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If there is a practical reason why something should not be done then the code is irrelevant. I do not like installing electrical equipment near plumbing so I get it. Maybe a partition or wing wall could be implemented to protect from spray if there is a leak? William Miller Solar 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422 805-438-5600 www.millersolar.com CA Lic. 773985 *From:* RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] *On Behalf Of *Lou Russo via RE-wrenches *Sent:* Thursday, March 20, 2025 8:39 AM *To:* Jason Szumlanski *Cc:* Lou Russo; RE-wrenches *Subject:* Re: [RE-wrenches] 210.8 Jason, That is my understanding as well. But he feels strongly enough that he will pull out from the project if I don't comply and he does not want to discuss it further. It is his license so he can do what he wants to do. I have been working with him for 15 years and he is usually reasonably, so it makes me wonder why he is standing his ground. He does not even want to have a general discussion about 210.8. Very odd. On Thu, Mar 20, 2025, 11:07 AM Jason Szumlanski < ja...@floridasolardesigngroup.com> wrote: 210.8 covers GFCI protection for outlets and receptacles. Hard-wired branch circuits and feeders of a PV and ESS system are not considered outlets or receptacles. If I am not mistaken, each subsection specifically mentions outlets and/or receptacles. Even the section about mini-splits is talking about cord and plug connected units, not hard-wired appliances. The entirety of 210 is for branch circuits only, so feeders would not fall under this section. Hopefully that helps! Jason Szumlanski Principal Solar Designer | Florida Solar Design Group NABCEP Certified Solar Professional (PVIP) Florida State Certified Solar Contractor CVC56956 Florida Certified Electrical Contractor EC13013208 On Thu, Mar 20, 2025 at 10:10 AM Lou Russo via RE-wrenches < re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote: Aloha All, My engineer is pushing back on our design, which calls for a battery and load center to be installed within 6ft of the water pump and filter, the inverter is 7ft away. He is citing NEC 2020 210.8 and the need for GFCI protection. Now besides the practical reason for not doing this, I can not find a code reference preventing our proposed location for the battery and load center. This is for an off-grid new construction home with the PV equipment in the garage, using a Sol-Ark 15k and Discover Rack Mount batteries. Any input? Aloha, Lou Russo Owner l...@spreesolarsystems.com Office - 808 345 6762 Spree Solar Systems LLC CT-34322 _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the other: https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/ http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: http://www.members.re-wrenches.org
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