I have been inside the eVault cabinet and there are exposed terminals starting about 1/3 of the way up the unit. Not a very water resistant enclosure, with a loose fitting cowling.
The 250A breaker is only accessible by taking out 6 screws and removing the top compartment cover. Good news is their tech support is excellent. Perhaps they have a better idea of where “live parts” begin. techsupp...@fortresspower.com On Sat, Mar 27, 2021 at 11:12 AM Jason Szumlanski < ja...@floridasolardesigngroup.com> wrote: > Not an option. Limited garage space. > > On Sat, Mar 27, 2021, 3:01 AM Chris Worcester <ch...@solarwindworks.com> > wrote: > >> Can you add a catwalk with handrails in front of it for maintenance? >> >> >> >> Chris Worcester >> ch...@solarwindworks.com >> 530-448-9692 >> >> Sent from my Samsung Galaxy s9. >> >> >> -------- Original message -------- >> From: Jason Szumlanski <ja...@floridasolardesigngroup.com> >> Date: 3/26/21 12:41 PM (GMT-08:00) >> To: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> >> Subject: [RE-wrenches] Batteries and Working Spaces >> >> I am planning a battery backup system using Fortress 18.5kWh eVaults. Due >> to flood level requirements, these are going to need to be mounted about 48 >> inches above the garage floor on a shelf/platform. That puts the tops of >> the battery cabinets well above 6'7". But I believe that these do not fall >> under the working space requirements of NEC 110.26 since they are not >> likely to require maintenance. In fact, could these be mounted even higher, >> say way up near the 14' ceiling (subject to manufacturer spacing >> requirements)? >> >> Can anyone see any code problems with this approach, putting aside the >> practical problems with mounting heavy battery cabinets well above grade? >> >> Jason Szumlanski >> Florida Solar Desing Group >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> List sponsored by Redwood Alliance >> >> List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org >> >> Change listserver email address & settings: >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >> >> There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the >> other: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/ >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >> >> List rules & etiquette: >> http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm >> >> Check out or update participant bios: >> http://www.members.re-wrenches.org >> >> _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the > other: > https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/ > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > http://www.members.re-wrenches.org > > -- Chris Sparadeo C_802-369-4458 H_802-728-3059
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