Routing Solar Conduit Through Attics

With a flashlight examine the attic and locate the path that you will use to run the wire between the two locations.

Routing solar conduit through attics.

Get over to the wall above the panel or as close as possible then get outside under the eave and run down the wall with emt. Whenever i do attic wiring i remove the insulation and staple it to the ceiling joist. Familiarize yourself with the footing situation. Ensure the conduit location in the attic provides at least 18 in.

Also press a rope of duct seal around the top of the lb to keep water out. I m building a new home outside the city limits in liberty county in texas my electrician ran the main power feed wire from the meter through the exterior wall up into the attic and down into the breaker panel without any conduit. If this meets code then i will be running attic wiring in this manner from now on. Inside the attic resides a remotely activated switch within 5 ft of where the conduit enters.

We have literally hundreds of good photos. Wrap a conduit strap around the conduit and screw it to the house to secure the conduit. Ensure there are three or fewer 90 degree turns from the attic to the designated 4 ftx 4 ft plywood area or provide for accessible pull boxes as required by the national electric code. The remotely activated disconnect could also sit outside the attic closer to the array if that is more practical.

Get down into the attic with a short piece of pipe through the roof with a pullbox on top. A note on conduit. Run the wiring conduit through the home so that the overall length of the conduit is minimized. Wiring between the roof installation and the inverter runs in metal conduit through the attic and into the garage.

Check out our website photo gallery if you want to see more. Climb through the attic access using a ladder if necessary and look into the attic space. I was also under the impression that if wiring is in an attic space that it may need to be derated because it can get very hot up there. Conduit runs are hidden under the panels and inside attics not run over the top of the roof.

Connect flex to the bottom of that pipe. Occasionally due to attic configuration or other challenges some visible conduit is unavoidable.