Re: [RE-wrenches] Is Solark UL 9540 Certified?

ction to its firmware. The system 15kW generator starts and runs for 20 minutes every Monday morning. The system remains grid-tied, so the genny is getting no load exercise. regards, bill Bill Hennessy Berks Solar, LLC 371 Centennial Rd Mertztown, PA 19539 o 610 682 4300 c 484 560 4666 NABC

[RE-wrenches] pole mount maker

Hi folks--This mounting system looks pretty efficient--48 modules on a single pole. Does anyone have an idea as to the manufacturer or experience with the racking? The photo was unattributed. regards, bill Bill Hennessy Berks Solar, LLC 371 Centennial Rd Mertztown, PA 19539 o 610 682 4300

Re: [RE-wrenches] Sol-Ark Gen Exercise Cycle

. The system has an an Ecogen 15kW. Not having an exercise function is also a miss. As mentioned below, the time of use can be used, but one has to go out and play with the programming to check the generator. regards, bill Bill Hennessy Berks Solar, LLC 371 Centennial Rd Mertztown, PA 19539 o 610

Re: [RE-wrenches] Microgrid... Outback or SMA or other?

Hi folks--We've just finished our first dual 12kW Sol-Ark install (replacing a Fronius 10kW from 10 years ago) and I have a few comments on  the recent questions. First, Sol-Ark started with a frustrating manual, but they are improving. To address Dave's question, the on-line manual for the 8k

Re: [RE-wrenches] SMA connection box access

conduit to fit. regards, bill Bill Hennessy Berks Solar, LLC 371 Centennial Rd Mertztown, PA 19539 o 610 682 4300 c 484 560 4666 NABCEP certified installer PA contractor #44411 www.berkssolar.com On Wednesday, December 4, 2019, 10:12:08 AM EST, Jason Szumlanski wrote: I'm not sure what

[RE-wrenches] automatic transfer switches

--hopefully a basic transfer switch that will quickly switch and drop out when grid power is restored. Would appreciate any thoughts or suggestions. regards, bill Bill Hennessy Berks Solar, LLC 371 Centennial Rd Mertztown, PA 19539 o 610 682 4300 c 484 560 4666 NABCEP certified installer PA

Re: [RE-wrenches] Enphase

And with all Enphase adapters, don't forget to check for continuity and connector seating before assembling. On occasion, we've found opens in the adapters. bill Bill Hennessy Berks Solar, LLC 371 Centennial Rd Mertztown, PA 19539 o 610 682 4300 c 484 560 4666 NABCEP certified installer PA

[RE-wrenches] kaco inverters usa contact?

Bill Hennessy Berks Solar, LLC 371 Centennial Rd Mertztown, PA 19539 o 610 682 4300 c 484 560 4666 NABCEP certified installer PA contractor #44411 www.berkssolar.com ___ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re

[RE-wrenches] SMA grid-tied backup LG or BYD?

requirements are about the same. One noticeable difference is that the LG is wall mounted and the BYD is stacked on the floor. thanks for your time, bill Bill Hennessy Berks Solar, LLC 371 Centennial Rd Mertztown, PA 19539 o 610 682 4300 c 484 560 4666 NABCEP certified installer PA contractor

[RE-wrenches] Easy Foot substitute

%20Brochure.pdf  Does anyone have experience with the product? Any other company that would work on a non-rafter roof? Or does anyone know of a stash of 40 or more Easy Feet that they could contact us off list? regards, bill Bill Hennessy Berks Solar, LLC 371 Centennial Rd Mertztown, PA 19539 o

Re: [RE-wrenches] Bus bar battery jumpers

/publications/pub_list/pdf/a6022.pdf Bill Hennessy Berks Solar, LLC 371 Centennial Rd Mertztown, PA 19539 o 610 682 4300 c 484 560 4666 NABCEP certified installer PA contractor #44411 www.berkssolar.com On Wednesday, May 1, 2019, 8:05:59 AM EDT, drake.chamber...@redwoodalliance.org wrote: Glenn

Re: [RE-wrenches] Dealing with HOAs.

and water.  regards, bill Bill Hennessy Berks Solar, LLC 371 Centennial Rd Mertztown, PA 19539 o 610 682 4300 c 484 560 4666 NABCEP certified installer PA contractor #44411 www.berkssolar.com On Friday, March 29, 2019, 6:05:03 PM EDT, Kevin Eigel wrote: Thanks Jerry. This project is in Ohio

