Re: [RE-wrenches] replacement needed for 12 vdc, 20w El-Sid circulator

2024-05-28 Thread Solar Energy Solutions via RE-wrenches 
Dear Kirk and All,
We use the Laing Pump D5 solar/720B  Part # LMB15107992
Smiles,

 Andrew KoyaanisqatsiPresidentSolar Energy Solutions, Inc.
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On Monday, May 27, 2024 at 07:26:47 AM PDT, Drake Chamberlin via 
RE-wrenches  wrote:  
 
 
I have a box of new, 24VDC El Sid pumps that I decided not to use. I would be 
willing to sell the lot for what i have in it.

Drake 

Drake Chamberlin
Athens Electric LLC
Ohio Electrical Contractor’s License 44810
NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional
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On 2024-05-26 12:35, Kirk Herander via RE-wrenches wrote:

Hello, Any recommendations for replacement? A customer's El Sid on an old Sdhw 
system just failed after 20 years of service. It is powered directly from a PV 
module. Thanks in advance.
 -- 

Kirk Herander / kirkh@vermont.solar

Owner|Principal, VT Solar, LLC

Celebrating our 33st Anniversary 1991-2024!!

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Re: [RE-wrenches] No payment for Sunpower warranty service vendor credits?

2024-02-13 Thread Solar Energy Solutions via RE-wrenches 
Hi Daniel, after three months of back-and-forth we have finally received a replacement panel from SunPower and getting ready to affect repair. Are you saying we are going to have a hard time getting compensated for our services?Andrew KoyaanisqatsiPresidentSolar Energy Solutions, Inc.The BRIGHT CHOICESince 1987, helping you and your Portland neighbors move towards an environmentally sustainable future.503-238-4502www.SolarEnergyOregon.comOn Feb 13, 2024, at 2:38 PM, Daniel via RE-wrenches  wrote:If you are doing warranty work for Sunpower for non leased systems, you may be like many other solar companies that are not getting vendor service payments for the work you are doing.  If this sounds familiar to an experience you have or are having please contact me.  I am trying to aggregate those that are having this experience and see if we can get a larger collective force together and see if we can move them for payments before they are extinct.  ThanksDanielDaniel Tittmann Greenwiredwww.greenwired.comdan...@greenwired.com707-206-5088 ___List sponsored by Redwood AlliancePay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.orgList Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.orgChange listserver email address & settings:http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.orgThere are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the other:https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.orgList rules & etiquette:http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htmCheck out or update participant bios:http://www.members.re-wrenches.org___
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Enphase Gateway causing lamp to flicker

2023-12-11 Thread Solar Energy Solutions via RE-wrenches 
Hi Adam, We have a clause in all of our contracts that reads “prices not include any un-anticipatable events”While I can understand the need to placate clients, the days of solar martyrdom needs to end! Is that line replacing a $10 lamp with a $40 lamp? That is up to you. Keep up the good work!Andrew KoyaanisqatsiPresidentSolar Energy Solutions, Inc.The BRIGHT CHOICESince 1987, helping you and your Portland neighbors move towards an environmentally sustainable future.503-238-4502www.SolarEnergyOregon.comOn Dec 11, 2023, at 8:43 AM, William Miller via RE-wrenches  wrote:Adam: I have experienced the same scenario some years ago with an oval gateway.  We tried some filters but they did not help. We did not have an isolated load center for the gateway.  I think the client bought a new lamp without touch control. You need to connect the gateway and inverter to an isolated load center so you can put a filter on the feeder to that subpanel. William From: RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of AE Solar via RE-wrenchesSent: Monday, December 11, 2023 6:56 AMTo: RE-wrenchesCc: AE SolarSubject: [RE-wrenches] Enphase Gateway causing lamp to flicker WrenchesWe have a project where the homeowner has some of those bedside lamps where you touch them to turn them on/off/dim (rather than having a switch). It seems like when the Enphase Gateway is powered up it causes the lights to freak out. Once we flip the breaker to the Gateway off the lamp operates as normalZ Interestingly, with another load (homeowner was using a dehumidifier) plugged into the circuit it seems to stabilize the lights. We isolated the problem to the Gateway specifically (ie having PV breakers on/off doesn’t make a difference). It’s a supply side connection. The house is small but we tried the lamp in multiple parts of the house and it happens everywhere.  Enphase doesn’t have any ideas. Anyone have this happen to them? I think we might just need to buy them some new lamps, but I’m also interested to understand what is happening. These are just some cheap lamps, but wondering if other household loads that are more sensitive might be affected as well?  Adam 
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Attaching Array To or Through Ply

2023-03-29 Thread Solar Energy Solutions via RE-wrenches 
We like Spider Rax… with the flashing!Spider-Rax PV Solar Mountingspiderrax.comAndrew KoyaanisqatsiPresidentSolar Energy Solutions, Inc.The BRIGHT CHOICESince 1987, helping you and your Portland neighbors move towards an environmentally sustainable future.503-238-4502www.SolarEnergyOregon.comOn Mar 29, 2023, at 11:04 AM, Jerry Shafer via RE-wrenches  wrote:WrenchesSounds like a SIP's type product, there are quite a few multi hole attachment bases that are designed for SIP's. Most will have a larger base, lots of holes for screws to attach that do not require rafters underneath to attach.Fun timesOn Wed, Mar 29, 2023, 8:30 AM frenergy via RE-wrenches  wrote:
  

  
  
Matt,
            I guess my questions are 1/2" plywood or 5/8" and how
  thick is the foam?  Oh and I assume its nominal 2X6 T?  Do
  you know how the plywood is attached?.through the foam into
  the T?... to stringers, nailers or whatever they're called?

