
<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>I've had boxes made by a local dad shop for places that a pre-made box wouldn't fit. <br><br><div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Jesse Dahl</span></div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">NABCEP PV Installation Professional</span></div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">IBEW Local 292 - Electrician </span></div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Electrical/Solar PV Instructor - HCC</span></div></div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On May 31, 2016, at 9:08 PM, Benn Kilburn <<a href="mailto:benn@skyfireenergy.com">benn@skyfireenergy.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div>Is this an electrical inspector? And is the inspector citing a specific code rule, as per his request? </div><div>Unless he is enforcing a code rule I don't believe he has any authority to specify the battery box material. </div><div>Unless he backs up his request with a specific rule then you could respectfully decline and use whatever you wish, as long as it is done properly, and to code. </div><div>Not that here is anything wrong with metal battery boxes. <br><br><div>Benn Kilburn</div><div>SkyFire Energy Inc. </div><div>780-906-7807</div><div><br></div></div><div><br>On May 31, 2016, at 11:40 AM, Dave Tedeyan <<a href="mailto:dtedeyan@taitem.com">dtedeyan@taitem.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr">Hi All, <div><br></div><div>We have a local inspector who is asking us to use metal battery boxes instead of plastic.</div><div><br></div><div>Ideally something that is UL-listed if that even exists, but we were able to push back on that.</div><div><br></div><div>Does anyone have any recommendations for a metal battery box that will hold 8 or 16 L16 FLA batteries?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Dave<br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">--</font></b></div><div><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></b></div><div><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Dave Tedeyan</font><br></b></div><div><b>Project Engineer</b></div><div><br></div><div><b>Taitem Engineering, PC</b></div><div>109<font color="#000000"> S. Albany Street, Ithaca, NY 14850</font></div><div><font color="#000000">Voice: <a value="+16072771118">(607) 277-1118 x121</a></font></div><div><a href="http://www.taitem.com/" target="_blank"><font color="#000000">www.taitem.com</font></a></div></div></div></div>

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