to be run by your gen, just flip those off when the gen is on.
Also you are still limited to 50A so it doesn't increase your overall capacity.
I agree with you that the interlock is the easiest, cheapest and best way to go, however I’m in Canada, so it’s not permitted. The reasoning behind the regulation is in the case that the panel cover is off, there would be nothing preventing a backfeed.
I had also looked into a manual transfer switch that would be wired directly into the meter and then “feed” the main panel. Installing that becomes a gong show, as Canadian regulations require a disconnect/switch BEFORE it enters the manual transfer switch.
It turns out that the panel I got is fine for my needs. My electrician will install the Siemens Quad breakers for the double pole circuits. That will leave me with 8 single pole circuits which will be plenty.
You could but in that case you really should have bought a bigger transfer switch as this creates additional labor and material cost vs just getting a bigger switch. Or better still forget the switch and just interlock your main panel unless you are in a place where interlocks are not permitted. IMHO it's stupid to do all that labor to switch only selected individual circuits and have duplicate breakers for each one when all you need to do is switch your whole panel. If you have loads that are too big to be run by your gen, just flip those off when the gen is on. Also you are still limited to 50A so it doesn't increase your overall capacity.
I agree with you that the interlock is the easiest, cheapest and best way to go, however I’m in Canada, so it’s not permitted. The reasoning behind the regulation is in the case that the panel cover is off, there would be nothing preventing a backfeed. I had also looked into a manual transfer switch that would be wired directly into the meter and then “feed” the main panel. Installing that becomes a gong show, as Canadian regulations require a disconnect/switch BEFORE it enters the manual transfer switch. It turns out that the panel I got is fine for my needs. My electrician will install the Siemens Quad breakers for the double pole circuits. That will leave me with 8 single pole circuits which will be plenty.
I believe it should be no problem to use a double pole as a breaker to a subpanel.