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Missing is the placard with the roof layout showing the array. The plans will generally have a sheet of what sticker goes where.

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Agree, the plans will tell us where the stickers are to be placed, FAILED inspection I suspect.

Interesting no new conduits near the meter?
 
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ICE - I thought the diagram was required for PV arrays with rapid shut down. Are you seeing rapid shut down on all of them? The labels in the picture do not indicate Rapid Shutdown.
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Rapid shutdown is always required.

This is the placard I referred to:

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ICE - What I read Rapid shutdown is per 690.12 "if on or in a building shall...." Do you not have any pole based systems non rooftop or wall that have sun tracking etc.? I had one project that had both roof and wall arrays and at the time I wondered how is the person walking by an array or a rooftop maintenance person protected or is the only concern for first responders? Up here we have long handled snow removal devices.snow tool.jpeg
 
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ICE - What I read Rapid shutdown is per 690.12 "if on or in a building shall...." Do you not have any pole based systems non rooftop or wall that have sun tracking etc.? I had one project that had both roof and wall arrays and at the time I wondered how is the person walking by an array or a rooftop maintenance person protected or is the only concern for first responders? Up here we have long handled snow removal devices.View attachment 7305
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So far I have only encountered rooftop arrays.
 
I was sent this picture by a solar contractor. I noted that the stranded wire shows damage.

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The contractor disagreed with that assessment so I sent him a picture. He still disagrees with me. He claims that what I see as damage is an optical illusion. So I asked him to eliminate the optical illusion.

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I was sent this picture by a solar contractor. I noted that the stranded wire shows damage.

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The contractor disagreed with that assessment so I sent him a picture. He still disagrees with me. He claims that what I see as damage is an optical illusion. So I asked him to eliminate the optical illusion.

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I guess he doesn't know PhotoShop!
 
The first inspection resulted in a correction to manage the bare copper EGC away from aluminum. Here the workman has removed the modules and is installing lay-in lugs to secure the wire.

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It was at the second inspection that I had this picture. Notice the plumbing vent that was shortened.
 
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2018 IRC going to allow the vent below a solar panel to be 2-inches.

CA code is gonna have to keep up with the times if their goin all solar!:p
 
Correction was written to isolate the neutral from ground due to this being a sub-panel. There is two of them.

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I write those corrections all of the time. I even make them completely remove that green "jumper" screw. Blows me away that seasoned, licensed, professional companies have been consistently doing it this way for way too long. "I've been doing it this way for 30 years" or "the county lets me do it." Don't care, doesn't make it right.
 
Permit says furnace and AC. I called the contractor. He has attitude. Tells me how he took over from another contractor that #!&^%$ it up. Gives me grief for asking for pictures. Well I do everything from my garage and unless you're gonna haul the thing over here...I want pictures.

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The last picture is about the duct being supported by a cloth strap. The strap starts out wide enough to meet code. Over time it folds up and is not code compliant. I used to turn this stuff down but I lost that battle because the product has a listing as duct strap.

And no, I did not write corrections related to the junction box or cable.

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I delivered some corrections but not all of them. I would have delivered all of the corrections at one time but because he shorted me on the pictures I don't know what those corrections are....yet. His attitude is gone.
 
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Is there a furnace shut-off switch nearby?

I see an A/C line set but where's the a-coil? Is there a Pan?

Need more cowbell, I mean pictures!
 
Stop work order and install trench safety fence. Call for reinspect, install the correct sewer line cap, make sure you use primer!

Is there a charge for a re-inspection?
 
Yes that is tape. There will be several condominioms built on the lot. It is not an inspection that I was involved with. A coworker sent the picture. If the lateral is large enough for a dozen condos is a question. But even a temporary seal should at least be a Jem cap.
 
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