[RE-wrenches] NRTL certification question

[Isaac Opalinsky]

Allan,

OSHA maintains the list of NRTL’s: https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/nrtllist.html.

TUV Rheinland is included, but CE is not a NRTL – it is a manufacturer’s declaration of conformity (literally translated is European Conformity) to European requirements for product conformity.  As a manufacturers’ declaration, it is not a third party certification.  I’d stay away from products that are CE, and not UL, TUV, CSA, etc.

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From: RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Allan Sindelar
Sent: Friday, August 26, 2016 2:56 PM
To: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org>
Subject: [RE-wrenches] NRTL certification question

Wrenches,
And now for something completely different... are TUV Rheinland or CE module certifications valid yet in the US?

I was called to consult for an off grid client who had purchased 40 250W generic Chinese modules through a friend who got them on Ebay... yeah, right. I got to be the one to tell him that I didn't think his $6,000 purchase ($.60/watt) could be used in a permitted/inspected system, as the modules lacked the proper NRTL certification on the label. I sure hope for his sake that I'm wrong, and I said I would ask here.

These are Qunsheng New Energy, model QS-250P. No UL, ETL, CSA certification, just the ones above plus ISO.

Where can one find a list of NRTLs?

Thank you,
Allan
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