reverse fed main disconnect?

[ItsHot]

A electrician friend of mine said he recently noticed on a job(dwelling) outside at the meter-socket/required disconnect,one that was built on site, had the feed from meter to main breaker landed on the "load" side of the breaker. What do you think? It will still open for a disconnect, but will it still open as a ocpd?

 

[iwire]

Unless the breaker is actually marked line and load it does not matter.

 

[480sparky]

It may operate, but is it listed for such use?

 

[iwire]

It may operate, but is it listed for such use?

If they are not marked line and load they are suitable for use in either direction.

 

[roger]

Unless the breaker is actually marked line and load it does not matter.

Ditto that.

From SQ D

Customer wanted to know if a KAL36125 breaker could be installed backwards

Yes. Any circuit breaker not labeled line and load can be reverse fed. They cannot be mounted upside down, however.

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Roger