Re: [RE-wrenches] Recording Volt Meter

without over spending. Would it be possible to hook it up at a house on a regular basis when it is not being used for a job? Bill Hennessy Berks Solar, LLC 371 Centennial Rd Mertztown, PA 19539 o 610 682 4300 c 484 560 4666 NABCEP certified installer PA contractor #44411 www.berkssolar.com

Re: [RE-wrenches] Schneider Phone Support

We received a response in a day. Bill Hennessy Berks Solar, LLC From: Jay To: RE-wrenches Sent: Friday, January 11, 2019 3:19 PM Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Schneider Phone Support Hi all, In regards to signing up for the special code. Does anyone know how long it takes to get

[RE-wrenches] Outback sold to PA battery company

| | | EnerSys acquires Alpha Technologies Deal will allow Bern Township company to expand product portfolio. | | |  Bill Hennessy Berks Solar, LLC 371 Centennial Rd Mertztown, PA 19539 o 610 682 4300 c 484 560 4666 NABCEP certified installer PA contractor #44411

Re: [RE-wrenches] Trackers

sues since. We did have to upsize the Fronius inverters. My design mistake. I typically oversize the array to the inverter, but in the spring, the arrays were always clipping. Folks do like to watch the slow dance of the modules.  Bill Hennessy Berks Solar, LLC 371 Centennial Rd Mertztown, PA 19

Re: [RE-wrenches] M210 Enphase

Ron, Give Enphase a call; replacements are usually sent without a hassle. They have a lot of experience replacing their older inverters.  regards, bill Bill Hennessy Berks Solar, LLC 371 Centennial Rd Mertztown, PA 19539 o 610 682 4300 c 484 560 4666 NABCEP certified installer PA contractor

Re: [RE-wrenches] Ac Coupling

Larry--Forgot to add on the original post--you would need three Magnum 4448s to work w the 11.4 SolarEdge. Bill Hennessy Berks Solar, LLC 371 Centennial Rd Mertztown, PA 19539 o 610 682 4300 c 484 560 4666 NABCEP certified installer PA contractor #44411 www.berkssolar.com From: Larry

Re: [RE-wrenches] Enphase tech support

roy, here's the tech support number from the enlighten section. they ask to also have your site id ready when you call. https://enlighten.enphaseenergy.com/support also, enphase has cut staff and the wait is getting longer. regards, bill Bill Hennessy Berks Solar, LLC 371 Centennial Rd

Re: [RE-wrenches] Looking for insulated #6 bare standoff

-Aluminum/Multiple/4USEAGREX1000/product.aspx?zpid=69642 If you were buried with the 10,000 feet, folks would remember you as well-grounded.  Bill Hennessy Berks Solar, LLC From: Dana <d...@solarwork.com> To: 'RE-wrenches' <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> Sent: Thursday, Ap

Re: [RE-wrenches] Mounting on rock

nes and the 3/4" prices range from $25 to $50.  Bill Hennessy Berks Solar, LLC 371 Centennial Rd Mertztown, PA 19539 o 610 682 4300 c 484 560 4666 NABCEP certified installer PA contractor #44411 www.berkssolar.com From: Aaron Mandelkorn <reoso...@gmail.com> To: RE-wren

Re: [RE-wrenches] Electric Water kWh/ person

water heater, insulated supply lines, low flow fixtures and better consumption awareness would also help reduce energy use. regards, bill Bill Hennessy Berks Solar, LLC 371 Centennial Rd Mertztown, PA 19539 o 610 682 4300 c 484 560 4666 NABCEP certified installer PA contractor #44411

Re: [RE-wrenches] Looking for Solar Ready pedestal

Milbank makes a quality line of pedestals. The 200A mobile home line looks like it could meet your requirements: http://www.milbankworks.com/metering/pedestals/mobile-home.aspx Milbank U5136-O-200S regards, bill  Bill Hennessy Berks Solar, LLC 371 Centennial Rd Mertztown, PA 19539 o

[RE-wrenches] Darfon hybrid inverters

that will be released soon?  Bill Hennessy Berks Solar, LLC 371 Centennial Rd Mertztown, PA 19539 o 610 682 4300 c 484 560 4666 NABCEP certified installer PA contractor #44411 www.berkssolar.com___ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches

[RE-wrenches] Outback Skybox info?

