batteries in garages [RE-wrenches]

[Bill Brooks]

Jerry,

I have heard many inspectors bring up this issue. My response is that any
switch or circuit breakers should always be mounted above 18" for a variety
of reasons--ignition may be one of them. As for as the batteries go, as long
as there are only connections and no switches down low, it should be fine.
Last resort is to raise the batteries if they don't want to listen to
reason.

Bill.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Allan Sindelar, Positive Energy, Inc.
> [mailto:allan at positiveenergysolar.com]
> Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 10:25 AM
> To: RE-wrenches at topica.com
> Subject: Re: batteries in garages [RE-wrenches]
>
>
> Jerry,
>
> That sounds absurd. Batteries don't make sparks when properly
> connected. The
> possibility of a loose connection making a spark is less than the
> possibility of creating a spark while parking a car in the same
> garage. You
> might ask the inspector if he'd like you to build a rack 18" above the
> garage floor for the owners to drive the cars up on to when they park them
> in the garage.
>
> Then, again, you might not.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Allan at PozEnn
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jerry Caldwell" <solarcowboy at yahoo.com>
>
> I just got called by an inspector today for having a
> > triple stacked Trace Power Module with eight Dynasty
> > gels.  He said the battery terminals had to be at
> > least 18" above the garage floor because they might
> > generate a spark where there could possibly be
> > flammable fumes.
>
>
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