Re: [RE-wrenches] Utility disconnect

2012-10-03 Thread Mark Richardson
nergy.com -Original Message- From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Jesse Dahl Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 10:21 PM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Utility disconnect > I think all will be fine, I spe

Re: [RE-wrenches] Utility disconnect

2012-10-02 Thread Jesse Dahl
> I think all will be fine, I spent 15 min or so explaining it to him and > brought out my NEC to show him all the required disconnect provisions. He > just kept saying "I can't get my head around it, I've never seen a system > without one". Sorry for the blue text. Jesse

[RE-wrenches] Utility disconnect

2012-10-02 Thread Nick Vida
My main jurisdiction (Los Angeles City) has a utility with its own service manual with their own requirements. Through experience we  know what they require, and it often has nothing to do with NEC. If you bring up NEC to them, they usually laugh at you. Nick Vida__

Re: [RE-wrenches] Utility disconnect

2012-10-02 Thread William Miller
Marv: The moral of this story: Never leave home without your Rule 21! Wm PS: Just kidding. The moral is actually: know the rules and don't let yourself get pushed around. wm At 03:56 PM 10/2/2012, you wrote: I had a similar situation with my own PV system many years ago. The utility

Re: [RE-wrenches] Utility disconnect

2012-10-02 Thread Marv Dargatz
s.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Jesse Dahl Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 3:22 PM To: Wrenches Subject: [RE-wrenches] Utility disconnect I just finished a job on a home where the utility didn't require the utility disco. They contend that the service disconn

Re: [RE-wrenches] Utility disconnect

2012-10-02 Thread David Brearley
If this is simply a Code consideration, then the NEC does not require a visible/lockable disconnect. You can refer to this SolarABCs document for a thorough discussion of the subject: http://www.solarabcs.org/about/publications/reports/ued/pdfs/ABCS-05_studyreport.pdf On Oct 2, 2012, at 5:21 P

[RE-wrenches] Utility disconnect

2012-10-02 Thread Jesse Dahl
I just finished a job on a home where the utility didn't require the utility disco. They contend that the service disconnect on the "farmer panel" meter base will work for them. I said cool and didn't put one in. The inspector said he couldn't sticker the project because the utility disco was