Hook One Solar Panel Directly To Your Breaker Box

Strip the ends of the wires and attach the green wire to the box.

Hook one solar panel directly to your breaker box. Patch the wires from your electric box and the solar panels together. The most common way to connect a residential solar system to the grid is in the main breaker box through a new dedicated breaker as shown in the schematic. It will tell you its rating. You will be patching in or splicing the wires together to tie in to the electrical system.

Run the wires from the converter to the electrical supply box. You will need to decide which circuits you want to draw power from your solar panels. Find where the main wires run into the home in the box and pull them forward so you can access them. Two days later john received a call from the same rep and was told that unfortunately the main panel upgrade would be required adding an additional 2 000 to the cost of the project.

In the photo of the label i have a 125a busbar in my main breaker box. Patrick and kyle share a full look into how to determine if a breaker upgrade is necessary for your solar project. The power coming from your grid tie solar system is 240vac so you will need a double pole circuit breaker of the right current rating see 2. Check out this video to understand the.