Diy solar install

oil pan 4 · 06-25-18, 09:49 PM

So day marks the beginning of my solar install.
Step 1, up grade by adding a new 125 amp square d QO outdoor panel and remove as much inappropriate wiring as possible.
The thorn in my foot is the 6/2 with ground UF-B wire running out to my solar panel area back to the main panel.
It's on a tandem breaker which means the neutral and ground were running on the bare wire.
Not good, never would have come any where close to passing inspection like that.

I think what I will end up doing is reusing this wire to run a 240 welder circuit out to my solar panel and animal pen area then run conduit and run new proper wire out there.

I have pics but I will need to resize them or take new ones with my digital camera.

06-25-18, 09:49 PM	#1
oil pan 4 Land owner Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: NM Posts: 1,026 Thanks: 12 Thanked 127 Times in 107 Posts	Diy solar install So day marks the beginning of my solar install. Step 1, up grade by adding a new 125 amp square d QO outdoor panel and remove as much inappropriate wiring as possible. The thorn in my foot is the 6/2 with ground UF-B wire running out to my solar panel area back to the main panel. It's on a tandem breaker which means the neutral and ground were running on the bare wire. Not good, never would have come any where close to passing inspection like that. I think what I will end up doing is reusing this wire to run a 240 welder circuit out to my solar panel and animal pen area then run conduit and run new proper wire out there. I have pics but I will need to resize them or take new ones with my digital camera.