Firehouse parking overhang PV [RE-wrenches]

[Jerry Caldwell]

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Thanks guys,

We had half a day to put this quote together for a job
that was allready "designed" by another company.  The
mounting and the modules were allready specified. 
Since this firehouse will be right in our backyard, we
bid as low as we could.  Now that the project is
coming up I'm having the pleasure of guessing all the
ways an inspector might make life hell for us.

I'm thinking wire ties with the stainless steel core
and heat shrink on the quick connects MIGHT work. 
Another thought is the old NM flex sliced down the
middle trick with our module inter-connects popping in
and out, but this might look a little funky for a
public structure.

Adding a j-box for every interconnect will kill the
job.  I've never used panduit, but an outdoor rated
wire tray or gutter seems like a good way to go.

cheers,
Jerry Caldwell

--- Matt Tritt <solarone at charter.net> wrote:

>   You may be right about the Panduit, but all it is
> is a plastic gutter box, 
> right? If you have a continuous gutter that you can
> perforate anywhere you 
> want to, ti seems a lot more sensible than having to
> have a whole lot of J 
> boxes and conduit. With all that, what's the point
> of MC cables?
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: "Darryl Thayer" <daryl_solar at yahoo.com>
>   To: <RE-wrenches at topica.com>
>   Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2004 5:52 AM
>   Subject: Re: Firehouse parking overhang PV
> 
>   I buy panduit at the local electrical supply
> house.  I
>   have never used it outdoors, don't know the
> ratings
>   for this. I use the material with many slots on
> the
>   sides and wires can enter through these slots.
> then
>   snap lid in place.
> 
>   I can not think of a code reason except for
> mechanical
>   protection, and workman like manner.
> 
>   I may not understand, but can't you use conduit
> and
>   junction boxes?
>   Daryl

=====
Jerry Caldwell
NABCEP Certified PV Installer
Light Energy Systems
965 Detroit Ave
Concord, CA 94518

925-680-4343 office
510-205-2798 mobile


		
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