[RE-wrenches] Mike Holt Solar Video - LIVE in your town, limited time only

Brian Mehalic brian at solarenergy.org
Mon Dec 9 11:30:23 PST 2013


Here's a link to the video:

http://youtu.be/YuDqXFvRv94

Brian


> On Dec 9, 2013, at 2:21 PM, Jason Szumlanski <jason at fafcosolar.com> wrote:
> 
> I had to quit watching at noon, so I was disappointed to have missed the theatrics. I just installed a system on my home to NEC 2008 as is followed here. I have convinced a local plans reviewer that since it was removed in NEC 2011, the building official should waive the 690.47(D) requirement for rooftop systems. He specifically asked me if it would return in NEC 2014, and if I am reading this right, the answer is definitely "no."
> 
> Since there was no aesthetically acceptable way to run the additional GEC in my case and make it "as close as practicable (which is ambiguous anyway), I cut it out immediately following inspection - something I would NEVER recommend a customer do, of course. Nonetheless, I feel this was a reasonable and acceptable move given that there are thousands of systems out there inspected under NEC 2011 that have not additional grounding electrode.
> 
> I will continue to listen with great interest...
> 
> Jason Szumlanski
> Fafco Solar
>  
> 
> 
> 
>> On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 9:21 AM, Richard L Ratico <Richard.L.Ratico at valley.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Mr. Holt explicitly stated his desire to create a groundswell of opinion to
>> immediately eliminate this requirement of the code. Would it not be better to
>> carefully think through and discuss the issue, in contrast to what was permitted
>> on his "show"?
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