hello. Ive got a very simple question for my first one: Im a fairly new residential PV installer, and we are going back and forth about the rooftop j-box, the soladeck, and where we install it. On the one hand, do you install them so they'll hide under the PV array (but then its hard to access, a panel has to be removed if ever need to access, not to mention, a panel has to be left off the array at initial installation phase, so the electrician can do his work - and so the inspector can look at it. this means an extra visit to the site to install that last panel at the end...). On the other hand, do you install the soladeck discreetly at the side of the array where its accessible, but not obtrusive. I've been told this looks 'amateurish', but im not buying that. PV installations are equipment, and hardware, and fixtures, conduit, attachments, etc etc. One soladeck neatly tucked on the side of the array is not what's going to be amateurish - or not. what say you?
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SAMUEL HALL
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