It's been toasty down here for a couple of months. We plan on leaving for the NW soon so I hopped up topside and... whoa! Didn't expect this!!! It's an ABS exterior box. Think I might get a different brand.
jor
I had one of these on top of our LD, used for a solar junction box for 15 years. It gets hot here, too.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Carlon-4-in-x-4-in-x-2-in-Gray-Electrical-PVC-Junction-Box-E989NNJ-5-HD-E989NNJ-5-HD/100404097
The PVC is rated for exterior usage. I added a terminal board to it for the connections.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/5831/23424723159_e095476cb2_w.jpg)
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Larry
It's an ABS exterior box. Think I might get a different brand.
Did you paint it black? That might be your problem...
Note that the spare tire cover in the back is ABS.
Steve
It's been toasty down here for a couple of months. We plan on leaving for the NW soon so I hopped up topside and... whoa! Didn't expect this!!! It's an ABS exterior box.
Regular ABS isn't UV-stabilized. Do you know if this was an outdoor/sun-rated box?
So, I use aluminum Bell boxes (now Hubbel or Raco). Good for anything the solar panels can take. RonB
I don't know about sun rated but it was advertised as an outdoor box.
Yes, I did paint it black. Never considered that. I wonder...
Couldn't find a metal one in the size I wanted.
jor
"Yes, I did paint it black."
There's your problem, or most of it anyway. If you're going to paint anything that lives on the roof, paint it white.
. . . If you're going to paint anything that lives on the roof, paint it white.
The Rolling Stones might disagree. 😉
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=flSmiIne-4k&dp_isNewTab=1&dp_referrer=serp&dp_allowFirstVideo=1
So much for color. But as they say in real estate it Location Location Location (https://youtu.be/puM1k-S86nE?feature=shared) ;)
Thanks, Greg. Now I've got Mick and Black is Black stuck in my head for a week! :D
I yield. I'm goin' with white.
jor
Back to white, boys. Good to go.
jor