Kent,
Can you direct me to a code citation that says that splices made inside a NEMA 4 rated enclosure must be suitable for the location of the enclosure, and not the protection level afforded by the enclosure? I have had this discussion and lean toward the other side that splices made in the enclosure need only be rated to the protection rating of the enclosure, as long as all conduits are properly terminated with fittings that meet the minimum rating of the enclosure. Thanks, Glenn Burt From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Kent Osterberg Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2011 12:30 PM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Push-in Wire Connectors Jason, The roof is a wet location so connectors rated for wet locations are required. The NEMA 4 rating of the junction box doesn't change matters. Kent Osteberg Blue Mountain Solar Jason Szumlanski wrote: Anyone see a problem using Ideal In-Sure Push-In Wire Connectors in a NEMA 4 roof mounted PVC junction box? Specifically, Ideal Model 39 for splicing #10 AWG. They are 105C, 600V rated, but not rated for wet locations. I've had inspectors require wet location rated twist-on wire connectors before in these boxes. I foresee an issue. Unfortunately, these connectors were not addressed in John Wiles code corner Making Connections article in 2003. May be time for an update! Jason Szumlanski Fafco Solar _____ _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
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