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On Mon, 16 Aug 2010 07:19:30 -0500, Jim wrote:

According to the site they sell for Florida homes too.

http://solarroofs.com/index.html#customers
Browse at your leisure.

I browsed and I see the "certifications"

I still do not see a NRTL listed and there are a lot of building
departments that will not issue you a permit without one.

This is what the Florida IAEI (electrical inspectors) has to say about
it.
the consensus is "It needs to be certified by a NRTL."

http://www.iaeifl.org/forums/ubbthre....html#Post7273


You have to read the whole thing. The inspector from Cape Coral said
he'd pass an FSEC approved system.
FSEC has tested and approved the Skyline systems.
The pool system they were arguing about had components with no ratings
at all, and the system wasn't FSEC approved.
Looks like those inspectors don't have their act together.
They should straighten themselves out, get with the new technology, and
get the definitive answer about what FSEC system approval means.

If you are climbing around on your roof with these collectors and
don't have a permit, you are just trusting none of your neighbors are
mad at you about anything or just condo commander types who want to do
the right thing
Building departments are really looking for work these days. Some are
just driving around looking for violations, simply to keep their job.

If there's a chance of getting caught, get the permit. Simple as that.
And if you do that, you talk to the inspector about the system first so
you're in sync and there's no surprises.

Jim - Solar water heating looks too expensive now anyway. Wait 6 more
months. Maybe 8.