Hello all,
In advance, I have no clue about electrical setup and am just taking the word of any electrician I speak with, but the issue is I've been getting conflicting answers.
I have a question about my home setup. I have solar panels installed and according to an electrician I spoke with, he said that my panel is completely full and that I have to have a subpanel installed to take advantage of the Wall Connector's max 48 amps. He also said I need to provide a city permit or else they will do it themselves and charge me $600 in addition to the installation costs.
Another electrician said that a subpanel is not necessary and that he will install a 2 pole breaker and pull amp readings on the 15A lighting circuits and pair some up to make space for the 2 pole breaker. He said with this setup, he said the wall connector will only be able to max out at 40 amps. He assured me that this should work fine, but we didn't mention anything about whether the setup would be up to electrical code and he mentioned that pulling a permit with the city is not necessary.
The second electrician is obviously quoting a lot lower price than the first electrician.
Does it sound like the second electrician should be good to go with? Any advantages or disadvantages with going with a subpanel install?
In advance, I have no clue about electrical setup and am just taking the word of any electrician I speak with, but the issue is I've been getting conflicting answers.
I have a question about my home setup. I have solar panels installed and according to an electrician I spoke with, he said that my panel is completely full and that I have to have a subpanel installed to take advantage of the Wall Connector's max 48 amps. He also said I need to provide a city permit or else they will do it themselves and charge me $600 in addition to the installation costs.
Another electrician said that a subpanel is not necessary and that he will install a 2 pole breaker and pull amp readings on the 15A lighting circuits and pair some up to make space for the 2 pole breaker. He said with this setup, he said the wall connector will only be able to max out at 40 amps. He assured me that this should work fine, but we didn't mention anything about whether the setup would be up to electrical code and he mentioned that pulling a permit with the city is not necessary.
The second electrician is obviously quoting a lot lower price than the first electrician.
Does it sound like the second electrician should be good to go with? Any advantages or disadvantages with going with a subpanel install?