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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">Dave:</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">If there is a child-proof fence around this installation, please disregard everything I write below. I am curious: Is there such a fence?</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">Question: Is that plastic snow fence attached to the back of the racking with Tek screws?</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">You are lucky I am not your inspector. The smallest issue I see is the flimsy wire bridge. I don\u2019t think any part of this looks code complaint regarding wire protection. The guarding is supposed to keep little fingers away from the conductors, insulated or not. You would not cover a gutter or pull-box with this snow fence material would you? It is not suitable as conductor covering material.</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">Remember the code is designed to protect people of all ages from harm. Kids view ground mount arrays as jungle gyms. The first kid that grabs onto the snow fence attached with Tek screws and no fender washers is going to rip the plastic right off of that array.</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">While swinging around they could easily pull hard on a wire, pulling it out of a crimp connector or across a sharp edge, exposing some of the energized conductor. The possibility of death from this installation is significantly greater than zero. </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">I see a lot of ground mount arrays that are kind of guarded but not really. We should be doing better with our craftsmanship. We have a responsibility.</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">If you want some pointers on how to fix this, I\u2019d be happy to help. Contact me off-line.</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/">www.millersolar.com</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""> RE-wrenches [mailto:<a href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Dave Tedeyan<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 22, 2022 1:43 PM<br><b>To:</b> RE-wrenches<br><b>Subject:</b> [RE-wrenches] Wires between arrays</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Hi All, </p><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><p class="MsoNormal">I have an inspector giving me a hard time about wire management between two ground mounted arrays. The racking is Unirac GFT, and the system was too large to have one continuous array. So there are two arrays, side by side, with only a 1' gap between the rails and modules from the two separate arrays. </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">We jumped the PV wire between the arrays through a short section of PVC for protection, and the wires are secured to the rails about a foot past the PVC on either end. The inspector is citing the following:</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">----</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Array conductors found disconnected or improperly connected, which may be causing portions of the array to be inoperable and/or pose a shock hazard.</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">----</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">They say that they are citing this because there is no strain relief as the wires enter and exit the 18" piece of conduit. My question to you all is, do you know of any code reference that says that this setup is or is not okay? I would also be curious to hear what others do to span a 1' gap on a ground mount. It almost seems as if I just left the conductors exposed for that gap, there would have been no problem.</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">I attached a couple of photos to help with my written description.</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">I appreciate the knowledge of this hive mind!</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Cheers, </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Dave<br clear="all"></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><p class="MsoNormal">-- </p><div><div><div><div><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="919" style="width:393.75pt;border-collapse:collapse"><tr><td width="219" rowspan="2" valign="top" style="width:93.75pt;border:none;border-right:solid #ecbd00 1.0pt;padding:0in 7.5pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.sungineersolar.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#337ab7;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="105" height="698" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.png@01D83E00.6A7F0120" alt="Logo"></span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444"></span></p></td><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 7.5pt"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px"><tr><td width="700" valign="top" style="width:300.0pt;padding:0in 0in 3.75pt 7.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#ecbd00">Dave Tedeyan, P.E.<br>Owner | Sungineer Solar</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:3.75pt 0in 3.75pt 7.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.75pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#ecbd00">p: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">he | him | his</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#ecbd00"><br>a: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">1653 Slaterville Rd.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <span style="color:black">| Ithaca, NY 14850</span><br><b><span style="color:#ecbd00">w:</span></b><a href="http://www.sungineersolar.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:black"> www.sungineersolar.com</span></a><br><b><span style="color:#ecbd00">c:</span></b><span style="color:black"> (607) 288-2898</span></span></p></td></tr></table></td><td width="1" style="width:.3pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></td></tr><tr style="height:11.5pt"><td width="1" style="width:.3pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:11.5pt"></td><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:11.5pt"></td></tr></table><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>