[RE-wrenches] PV and inverter domestic manufacturers' list

Hello, Does anyone know of the existence of and link to a comprehensive list of US-made inverters and PV panels? Thanks. Kirk Herander Vermont Solar Engineering 802.863.1202 NABCEP(tm) Certified Solar Installer NYSERDA-eligible Installer VT Solar Incentive Program Partner _

[RE-wrenches] squirrel problems

I just had to rewire an array because of squirrel damage. They chewed the insulation off of the use-2 on almost every panel within 2 inches of the j-box. This was discovered because the inverter GFI kept intermittently tripping, so one of the uninsulated positive leads must have shorted to the grou

Re: [RE-wrenches] squirrel problems

Kirk, At this point we do not have a problem with squirrels in Montana, but our Boulder, CO branch has been battling with them for quite some time. Wire mesh has been the main deterrent but cannot always hold them back. Unfortunately it is hard to secure the mesh where it meets the roof, witho

Re: [RE-wrenches] squirrel problems

Hi Kirk, We have gone to the 9” standoffs as they give us about 12” to bottom of modules with the Unirac rails and L feet to the flat top standoffs. We haven’t, knock on wood, had any squirrel damage to date on our systems with the tall standoffs. I like the extra cooling for the modules and the b

Re: [RE-wrenches] squirrel problems

Are to costs to repair this kind of damage generally covered by the owners home insurance policy? Mark Frye Berkeley Solar Electric Systems 303 Redbud Way Nevada City, CA 95959 (530) 401-8024 www.berkeleysolar.com _ From: re-wrenches-boun...@li

[RE-wrenches] squirrel problembs

We have plastic owls on the roof. That seems to work. Frank Lewon 7914 Gravois Rd. St. Louis MO 63123 314-644-2490 ___ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.o

Re: [RE-wrenches] squirrel problems

How about modifying one of those electric cow fences? From: Mark Frye To: k...@vtsolar.com; RE-wrenches Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 7:49:37 AM Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] squirrel problems Are to costs to repair this kind of damage generally covered by the

Re: [RE-wrenches] PV and inverter domestic manufacturers' list

Only major inverters I know of for sure made in the US are Outback (not 100% sure on that actually...), Magnum, and Exeltech. Panels are a mixed bag - even the US ones I don't think are 100% made in USA.

Re: [RE-wrenches] squirrel problems

Kirk: Have you ever had squirrels chew through non-metallic liquid tight flex? Thanks, William Miller At 10:19 AM 5/15/2009, you wrote: I just had to rewire an array because of squirrel damage. They chewed the insulation off of the use-2 on almost every panel within 2 inches of the j-box. T

Re: [RE-wrenches] squirrel problems

I personally like my USE shredded and sprinkled over my al dente pasta, along with parmesan cheese. - Peter Peter T. Parrish, Ph.D., President California Solar Engineering, Inc. 820 Cynthia Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90065 Ph 323-258-8883, Mobile 323-839-6108, Fax 323-258-8885 CA Lic. 854779, NABCEP

Re: [RE-wrenches] Sunny Island 5048 & Enphase

Hi All, Has anyone tried this combination offgrid? Dick Solarwind Electric ___ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.o

[RE-wrenches] Tile Roof Mounts

I know that this has most likely been discussed previously on this forum, but I am having difficulties with the sites search engine and finding any results. I am curious what is everyone's preferred method or product of choice is for anchoring / attaching a racking system (UniRac or others) to

Re: [RE-wrenches] Sunny Island 5048 & Enphase

In a message dated 5/15/2009 2:09:07 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, richard.l.rat...@valley.net writes: Has anyone tried this combination offgrid? Marv told me that Enphase does sync to Sunny Island. Don Loweburg **Recession-proof vacation ideas. Find free things to do in th

Re: [RE-wrenches] Tile Roof Mounts

In a message dated 5/15/2009 2:27:06 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, bri...@eagleroofing.com writes: Flat Concrete tile or Spanish tile style roof, New Construction versus Retro fit. New or retro we always use posts and flashings. On some new we have been forced to "double flash" Don L

Re: [RE-wrenches] Tile Roof Mounts

For flat concrete tile and S-tile, we like the ProSolar "Tile Track" product. It takes some time to install, however, the resulting penetration (the annular ring gap between the hole on the concrete tile and the SS all-thread is about 1/16" inch (worst case 1/8"). The all-thread does a good job of

Re: [RE-wrenches] Sunny Island 5048 & Enphase

I believe that a sunny island will work with any batteryless grid-tie inverter, Enphase included. The catch is that it wont work as well as a Sunnyboy, and that may or may not be much of an issue. If the battery bank is large relative to the array, like a C/30-40 charge rate, then it will work just