Backfeeding a 200 amp panel with an Outback 3048 [RE-wrenches]

[Mark Frye]

Threaten to sue the building department under the California Solar 
Rights Act as the they are clearly creating an unreasonable barrier to 
the development of solar power energy systems in your area of the state.

A juristiction that does inspect to the latest version of Article 690 is 
defacto in violation of the law?


Jeff Oldham wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi Bill, 
> I only wish I had your luck or skills of persuasion! I can recall 3 jobs 
> where the inspector got hung up on this and flatly refused to pass it 
> (no retainer on back-feed breaker). I do taps as a rule now and have to 
> deal with the B/S. Heck, here in Mendocino County we are still held to 
> the '96 NEC! About 1/2 of the inspectors get pissed off when I try to 
> ref. a newer code and fire back something like "THIS jurisdiction 
> enforces a different set of codes and if and when we adopt a newer code 
> we can talk about it then."
> I have to say that a lot of this goes away if you don't call it a 
> back-feed and instead call it a parallel. Just as the code does not 
> allow for a "sink" in a bedroom but a "wash basin" (even plumbed) is OK!
> 
> 
> From the Solar, Wind and Hydro powered office of Jeff Oldham
> Regenerative SOLutions
> 
> 
> 
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