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Conduit for solar panels.
Emt electrical metallic tubing is required unless otherwise specified.
In a solar power system without conduit your outdoor wires could get wet eventually corrode and your pv system would likely suffer extensive and expensive damage.
Never use smaller conduit than what is spec d in your plans.
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During construction add a 1 inch metal conduit from the photovoltaic array to the designated inverter location and add a second 1 inch metal conduit from the inverter location to the electrical service panel.
Also without conduit the wires in your walls could heat up and start a fire.
Installing conduit is necessary to protect your wires from all exterior or interior elements and vice versa.
Notice the electrical conduit located on either side of the panel arrays.
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You can use larger conduit than specified if necessary to ease the conductors in.
The nec national electric code requires solar wiring to be transitioned to conduit before leaving the array.