Too Hot for ABS August 15, 2025, 03:57:07 pm 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 1 Likes
Re: Too Hot for ABS Reply #1 – August 15, 2025, 05:36:47 pm 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/100404097The PVC is rated for exterior usage. I added a terminal board to it for the connections. Larry 2 Likes
Re: Too Hot for ABS Reply #2 – August 15, 2025, 06:01:45 pm Quote from: jor - August 15, 2025, 03:57:07 pm 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 1 Likes
Re: Too Hot for ABS Reply #3 – August 15, 2025, 06:50:54 pm Quote from: jor - August 15, 2025, 03:57:07 pmIt'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?
Re: Too Hot for ABS Reply #4 – August 16, 2025, 02:13:08 am So, I use aluminum Bell boxes (now Hubbel or Raco). Good for anything the solar panels can take. RonB 1 Likes
Re: Too Hot for ABS Reply #5 – August 16, 2025, 09:43:32 am 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 1 Likes
Re: Too Hot for ABS Reply #6 – August 16, 2025, 12:07:23 pm "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. 2 Likes
Re: Too Hot for ABS Reply #7 – August 16, 2025, 05:18:15 pm Quote from: Andy Baird - August 16, 2025, 12:07:23 pm. . . 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 4 Likes
Re: Too Hot for ABS Reply #8 – August 17, 2025, 04:39:20 pm So much for color. But as they say in real estate it Location Location Location 1 Likes
Re: Too Hot for ABS Reply #9 – August 17, 2025, 07:44:18 pm Thanks, Greg. Now I've got Mick and Black is Black stuck in my head for a week! I yield. I'm goin' with white.jor 1 Likes
Re: Too Hot for ABS Reply #10 – August 20, 2025, 12:36:24 pm Back to white, boys. Good to go.jor 5 Likes
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