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You're 100% right, but it not being "high voltage" is totally negated by the fact that the two legs together will kill me if it seeks ground via the right (wron
by shmoe 3y ago
You're 100% right, but it not being "high voltage" is totally negated by the fact that the two legs together will kill me if it seeks ground via the right (wrong?) path for sure.
- balls187 3y agoDon't work with a live panel.
- repiret 3y agoI know a few electricians, and none of them would agree with you. There's some things that can't be done safely on a live panel, but there are some things that can.
- balls187 3y agoIt's very hard to imagine any electrician advising a DIY homeowner to install a 240v line on a live panel. It's not difficult to do, which was GP's original point--though you need to take safety precautions (in addition to researching local code requirements).
- repiret 3y agoMy point is that electricians work in live panels all the time. (And the voltage of the circuit being installed does t matter. No matter what you install, the panel has 240V with approximately zero output impedance. I don’t know what advice an electrician would give, but the advice I give is that if you don’t feel like you can safely install a new circuit on a live panel, you probably just shouldn’t install new circuits.