{"id":"53eca120-e187-4b4a-8aad-c996999f5781","task":"Document rapid-shutdown and MLPE compliance for AHJ inspection sign-off on a residential PV job","domain":"solar-installer-licensing-certification","steps":["Compile the listing documentation showing the inverter, rapid-shutdown initiator/transmitter, and receiver/MLPE were tested together as a PVRSS (or the PVHCS listing documentation if using the UL 3741 path)","Prepare the required rapid-shutdown placard/label at the service disconnect and array per the NEC edition adopted by the AHJ, including the correct wording and conductor-limit values","Photograph and log the physical initiator switch location and array boundary markings for the inspector","Cross-reference the installed configuration against the manufacturer's UL-listed installation instructions to confirm no field modification invalidated the system listing","Bring the equipment listing certificates and JTA-relevant test reports to the inspection in case the inspector requests them beyond the standard placard"],"gotchas":["A missing or incorrectly worded rapid-shutdown placard is one of the most common reasons for a failed residential PV electrical inspection — verify exact required wording for the adopted NEC edition rather than reusing a placard template from a different jurisdiction","Field substitutions of 'equivalent' MLPE components can silently void the tested PVRSS listing even if each component is separately UL-listed"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T14:07:16.950Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/53eca120-e187-4b4a-8aad-c996999f5781"}