Hi folks, Does anyone have info on when (hopefully soon) Outback will be shipping its Skybox? Bill Hennessy Berks Solar, LLC 371 Centennial Rd Mertztown, PA 19539 o 610 682 4300 c 484 560 4666 NABCEP certified installer PA contractor #44411 www.berkssolar.com

[RE-wrenches] float switch for grundfos submersible

Hi folks-- Can anyone recommend a non-factory, inline float switch for a Grundfos pv-powered submersible? Not interested in paying the $350 for the Grundfos controller.The float switch contacts will need to handle the arcing of about 120 VDC.  Bill Hennessy Berks Solar, LLC 371 Centennial Rd

Re: [RE-wrenches] SIPS panel roofs

n Allentown, PA. Design snow load was 30psf. The Easy Feet worked great, but you have to set them right the first time. Mastic will not let go to fine tune.  Bill Hennessy Berks Solar, LLC 371 Centennial Rd Mertztown, PA 19539 o 610 682 4300 c 484 560 4666 NABCEP certified installer PA co

Re: [RE-wrenches] 72 cell micro inverters

us abandon the normal interface for a signal of over wire home-brew set up. Bill Hennessy Berks Solar, LLC 371 Centennial Rd Mertztown, PA 19539 o 610 682 4300 c 484 560 4666 NABCEP certified installer PA contractor #44411 www.berkssolar.com From: jay <jay.pe...@gmail.com> To: RE-wr

Re: [RE-wrenches] Morningstar new battery backup , more comments and opinions

for backup? If you are gone and the power fails, it would be nice to know the sump pump will continue to work, the freezer will run and the heating system will keep the pipes from freezing.  Bill Hennessy Berks Solar, LLC 371 Centennial Rd Mertztown, PA 19539 o 610 682 4300 c 484 560 4666 NABCEP

Re: [RE-wrenches] Water Heater Heat Pumps

for a heating load. Going to net zero carbon, a heat pump water heater in a garage or cellar might work well for a tight, well-insulated house. regards, bill  Bill Hennessy Berks Solar, LLC 371 Centennial Rd Mertztown, PA 19539 o 610 682 4300 c 484 560 4666 NABCEP certified installer PA contractor

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aquion batteries - batteries in general

 shelf life are the drivers--agm or gel. With their ability to function with a partial state of charge, Aquions would do well in a distributed generation scenario and provide great support  for frequency and load managing. Imagine the net metering possibilities.  Bill Hennessy Berks Solar, LLC 371

[RE-wrenches] 300W 72 cell micro inverters

Hi folks-- We're planning a micro inverter install using 300W 72 cell modules for an area with a fair amount of shading. The choices we've found are ABB micro 0.3 or APS YC500A. Any stories to tell about either of these or another suggestion? Thanks for your time.  Bill Hennessy Berks Solar

Re: [RE-wrenches] warranty exclusions

So what is the name of the module manufacturer with the exclusion warrany regarding shade and re-roofing?  Bill Hennessy From: Solar dahlso...@gmail.com To: RE-wrenches re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2014 3:13 PM Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] warranty

Re: [RE-wrenches] Conduit supports on sloped composite shingle roofs

DPW Easy Feet are cost effective and work well, but plan well cut the stickem layer gives you only one chance. Turn an L foot upside down, fasten it to the easy foot and use a mini on the L. United Electric Supply in Delaware stocks and ships fast. Bill Hennessy Berks Solar, LLC

[RE-wrenches] Magnum Energy sold to tax dodger

, Massachusetts, it's now known as Sensata Technologies Holding NV (ST) of the Netherlands. Treasury Department... View on finance.yahoo.com Preview by Yahoo Bill Hennessy Berks Solar, LLC 371 Centennial Rd Mertztown, PA 19539 o 610 682 4300 c 484 560 4666 NABCEP certified installer PA

Re: [RE-wrenches] [BULK] Diode Failure

.   Bill Hennessy Berks Solar, LLC 371 Centennial Rd Mertztown, PA 19539 o 610 682 4300 c 484 560 4666 NABCEP certified installer PA contractor #44411 www.berkssolar.com From: Jeff Irish j...@hudsonsolar.com To: RE-wrenches re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Sent

Re: [RE-wrenches] AC coupling with Fronius

came out. We weren't there at the time and conditions are hard to replicate. Magnum tells us it's a Fronius issue and we are hoping to work with someone at Fronius to learn more.   Bill Hennessy Berks Solar, LLC From: Mac Lewis maclew...@gmail.com To: RE

Re: [RE-wrenches] California State Fire Marshal's Solar Photovoltaic Installation Guidelines

that embraces a rush to PV and not smother it with the love of safety. Want to stop fires? Let's go after toaster ovens.   Bill Hennessy Berks Solar, LLC From: Solar Energy Solutions solarenergysoluti...@yahoo.com To: RE-wrenches re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Sent