[RE-wrenches] Exploding RSD

[Hilton Dier]

This may be a bit out of the usual path for this kind of complaint, but…

The NEC isn’t law in itself. It is written by a private entity (NFPA) and adopted by municipalities and states. They can adopt whatever version they prefer. It’s within the rights of any jurisdiction to adapt or amend the NEC as they see fit. 

Rather than grind through the NEC process, maybe you could go to a friendly legislator or city council member and say “The RSDs are a bigger threat than what they are supposed to guard against. Delete that part.” No idea whether this would be harder or not.

It might also have the salutary effect of influencing the NFPA to speed up the process of correcting mistakes. 

I do get the impression sometimes that the process is “Here’s an experimental piece of hardware made by only one manufacturer that solves a problem that will happen less often than this hardware failing. Let’s mandate that.”

Hilton 

Hilton Dier III
Renewable Energy Design
Missisquoi River Hydro LLC