Re: [RE-wrenches] 690.31E (through a building)

2009-12-21 Thread Mark Dickson
Thanks for the reply William! We will be running it through a fused combiner at the array prior to that-this would not allow us to disconnect under load, however I cannot see the need to. . . Best regards, Mark Dickson, NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer T Oasis Montana Inc. From:

Re: [RE-wrenches] Solar System Certification

2009-12-21 Thread Brian White
Thanks to all who have posted. To answer a couple of questions that have been posted. Eagle Roofing does not have a contractor's license, as we do not perform the installation. We work with electrical contractors and roofing contractors in the area of a given project. Our services do include

Re: [RE-wrenches] Solar System Certification

2009-12-21 Thread toddcory
So you can get others to install your designs? I would never touch materials I do not sell, or install a system I did not design... and I am amazed anyone would. Todd On Monday, December 21, 2009 12:56pm, Brian White bri...@eagleroofing.com said: Thanks to all who have posted. To

Re: [RE-wrenches] Solar System Certification

2009-12-21 Thread Brian White
First of all, I think that our business model comes no where close to the norm of the solar world. Our customers come to us through roofing channels, meaning Eagle's primary focus is manufacturing and selling concrete roof tiles. So as we sell a re-roof or new roof for new construction, we

Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery Automatic Watering

2009-12-21 Thread Kelly Keilwitz, Whidbey Sun Wind
All, I'm a little late on this thread, but wanted to give some contrary experience. We have, maybe, 15 BFS watering systems out there, dating back 5 to 6 years. Although I've experienced some issues in getting watering systems set up properly, once they are set I haven't seen a problem develop.

[RE-wrenches] Customer perspectives

2009-12-21 Thread William Miller
Friends: I went to a very nice winter solstice/50th birthday party earlier this evening. In attendance were a lot of the hippy/green types I like to hang out with. Not so coincidentally, there were a fair number of my clients (also friends) there, both grid-tie and off grid. As usual, I

Re: [RE-wrenches] Solar System Certification

2009-12-21 Thread Todd Cory
Title: Todd Cory So William... are you saying as a part of wrench survival we are expected to become glorified electricians? I am not sure about your point. I think this thread should move to the marketing list though. Todd William Miller wrote: Todd: Survival is about learning to adapt.

Re: [RE-wrenches] low voltage disconnect

2009-12-21 Thread Warren Lauzon
The only way to really prevent that is to disconnect everything but the solar array. Unfortunately, more than once we have seen customers disconnect the array but leave other phantom loads on. When most inverters shut down on LV they are still drawing a few watts. And even with solar