Huntindog wrote:
This idea may or may not help you:
When I installed my Winegard Traveler satellite dis, the instructions said to route the wiring thru a hole I was to put in the roof... It had some sort of plastic cover to install over it.
I wasn't too keen on that idea. So I opted to run the wires to the back of the TT (only about 4') and down the roof ladder. All the way to the bottom, then thru the underbelly to where I wanted to come up thru the floor with them. It worked great, and will not ever be a roof leak issue.
Thanks, but that would be way longer wire run than I want for DC amperage -- too much voltage drop. Re the possibility of the roof leaking, I will use a 4" x 4" x 2" deep plastic gasketed box from HD. I will epoxy two bus bars inside for the wires to all connect. The down wire will go into the roof from the bottom of the box, box will be screwed the the roof and I will seal the bottom of the combiner box with Dicor. Lots and lots of folks install solar roof combiner boxes this way with no leaks.
