[RE-wrenches] Battery spill containment
Ray Walters
ray at solarray.com
Mon Mar 10 19:38:58 PDT 2014
Here's a 18 ga. galvanized steel battery box after 10 years:
R.Ray Walters
CTO, Solarray, Inc
Nabcep Certified PV Installer,
Licensed Master Electrician
Solar Design Engineer
303 505-8760
On 3/10/2014 6:05 PM, RE Ellison wrote:
> Plastic would definitely work better if you could have access to a
> shop that can make it
>
>
> Bob Ellison
>
> On Mar 10, 2014, at 7:44 PM, Chris Mason <cometenergysystems at gmail.com
> <mailto:cometenergysystems at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>> Spill containment should be plastic.
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 7:41 PM, RE Ellison <reellison at gmail.com
>> <mailto:reellison at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>> If you look at the bottom of the steel battery boxes they
>> generally have drain holes in them!
>>
>> They are intended to contain the battery cases not the electrolyte
>>
>> If you want to contain the electrolyte go to a sheet metal shop
>> and have them build a case to set the battery case in
>>
>> Braze or silver solder all of the connections all the joints and
>> they should be good.
>>
>>
>> Bob Ellison
>>
>> On Mar 10, 2014, at 5:32 PM, Jerry Shafer
>> <jerrysgarage01 at gmail.com <mailto:jerrysgarage01 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>> The Hawkers we use come in steel containers already with the
>>> battery inside if this the same then you should be compliant.
>>> You can also have plastic containers made we use TAP Plastics
>>> they can custom build you a box that fits your location.
>>>
>>> On Mar 10, 2014 1:31 PM, "Tump" <tump at swnl.net
>>> <mailto:tump at swnl.net>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Quick cable does have a battery matt material that does
>>> both; item # 510171-008 72'X96" THEY ALSO HAVE 42X 52
>>> CONTAINMENT PALLET PART # 510250
>>> hit cap lock by accident! www.quickcable.com
>>> <http://www.quickcable.com>
>>> On Mar 10, 2014, at 3:54 PM, Glenn Burt wrote:
>>>
>>>> William,
>>>>
>>>> Look at your local building and fire codes to see if this
>>>> is a requirement.
>>>> Here in NY, the local fire code requires "Spill Control and
>>>> Neutralization"
>>>> when batteries with "free-flowing liquid electrolyte" are
>>>> installed.
>>>>
>>>> Good Luck,
>>>> Glenn
>>>>
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>>>> Behalf Of William
>>>> Miller
>>>> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 11:57 AM
>>>> To: RE-wrenches
>>>> Subject: [RE-wrenches] Battery spill containment
>>>>
>>>> Friends:
>>>>
>>>> Am I under any obligation to provide a spill containment
>>>> system under an
>>>> array of flooded batteries? If so, what do you recommend
>>>> under a 8' x 11'
>>>> array of Hawkers? William
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