Solar panel fire

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Solar panel fire

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November 1 at 6:53 AM ·
🇦🇺🔥 Take extra care of your Solar Panel systems.
Be aware of leaf litter on your roof.
In this case the DC Isolator caught fire and then set fire to leaf litter under the Solar Panels.
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Re: Solar panel fire

Post by supersparky »

I wonder if that DC isolator was one of the type that was recalled a year or so ago. When we had our panels upgraded last year, we had to change all the DC isolators.
I can't recall the exact reason for recall, but I know they are now non-compliant.
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