[RE-wrenches] Supply Side Tap Overcurrent Protection

[Steven Lawrence]

Why can't you do a line side tap and downsize the main breaker?  Use a 60A main disconnect for the line side tap, and use a 60A main breaker for the service panel.  That's similar to what I did except I downsized the 200A main to a 150A. This also allowed a manual interlock kit in the main service panel that can be fed from the backup load panel.  

Steven Lawrence

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Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 08:13:10 -0700 (PDT)
From: Nick Soleil <nicksoleilsolar at yahoo.com>
To: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org>
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Supply Side Tap Overcurrent Protection
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    Downsize the main breaker?  I would if I could, but the customer only has 100 Amps now, and the solar is fed with two breakers, a 30A and a 40A.  So to be under 120Amps, I would have to size the main to 50 Amps, which may be problematic.
    I can also do the line side tap, but had heard that a load analysis may be accepted instead.  The loads of the house will never use more than 100 Amps.  I am wondering if any codes or white papers detail that option.  

 Nick Soleil
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Advanced Alternative Energy Solutions, LLC
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