Nema 1 wireway - Noob
Lets try out this forum. I want to buy my first wireway. I don't know what I am doing. This will be a wireway to join AIOs and PF16s.
This is all conjecture of what I think I want:
Nema 1 8" x 8" screw cover wireway without knockouts.
Order in 2 or 3 sections to be joined to make weight manageable.
Order from local supplier. CES is local, am I going to pay through the nose any more with them than anywhere else?
Going with 8x8 instead of 10x10, even though AIO is 10 deep. Vertical space on wall is limited. Only planning to use back set of knockouts on the AIO which I think will line up just fine with the 8x8.
CES seems to carry Unity and Austin brands, do I care which one?
Are wireway's paintable. Might like to match color of AIO and PF16. Don't want to spring for paint from the manufacturer.
Any advice?
We have opted for 2 options with our installations. All of them centered around a 12x12 gutter (the 10x10 would work but the front holes would interact with the edge of the gutter strangely). We either went with a 6' so we could put 2 inverters on top and have connection room for other equipment or we went with a 2' unit to just go under the inverter.
Whenever purchasing gutters you are going to spend some $$ but it really speeds up the installation.
I have attached pictures of both options:
You will note that we didn't stack the inverter on top of the battery, That is because you would need a step stool to look at the screen, really get up there in height. Also the batteries don't have a great option for that so we switched to this method.
I ordered our gutters from Zoro.com, wasn't cheap but the time savings and the easy of adding extra equipment later is well worth it.