<div dir="auto">If he wants to be more assured of filing an insurance claim he should install RSS. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Seriously, the equipment has a bad safety record. I would recommend a safety inspection and a modern charge controller with arc flash and ground fault detection over RSS. <br clear="all"><br><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">William Miller<br>Miller Solar.com<br>805-438-5600<br><a href="http://www.millersolar.com">www.millersolar.com</a><br></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Apr 3, 2026 at 7:46 AM Drake Chamberlin via RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif">
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<div style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family:monospace"><span style="font-size:12pt">A client, for an off grid system, is in an area with no code requirements nor inspections. He is concerned that if he does not get rapid shutdown, it could affect his ability to get an insurance claim paid, if ever needed.</span></div>
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<div style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family:monospace"><span style="font-size:12pt">The array is on a separate utility building that houses a water pump and tank as well as the inverter and batteries. Since there is more in the building than just solar related equipment, RS is technically required. </span></div>
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<div style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family:monospace"><span style="font-size:12pt">Has anyone ever had to deal with this issue?</span></div>
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<p><em>Drake Chamberlin</em></p>
<p><em>Athens Electric LLC</em></p>
<p><em>Ohio Electrical Contractor’s License 44810</em></p>
<p><em>NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional</em></p>
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