Inverter PRE-Wire

[BruceEA]

I'm getting ready to start phase 2 of my "Boondocking" preparation. I have a 2020 Cougar 24RDS that came pre-wired for solar and for an inverter. It has four outlets dedicated for the inverter circuit. In my front storage compartment is where the solar pre-wire terminated into my controller and output to my batteries. At that same area, there is a loop of AC Romex that comes from the rear of the trailer. I'm not sure why it would be a "loop". If it were a single circuit, I would think Keystone would have simply terminated the wire where they terminated the solar wires. If it's designed for two circuits, why would they run the wires up front and then back to the remaining outlets without cutting the romex? Before I start taking out all the sub floor and partition walls out, I thought I would ask if anyone has experienced this.

[GaryUT]

If you cut the loop of romex one cable will be power coming from the breaker panel, the other will be going to the outlets.

They leave the wire intact to power the outlets from the breaker panel when no inverter is installed.

You can either use a pass through inverter, or cap off the line going to the circuit breaker.

With a pass through inverter the outlets will be powered from shore power when available. If you use an inverter that does not have AC pass through the outlets will be dead unless the inverter is running, even if you are connected to shore power.

Gary

[BruceEA]

Thanks so much Gary, that makes perfect sense.