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Does anyone have photos of the squirrel problems and related fixes they can send me offlist? I'm also looking for pictures of arrays with either snow and ice related problems (excess buildup, wedged under the array etc) or of arrays that handle snow well. I'm teaching a best practices class at the Solar Power conference this year and would like to be able to address these issues with some good pics. We'll certainly give you credit for your photos. Since we primarily work in the Bay Area we don't run into either problem. Thanks in advance, August August Goers Luminalt Energy Corporation O: 415.564.7652 M: 415.559.1525 F: 650.244.9167 www.luminalt.com <http://www.luminalt.com/> [email protected] _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Glenn Burt Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 12:01 PM To: 'RE-wrenches' Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] squirrel problems Here in the Albany region of NY, we have had a customer that developed a ground fault after grey squirrels nested under the roof mounted modules & nibbled their way thought the USE-2 whips on several modules. Nest got moist, ground fault appeared, nest dried out, GF goes away. We affixed an aluminum gutter guard to the East & West sides of the array & dribbled the customer's rodent deterrent along it. We used Unirac SunFrame and the N & S sides are pretty tight to the roof. Unfortunately they are actively feeding the rodents in their back yard & while we were effecting repairs watched many frolic on the squirrel amusement rides they had, all filled with corn. We also watched a grey squirrel run the neighbor's service line to their roof & disappear, so we found their mode of access as well. Remains to be seen if the problem has been resolved (rodents that is). We also had another customer Poughkeepsie way call us when he heard squirrels scratching between his array and roof. They're out there..watching! Regards, Glenn Burt NABCEP Certified PV Installer NYSERDA Eligible Installer Technical Specialist RPS Logo 2008 Renewable Power Systems, LLC PO Box 4045 Albany, NY 12204 V: 518-674-5808 C: 518-810-3174 F: 518-514-1175 E: [email protected] www.RPSpower.com <http://www.rpspower.com/> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nick Vida Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 10:03 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [RE-wrenches] squirrel problems This is interesting to see what regions the squirrels are active. I hear Vermont, Mass, New Hampshire, and Colorado here in southern California I have heard of no problems any other areas anybody knows of? is it the cold weather? is it only use-2 or is this including rhw? nick
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