Ron,
We also install a lot of top of pole mounts and use conduit similar to
what Kirpal describes. We typically will trench and install the conduit
before we pour the concrete foundations (at least to the elbow at the
pole) as it allows for conduit to sweep up the pole instead of having
to come
Hi Ron,
We do a lot of pole mounts, last one was 12' to the bottom of modules, deep
snow country. Typically in a system where there are or has the potential to
expand into more than the original pole mounted array we run a couple of
main PVC conduits underground to a concrete vault, like a C-9, C-2
Ron,
How do you propose to support the conduit between the poles should you run it
above grade? At what height above grade? What type of conduit? You say you are
interested in the industry best practice. Speaking as an licensed electrician
with 20 years experience, there's no question in my mind t
Chrisi like your design with the vaults! Future proof! Do you make
your transition to rigid metal conduit in the concrete? Seems solid!
Thanks for sharing...
Sunny Regards,
Kirpal Khalsa
NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional
Renewable Energy Systems
www.oregonsolarworks.com
541-218-0
Ron:
If you are convinced a putting "cabling" underground is wasteful, then I am
curious, why even consider it as an option? It kind of seems like your mind
is made up.
William
PS: Our practice? We don't run wire, unconduited or conduited through the
air or between independently moveable obje
We just did a 4 pole installation using DPW top-of-pole mounts. We used
Teck-90 armored watertight cable between the poles and from the poles to
the house. The Teck-90 spiral wound metal flex conduit with an
everything-resistant black sheath on it pre-stuffed with just about any
combo of wires
I use Teck a lot in my off-grid installations and I agree it is very cost
effective and safe. It was originally designed for mining application and can
even lay on top of the ground with vehicle traffic if necessary although I
wouldn't recommend it as a practice. Two to three feet of supported T
Hilton:
Can you get this cable with mixed wire gauges, i.e. 3 #10 (white and two
colors) and 1 #8(green or bare)?
How does this material look on surface runs? Can you get it to run nice and
straight?
Thanks in advance.
William
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Hi Kirpal,
We do go to Sch 80 PVC into the concrete to a rigid steel (RMC) sweep 90,
then up the pole with the RMC to the disco. We run Sch 40 PVC underground,
unless we are going under a road or through a lot of rock, then it's back to
the Sch 80. We also run a #4 bare solid copper next to the c
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