Fire Department Setback warning [RE-wrenches]

Matt Tritt solarone at charter.net
Thu May 15 20:56:23 PDT 2008


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Sounds good to me! Maybe something like "in the absence of  reasonable 
access to......."

Ta ta,
Matt

Bob-O Schultze, Electron Connection wrote:

>
> Fair enough. So write the rule to say that there is a required  
> setback only IF there is insufficient north side roof for venting.  
> Win-win.
> I know, I know....
> Cheers, Bob-O
> On May 15, 2008, at 4:56 PM, Matt Tritt wrote:
>
>>
>> Nothing, Bob-O, providing that there IS a North side. Plenty of  
>> places I've worked on and seen have been of the South-facing shed  
>> roof variety, designed primarily as a surface to mount PV and/or  
>> thermal equipment (you know them pesky architects). This is not the  
>> usual case, but presents a definite problem.
>>
>> No?
>>
>> Matt
>>
>> Bob-O Schultze, Electron Connection wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Matt ETAL,
>>> I'm all for safety and logic.
>>> What is wrong with venting the NORTH side of the ridge?
>>> Bob-O
>>> On May 15, 2008, at 10:08 AM, Matt Tritt wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I'm probably not going to win any populararity contests by  saying  
>>>> this, but - If we can divorce ourselves from the position  of our  
>>>> industry and see things from the perspective of a  firefighter's  
>>>> (relative) safety while attempting to save  someone's house from  
>>>> burning to the ground, setbacks seem very  logical. Anyone who has  
>>>> ever fought fire or even witnessed a  crew chopping access holes 
>>>> in  a roof to gain access to an attic  will realize that this would 
>>>> be  virtually impossible if a PV  array were in the way. If you 
>>>> look at  it from the perspective of  an insurance company, it's a 
>>>> no-brainer.
>>>>
>>>> In the case of single family dwellings, the possibilities for   
>>>> ground or trellis mounting systems can be very good, especially   
>>>> when the alternative is no PV at all. We all depend on  
>>>> firefighters  to take risks to protect our property and doing  what 
>>>> we can to  increase their chances of survival seems like the  right 
>>>> thing to do.
>>>>
>>>> Matt T
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