Can you lay them on their sides?-GlennSent from my 'smart'phone, so please excuse typos and spelling errors.------ Original message------From: Jason SzumlanskiDate: Sat, Mar 27, 2021 11:12 AMTo: RE-wrenches;Cc: Subject:Re: [RE-wrenches] Batteries and Working SpacesThat's problematic I think. I guess the next question would be, if I need to keep this breaker at 6'7", I don't see that being accessible be someone standing in front of it anyway without a portable ladder, so what height IS acceptable?Also, maybe I don't need to mount the whole battery above the flood level. Maybe just exposed live parts need to be that high. If that's the case, would that just be the tops?JasonOn Fri, Mar 26, 2021, 7:13 PM Chris Sparadeo <c...@catamountsolar.com> wrote:Hi Jason,There is a 250A breaker located inside a compartment on the top of the unit. Keeping that reasonably accessible would be important. Also, just out of curiosity, how are you planning of getting these battery cabinets onto their 4’ platform? Forklift? Ramp? On Fri, Mar 26, 2021 at 3:40 PM Jason Szumlanski <ja...@floridasolardesigngroup.com> wrote: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 SzumlanskiFlorida Solar Desing Group _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance
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