I know very little about Solark and happy about it. In the old days,
Midnite and Schneider had a 10 dollar switch that would shut down the
inverter from outside. When I had to use this it was great as I could
just remove it after the bozo, I mean inspector left.
If he really wants a knife switch (the oldest of oldest ways to shut
down all the way back to Edison.) Install one and deal with it later.
Good Luck !
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On 2025-07-29 9:45 am, MD Electric & Solar via RE-wrenches wrote:
Wondering if Midnight solar makes something outdoor rated, with a
typical 250ADC breaker, like this:
Outdoor rated, lockable....
https://www.midnitesolar.com/productPhoto.php?product_ID=76&productCat_ID=8&sortOrder=5&act=p
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On Tue, Jul 29, 2025 at 9:39 AM jay <[email protected]> wrote:
Maybe if you left the key on a chain to open the door, and placard with
instructions on the outside that would work?
On Jul 29, 2025, at 10:23 AM, MD Electric & Solar
<[email protected]> wrote:
Correct, it does not have an external disconnect, but if you open the
cover, each battery has it's own disconnect and the Sol-Ark has a
battery disconnect.
Looks like I'm in the market for a 100 amp rated outdoor, lockable DC
rated knife switch.
Mike
On Tue, Jul 29, 2025 at 9:16 AM jay <[email protected]> wrote:
I had to look up that battery enclosure and if I understand correctly
it does not have an external breaker/disconnect so yes the inspector is
correct in the need for one if I understand.
jay
On Jul 29, 2025, at 10:09 AM, MD Electric & Solar
<[email protected]> wrote:
Here is the reference, attached.
On Tue, Jul 29, 2025 at 8:49 AM jay <[email protected]> wrote: I'll
let the code experts chime in, but I would ask for the code reference
they are referring to.
The only one I can think of has to do with if the batteries are on the
other side of a wall.
Thats as clean an install as they come
jay
On Jul 29, 2025, at 9:43 AM, MDElectricSolar
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On Jul 29, 2025, at 8:06 AM, Jay via RE-wrenches
<[email protected]> wrote:
What is the layout of the equipment
Are the batteries next to and therefore in sight of the inverter?
Jay
On Jul 29, 2025, at 8:44 AM, MDElectricSolar via RE-wrenches
<[email protected]> wrote:
Wrenches,
I have a building inspector in my county of Sonoma who has just told
me that we need to install a rapid shutdown switch of some type
between my LFZ battery bank and my Solark 15k inverter. He mentioned
some type of knife switch within 5 feet of the equipment. I cannot
find any reference to this requirement anywhere but he insists it is
required. These batteries happen to be simplify or brakes and
Stratton batteries and each battery has its own 80 amp breaker on
the battery and the Solark has a battery disconnect switch built-in.
We do have module level RSD which kills the solar output as well as
the inverter output when the button is pushed. Does anyone have any
experience with this or can they point me to the correct code
section or what are others doing to comply with this requirement?
Michael D Nelson
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