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Inverter to house switch board connection

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Switchboards
Ardmore, Papakura

Published on 27 May 2025

A registered electrician is needed to connect a grid tied inverter and an off-grid inverter to the house switch board in parallel. The project is in Ardmore, Papakura. Preferably you could live in South Auckland to have handy access. Previous experience in solar installation an advantage but unnecessary as it is mostly AC connections. Must be able to issue COC at the end of the job. Job description: o 1: Connect 2 x 16mm² cables ( 32.2 m length) from the house main switch board to the inverter’s grid input. And the off grid inverter AC input terminal. o 2: Install a double-pole isolator for the inverter’s grid input. (L + N) o 3: Install two double-pole isolators for the inverter’s AC output (Cable A and B) in parallel. ( See attached drawing) o 4: install a new switch board next to the existing house main switch board. o 5: Move critical loads (fridges, WiFi, hot water) to the new board o 6: Run 2 x 16mm² cables (32.2 m length) (L+N+E) from the inverter AC output: o Cable A: Existing main board. o Cable B: New switchboard ( see drawing attached.) o 7: Test run and COC before inspection and final payment.


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