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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Glenn:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">So no junction boxes outdoors ever? Seems impractical to me.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Or do you mean every splice in an outdoor j-box should be a waterproof splice? I don’t believe that is necessary and certainly not code-required.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">On the other hand a well installed 3R box seems pretty standard and reliable. I don’t live in a showy climate so I can’t on those scenarios but I have never had a weep hole clog. The same thermal changes that suck water in will force it back out. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">BTW, I have never had a problem with transitioning from PV cable to THWN using an MC bulkhead fitting. This is what they are designed for. I have taken them apart decades later and they are all good.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">William</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Miller Solar</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">805-438-5600</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><a href="http://www.millersolar.com/"><span style="color:blue">www.millersolar.com</span></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">CA Lic. 773985</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Glenn [mailto:<a href="mailto:glenn.burt@glbcc.com">glenn.burt@glbcc.com</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 11, 2025 8:42 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:william@millersolar.com">william@millersolar.com</a>; RE-wrenches<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] Buchanan Crimp in 1000v Applications and the NEC</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Are often plugged with debris, algae, even if made, and most 3R enclosures are already provided with weep openings. </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">As an industry, installing to meet minimum requirements should never be a platform we stand on. Experience, education and shared knowledge allow us to do better.</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">-Glenn</p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Nov 11, 2025 22:28, William Miller via RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>> wrote:</p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Weep holes. It’s allowed. <br clear="all"><br clear="all"></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><br>William Miller<br>Miller Solar.com<br>805-438-5600<br><a href="http://www.millersolar.com">www.millersolar.com</a></p></div></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Tue, Nov 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM Glenn via RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>> wrote:</p></div><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Having opened and inspected dozens of rooftop installations, I can firmly say that anything inside a box of any kind on a rooftop will absolutely be exposed to moisture and often water. Whether it is humidity sucked in from thermal cycling, or gasket failure through UV degradation, or here in the north, snow and ice damage, it will happen.</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">You will never convince me that it is acceptable to use any device there that does not have a published, traceable listing for outdoor use in that environment. </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">-Glenn</p></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>