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Don't work with a live panel.

• repiret 3y ago
  I 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 ago
    It'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 ago
      My 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.