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Thinking of self installing a 5kW solution onto a South facing garage. DIY solution appears to be 60% cheaper than hiring a local installer (Ohio)

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Cold sequence your disconnects so that the guy who has to work inside your meter doesn’t die.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If the guy working inside the meter doesn't test for dead, lock out and tag out... He has no business working in there in the first place.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You’ve missed the entire point of having a redundant safety feature.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I'm not saying "there's no need to do it", more if you're in a panel and you haven't checked for dead then when people are standing in the dock explaining to a judge why you ended up crispy they'll be saying its your own fault.