Bill
Feather River Solar Electric
Bill Battagin, Owner
4291 Nelson St.(shipping) 
5575 Genesee Rd. (USPS, UPS)
Taylorsville, CA 95983
530.284.1925 Office/ 530.258.1641 Cell
CA Lic 874049
Solar powered since 1982

On 3/29/2023 7:53 AM, Dave Tedeyan via
  RE-wrenches wrote:


  
  Hi Matt, 
I've used these in the past when on a comp roof and there
  was no good way to get into the rafters (or TJI's in this
  case)
https://sunmodo.com/nanomount/



You might want to replace the screws with something shorter
  and beefier though to get more grip if you are only going into
  1/2" plywood.


Cheers,
Dave
  
  
  
On Wed, Mar 29, 2023 at
  10:38 AM Matt Sherald via RE-wrenches 
  wrote:


  
Hi All,


I've run into a roof-mounted job where the roof is
  built-up with the following:


Comp shingle
Plywood
Foam board
T (roof deck, but also interior ceiling)


The beams that hold the t up are wide-spaced and
  not convenient for fastening the full extent of the
  array.  



This being the case, I was considering other fastening
  options and am writing to pick the collective brain of the
  Wrenches to see how others have addressed similar
  situations.


One thought I had was to use the PLP Easy Mounting Foot
  and I'd be glad for any opinions on that or another
  solution.  



-Matt


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  Matt Sherald
  
  PIMBY Energy, LLC

304-704-5943


  
  

  

  
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[RE-wrenches] SUNPOWER Costumer Service

2022-09-12 Thread Solar Energy Solutions via RE-wrenches 
Dear all those who know more than I,
For 15 years I have been bragging about the GREAT SunPower customer service.  

What has changed?  I have spent hours on the phone, often times being 
disconnected or left to perish on hold.  I don't seem to be able to get decent 
tech support or data recovery.
Oh Great Spirits, Speak!

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Re: [RE-wrenches] DC SHW pumps

2022-06-22 Thread Solar Energy Solutions via RE-wrenches 
We use the



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> On Jun 22, 2022, at 9:22 AM, Christopher Warfel via RE-wrenches 
>  wrote:
> 
> 
> March pumps, Laing are all good dc pumps.  Chris
> 
> On 6/22/2022 11:32 AM, Todd Cory via RE-wrenches wrote:
>> I have a customer with a (now obsolete) Hartell DC 1/2" X 1/2" MIP solar hot 
>> water circulation pump which is failing. 
>> 
>> Does anyone happen to have one of these in their inventory? Or can anyone 
>> suggest an alternate? 
>> 
>> I remember March and ElSid used to also make similar DC pumps. It would be 
>> best to find another Hartel unit to ease the plumbing, but any DC 
>> circulation pump would work.
>> 
>> Thanks in advance,
>> 
>> Todd Cory
>> Mount Shasta Energy Services
>> 
>> 
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Direct to decking racking attachments

2022-06-17 Thread Solar Energy Solutions via RE-wrenches 
We’ve been using these for about three years and I’ve not had a problem yet.  
https://spiderrax.com/

Andrew Koyaanisqatsi
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> On Jun 17, 2022, at 7:21 AM, Sam Haraldson via RE-wrenches 
>  wrote:
> 
> 
> Carl,
> 
> We are fans of the Rooftech RT Mini product for applications that don't allow 
> us to employ rafter attachments.  We are primarily a SnapNrack installer and 
> the RT Mini base works well with the SNR uppers.  We have been using them for 
> perhaps four years, maybe five and have seen no issue in that (albeit 
> somewhat short) period of time.  
> 
> Another option might be looking into Ironridge XR1000 rails which have much 
> higher spans than the normal 48" (up to 12' depending on snow loading).  
> 
> https://www.ironridge.com/component/xr-rails/
> 
> Sincerely,
> Sam Haraldson 
> Installation & Service Manager
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Razors & Removing paint from solar modules

2022-04-15 Thread Solar Energy Solutions via RE-wrenches 
We have seen cells shattered…kind of cracked… yet still functioning, when we 
have heard of clients using pressure washers on panels.

Andrew Koyaanisqatsi
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> On Apr 15, 2022, at 7:44 AM, Dana Orzel via RE-wrenches 
>  wrote:
> 
> 
> If your use a razor only use a fresh razor blades. The moment you feel burrs 
> stop & replace the razor as the burrs will scratch the glass. Also keep the 
> surface always wet with a soapy solution [surfactant] to keep the surface 
> slick & this extends the short life of a razors edge.
> Use a razor handle to hold the blade & keep a first aid kit available. Soapy 
> water & razor blades have interesting incidents.  I owned a window tint shop 
> 40 years ago & definitely had my share of razor cuts.
>  
>  
> Dana Orzel  Great Solar Works, Inc.
> C - 208.721.7003   d...@solarwork.com
> Idaho Contractor - # 028765 Idaho PV # 028374
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> P Please consider the environment before printing this email.
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> From: RE-wrenches  On Behalf Of 
> Chris Mason via RE-wrenches
> Sent: Friday, April 15, 2022 8:18 AM
> To: RE-wrenches 
> Cc: Chris Mason 
> Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Removing paint from solar modules
>  
> Just a razor blade. I doubt you can take if off chemically.
>  
> On Fri, Apr 15, 2022 at 9:01 AM Mac Lewis via RE-wrenches 
>  wrote:
> Hi Wrenches,
>  
> We had some painters try to paint a house in 35 mph winds and (of course) the 
> overspray got onto some recently installed solar modules.  They were using a 
> latex water-based exterior paint.  Are there any mild solvents you might 
> recommend to help clean this up?  Or just elbow grease?
>  
> Thanks!
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