Comment by rickydroll
Comment by rickydroll 17 hours ago
The NEC is also in conflict with homeowners performing simple electrical work, such as replacing switches and outlets.
Comment by rickydroll 17 hours ago
The NEC is also in conflict with homeowners performing simple electrical work, such as replacing switches and outlets.
Hmm, if you have an appliance (like a clothes dryer) with a dedicated circuit, it seems like you could solve this by connecting there. If you have the balcony solar device plug into the wall and the appliance plug into the balcony solar device, then you can easily put an additional circuit breaker where it's needed.
Not all homeowners are built for even these simple tasks. I watched someone try to replace a receptacle live, all while wondering why it was arcing and tripping the breaker repeatedly.
My solution would be using trade schools to run a homeowner electrician's program, teaching folks basic safety, measurement, and mechanics of what they would need do the work safely.
A program like this shouldn't take more than a weekend to cover all the issues including a Hands-On lab. A second weekend could be added for ground mounted solar setups.
I'd be willing to pay a couple hundred bucks get such a ticket.
It is. But in this case the conflict is more fundamental - the NEC has no provision for a circuit that has multiple electrical supplies.