[RE-wrenches] Best practices for conduit penetration on roof

Kent Osterberg kent at coveoregon.com
Sun Nov 25 07:44:02 PST 2012


My understanding has been that the Soladeck has only been listed for DC 
wiring. Perhaps they have a manufacturer rep on RE-wrenches that can 
clarify.

Kent Osterberg
Blue Mountain Solar, Inc.
www.bluemountainsolar.com


On 11/25/2012 6:20 AM, Dave Palumbo wrote:
> Rich,
>
> We have been using SolaDeck PV roof mount enclosure. NEMA 3R with a flashed
> penetration. Can use for combining, or simply as a pass through box.
>
> Dave
>
> David Palumbo
> Independent Power LLC
> 462 Solar Way Drive
> Hyde Park, VT 05655
> www.independentpowerllc.com
> NABCEP Certified PV Installer
> Vermont Solar Partner
> 25 Years Experience, (802) 888-7194
>
>
>   
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org
> [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Rich Nicol
> Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2012 8:11 AM
> To: 'RE-wrenches'
> Subject: [RE-wrenches] Best practices for conduit penetration on roof
>
> Wrenches,
> We typically run conduit for roof mounts over the edge of the roof to the
> eaves, rather than penetrate the roof whenever possible. An upcoming
> installation on an freshly asphalt shingled roof requires that we penetrate
> the roof for the conduit run (Enphase). I'm wondering if there are any
> suggestions for preferred flashing products and best known practices. It's
> always seemed to me that the typical Oatey type flashing dries and cracks
> eventually.
> Thanks for your insights..
> Rich
>




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