I have a ECOGEN that ran well for a couple of years as originally setup. Then it began having problems with management of the extra oil reservoir (the engine would become flooded with oil and it would belch smoke). I gave up trying to repair that out of frustration and have been running it for the past two years with just the engine oil. I eliminated the extra oil res and it has not caused any problems since. I change the oil at 100 hours now rather than the 500 hour interval the original setup called for.
Dave Palumbo Hyde Park, VT Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Maverick Brown Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2019 10:57 PM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Generac Warranty claim ECOGEN 15k (Dana) Mine died from brushes , I guess catching fire, and that was precipitated by an oil leak on the upper oil hose. The crimp-on fitting was allowing oil to bypass the clamp, spray on the engine and generator head. There is vent hole right on the top of generator head in a perfect place below the oil tube/air intake to breath in the oil and send it through the generator head. Just lovely. If yours is still working, I’ll send you a photo and a note to make a correction to the oil line. Thank you, Maverick On Jul 27, 2019, at 5:08 PM, Chris Mason <[email protected]> wrote: When you say it died, what was the problem? On Sat, Jul 27, 2019 at 5:43 PM Jason Jackson <[email protected]> wrote: Same experience here in Canada. We installed two Ecogens last year, against our better judgement. Both were dead in under 12 months. One was rebuilt under warranty and promptly died again, no coverage in that case. Another was refused warranty as it has been used (sparingly) as prime power during construction, prior to being connected to the inverter system. No warranty if it's not connected to an inverter system on day 1! That model was promptly pulled from the market according to our local ASC, and has been replaced with something similar apparently. Jason Jackson, Energy Systems Designer Ph: 888 604 3128 xt. 101 www.hakaienergy.ca On Sat, Jul 27, 2019 at 2:07 PM <[email protected]> wrote: Send RE-wrenches mailing list submissions to [email protected] To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.re-wrenches.org/listinfo.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [email protected] You can reach the person managing the list at [email protected] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of RE-wrenches digest..." When responding to posts within the Digest, be sure to restore the Subject: line to the original, and please edit out any extraneous lines from the quoted message. Today's Topics: 1. Re: Generac Warranty claim ECOGEN 15k (Dana) 2. solar inter row shading (jay) 3. Re: solar inter row shading (Chris Mason) 4. Re: solar inter row shading (Ray) 5. Re: solar inter row shading (William Miller) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Dana <[email protected]> To: "'RE-wrenches'" <[email protected]> Cc: Bcc: Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 15:42:35 -0600 Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Generac Warranty claim ECOGEN 15k Generwrecked strikes again! After 3 fires in the controllers & 2 more engine meltdowns due to oil loss I would not touch a wreck. Dana Orzel Great Solar Works, Inc. C - 208.721.7003 [email protected] Idaho Contractor - # 028765 Idaho PV # 028374 NABCEP # 051112-136 www.solarwork.com "Responsible Technologies for Responsible People since 1988" " Please consider the environment before printing this email. -----Original Message----- From: RE-wrenches <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Maverick Brown Sent: Friday, July 26, 2019 11:41 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [RE-wrenches] Generac Warranty claim ECOGEN 15k Wrenches Any guidance on getting warranty claim approved when their denial reason is the generic “unsafe” installation? There isn’t anything unsafe about the 1.5 year install that I can see. The ECOGEN is connected to an Outback Radian. Generator has 950 hours on it before the brushes melted down from being exposed to engine oil. Thank you, Maverick _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: [email protected] Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: jay <[email protected]> To: RE-wrenches <[email protected]> Cc: Bcc: Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 14:59:06 -0700 Subject: [RE-wrenches] solar inter row shading HI All, I’m wondering if there is any programs/apps that do inter row shading? I can’t find any. RBI used to have one, it was really slick. Thanks jay peltz power ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Chris Mason <[email protected]> To: RE-wrenches <[email protected]> Cc: Bcc: Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 20:03:23 -0400 Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] solar inter row shading Sketchup with Skelion On Fri, Jul 26, 2019 at 6:41 PM jay <[email protected]> wrote: HI All, I’m wondering if there is any programs/apps that do inter row shading? I can’t find any. RBI used to have one, it was really slick. Thanks jay peltz power _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: [email protected] Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org -- Chris Mason Solar systems designer Generac Generators Industrial technician Comet Systems Ltd DBA Comet Solar Anguilla Cell 264.235.5670 WhatsApp 264.235.5670 Skype: netconcepts www.cometsolar.com ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ray <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Cc: Bcc: Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 19:15:29 -0600 Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] solar inter row shading Here's a cool row spacing sheet that the Wrenches' own William Miller provided us a few years back. He might have a newer version, but this should do what you need, I think. Ray Walters Remote Solar 303 505-8760 On 7/26/19 6:03 PM, Chris Mason wrote: Sketchup with Skelion On Fri, Jul 26, 2019 at 6:41 PM jay <[email protected]> wrote: HI All, I’m wondering if there is any programs/apps that do inter row shading? I can’t find any. RBI used to have one, it was really slick. Thanks jay peltz power _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: [email protected] Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org -- Chris Mason Solar systems designer Generac Generators Industrial technician Comet Systems Ltd DBA Comet Solar Anguilla Cell 264.235.5670 WhatsApp 264.235.5670 Skype: netconcepts www.cometsolar.com _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: [email protected] Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: William Miller <[email protected]> To: RE-wrenches <[email protected]> Cc: Bcc: Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 15:48:14 -0700 Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] solar inter row shading Jay: I have a spreadsheet on our website that might do the trick. It gets complicated with non-flat ground and rows that are not due east-west. It’s been a long time since I used it but give it a try. MillerSolar.com, find resources tab. William > On Jul 26, 2019, at 2:59 PM, jay <[email protected]> wrote: > > HI All, > > I’m wondering if there is any programs/apps that do inter row shading? > I can’t find any. > > RBI used to have one, it was really slick. > > Thanks > > jay > > peltz power > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: [email protected] > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: [email protected] Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: [email protected] Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org -- Chris Mason Solar systems designer Generac Generators Industrial technician Comet Systems Ltd DBA Comet Solar Anguilla Cell 264.235.5670 WhatsApp 264.235.5670 Skype: netconcepts www.cometsolar.com _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: [email protected] Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
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