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      Cmy replied to the thread Main Panel Amp Limit?.
      Just went through Ebay and QOM2s, 125-225 amps, can be had for ~$80 and up. Prices overlap. Getting the hom3060L225PGCVP panel for the...
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      Cmy replied to the thread Main Panel Amp Limit?.
      I see what you mean about breaker size. Encouraged by lower prices then found the Square D chart with QOM 1 and 2 frame sizes with the...
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      Cmy replied to the thread Main Panel Amp Limit?.
      Been awhile so I pulled the 100 amp panel's breaker cover and found the incoming mains are 4awg copper and not aluminum. Old panel...
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      Looking at breaker change for 120% rule. With 200a feed, what determines a panel's amps - manufacture label, main breaker, volume for...
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      Cmy replied to the thread Line Side Tap Ability.
      Yes, before utility said CB disconnect was OK I was looking at expensive blade disconnects. Hadn't thought about solar AC out needing...
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      Cmy replied to the thread Line Side Tap Ability.
      Utility solar manager sent the solar inspector out to see what I had. Said the existing CB disconnect, next to meter, was OK but a...
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      Cmy replied to the thread Line Side Tap Ability.
      The utility requires a second disconnect at the inverter end where solar AC goes underground . I could hire an electrician, coordinate...
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      Learning more about 120% rule and load vs line. Where does the ability to tap line side end - at first ocpd? One of my meter feeds is...
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      Cmy replied to the thread Tap vs Breaker.
      Or, the original questions, would a Siemens bolt on pass code in a Homeline? Or if lower cost used Sq D 225a $70 on Amazon, same or...
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      Cmy replied to the thread Tap vs Breaker.
      Sorry tried to change mid thought and deleted while editing original post. Yes, more 150a and 200a available, 150A main as in...
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      Cmy posted the thread Tap vs Breaker in Beginners Corner.
      Running wire for new breaker panel in building where solar is going. Attached 200a panel connects directly to the meter through a...
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      Cmy replied to the thread 120% Rule Options.
      Looking for least disruptive, code passing, change to get more amps for the inverter's 48a. Easiest changing the dual 100a breaker to...
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      Cmy replied to the thread 120% Rule Options.
      I don't claim to fully understand the 120% rule but one definition referred to the main service panel capacity. I appear to have three...
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      Cmy posted the thread 120% Rule Options in Beginners Corner.
      Discussing grid tied inverters and AC amps out, Hedges wrote about the 120% rule and breaker choices. Liking the Growatt 11.4 grid...
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      Cmy replied to the thread Grid Tied Options?.
      Agree but I pretend I am a good neighbor and not take grid watts from them :). Rewiring the house for a single feed (disconnect and...
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      Cmy replied to the thread Grid Tied Options?.
      Almost. Will raves about S-A 15 and 18kPV quality and 10 year warranty enough so that others seem marginal. Little is lost trying...
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      Cmy replied to the thread Grid Tied Options?.
      Previously robbob suggested another look at the 18kPV manual wiring. It still shows CTs used in all five diagrams. Signature has said...
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      I looked at my steel purlins again and they are 4.5 - 5 ft apart. Which means some panel borders will have one or two trapezoids to...
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      Cmy replied to the thread Grid Tied Options?.
      I have the Square D Q22200NRB next to and fed from the meter. Lots of confusion as the utility specifies external handle, non modular...
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      Cmy replied to the thread Grid Tied Options?.
      Next door neighbor has what I want, he claims electric bills have only the meter charge (now $27) for the last six years and shows zero...
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