Replace it. If you are talking about a split-bus panel then my understanding is that they are no longer code-compliant. I'm sure there are wrenches on this list that are much more familiar with these panels than I am, but every electrician and inspector that I've talked to about them have advocated for replacement.
- Andrew Truitt On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 3:27 PM, Eric Thomas <solarepiph...@gmail.com>wrote: > Hello, > > We are bidding an 8kW grid tied PV system that will interconnect with a > "split panel". The panel has a main lug on the top portion and branch > circuits on the lower portion. Does anyone have experience with backfeedig > these panels? What's the best method? > > Thanks, > > Eric Thomas > Solar Epiphany LLC > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Options & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > -- "Don't get me wrong: I love nuclear energy! It's just that I prefer fusion to fission. And it just so happens that there's an enormous fusion reactor safely banked a few million miles from us. It delivers more than we could ever use in just about 8 minutes. And it's wireless!" ~William McDonough
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