[RE-wrenches] Rooftop wiring methods between multiple subarrays

[Jeff Clearwater]

Colleagues,

What are folks thoughts on how IMC conduit weathers near the coast? 
Is this an upgrade that might be a better alternative than plastic?

Jeff C.
Village Power Design




>EMT needs to be "pickled"  with vinegar or acid, to get the paint to 
>hold. I love it for inland work, but near the ocean, it'll rust 
>through in 5 years. I'm not sure how much more time paint would buy 
>you.
>Anybody use other plastic materials HDPE? Supposed to not have the 
>expansion problems of PVC.
>
>
>R. Walters
><mailto:ray at solarray.com>ray at solarray.com
>Solar Engineer
>
>
>>
>>If you have to run around the roof with EMT, you can protect it from rust
>>with a coat of paint.
>>
>>Regards,
>>-Hans
>>
>
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