Re: [RE-wrenches] Clearance clarification please

Of *Darryl Thayer *Sent:* Tuesday, April 03, 2018 8:51 PM *To:* newrewrenches *Subject:* Re: [RE-wrenches] Clearance clarification please It is in the building code.  It is for commercial flat roofs not for residential On Tue, Apr 3, 2018, 2:52 PM mailto:ch...@oasismontana.

Re: [RE-wrenches] Clearance clarification please

the* > > *pathways between arrays. DC wiring shall be* > > *installed in metallic conduit or raceways when* > > *located within enclosed spaces in a building. Conduit* > > *shall run along the bottom of load bearing* > > *members.* > > > > > > [image: Gra

Re: [RE-wrenches] Clearance clarification please

o the* >> >> *ridge or hip or valley and from the hip or valley as* >> >> *directly as possible to an outside wall to reduce trip* >> >> *hazards and maximize ventilation opportunities.* >> >> *Conduit runs between sub arrays and to DC combiner*

Re: [RE-wrenches] Clearance clarification please

valley and from the hip or valley as* > > > > *directly as possible to an outside wall to reduce trip* > > > > *hazards and maximize ventilation opportunities.* > > > > *Conduit runs between sub arrays and to DC combiner* > > > > *boxes shall be

Re: [RE-wrenches] Clearance clarification please

mbiner boxes shall be* > > *located such that conduit runs are minimized in the* > > *pathways between arrays. DC wiring shall be* > > *installed in metallic conduit or raceways when* > > *located within enclosed spaces in a building. Conduit* > > *shall run along the bottom

Re: [RE-wrenches] Clearance clarification please

otal amount of conduit on the roof by* > > *taking the shortest path from the array to the DC* > > *combiner box. The DC combiner boxes shall be* > > *located such that conduit runs are minimized in the* > > *pathways between arrays. DC wiring shall be* > > *installed i

Re: [RE-wrenches] Clearance clarification please

*From:* RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] *On Behalf Of *Darryl Thayer *Sent:* Tuesday, April 03, 2018 8:51 PM *To:* newrewrenches *Subject:* Re: [RE-wrenches] Clearance clarification please It is in the building code. It is for commercial flat roofs not for resid

Re: [RE-wrenches] Clearance clarification please

There are access/pathway requirements for both residential and commercial roofs (of course they are different, and the residential requirements only apply to 2:12 pitches or greater) in the IFC and IRC, and they’ve been in there since 2012. The 2018 edition of the IRC is more favorable in terms

Re: [RE-wrenches] Clearance clarification please

It is in the building code. It is for commercial flat roofs not for residential On Tue, Apr 3, 2018, 2:52 PM wrote: > Hey folks: > > > > What section of the Code relates to the 3' clearance for a solar array? …as > in, the roof area around the array. I’ve been scrutinizing the NEC til > my e

Re: [RE-wrenches] Clearance clarification please

Chris, What AHJ are you designing this for? We're only required to follow this IFC section in certain cities. Keep in mind there is a 2018 IFC as well as older versions. The 2018 is more favorable to us as designers and installers as it's not simply a 36" setback but in some cases can be as lit

Re: [RE-wrenches] Clearance clarification please

Chris it’s not in the NEC it is a State of CA Fire code. Aram On Apr 3, 2018, at 12:52 PM, "ch...@oasismontana.com" mailto:ch...@oasismontana.com>> wrote: Hey folks: What section of the Code relates to the 3' clearance for a solar array? …as in, the roof area

Re: [RE-wrenches] Clearance clarification please

Free access to the I-Codes is available here: https://codes.iccsafe.org/public/collections/I-Codes See IRC R324.6.1 for pathways Rebekah Hren On Tue, Apr 3, 2018 at 2:10 PM, Brian Mehalic wrote: > Access pathways and clearances are in the International Fire Code and > International Residenti

Re: [RE-wrenches] Clearance clarification please

Access pathways and clearances are in the International Fire Code and International Residential Code (and maybe other I-Codes as well). Brian > On Apr 3, 2018, at 1:03 PM, > wrote: > > Hey folks: > > What section of the Code relates to the 3' clearance for a solar array? …as > in, the r