[RE-wrenches] TED CT voltages. Egauge

Hi does anyone know what the TED current transformer voltage is?  I am quiting my TED attempts and going over to  Egauge, does anyone know is the TED based on 0.333 volts full scale?  I have asked them three times and they never answer.  I was hoping to salvage the CTs and use on Egauge.  Tha

Re: [RE-wrenches] Working on metal roofs.

working on metal roofs is difficult because you have no friction, working on a 12/12 is a close to impossible as it can get.  I like to use scaffold and of course safety rail such that you are safe at the scaffold level.  Scaffold needs to be tied off or braced to prevent toppling when ou place

Re: [RE-wrenches] Metal roof w/o standing seams.

Jason, If you scab onto a truss, is there a certain length the scab board should be? I have never heard of this practice. I worked on a lot of roofs back in my carpenter days! Thanks for the advice! Jesse Sent from my iPhone On May 5, 2011, at 9:23 AM, Jason Lerner wrote: > Hello Jess

[RE-wrenches] Working on metal roofs.

Wrenches, I will be installing multiple arrays on metal roofs at a local community college and am wondering about tying off. Most of the work will be done off of scaffold and JLGs, but there will be times I will have to access upper portions of the roof. I am looking at two arrays that will b

Re: [RE-wrenches] installs/installers..

Todd, Don't forget that I warned you and Bob-O, and Bob-O sternly cautioned him not to touch a system without a license that he couldn't get. Allan On 5/7/2011 3:00 PM, toddc...@finestplanet.com wrote: Ahem, yes... rig

Re: [RE-wrenches] installs/installers..

isn't this where SEIA and ASES chapters have a role to educate the public? Or maybe some folks just can't learn--like Joel said--I'm always sadest when an innocent person buys a place with one of these ' systems '. Sure wish they'd get things checked out before they buy ! Ken Common

Re: [RE-wrenches] Dangerous installs/installers..

We charge $185 for the first hour and $125 for every hour thereafter if the project is local and more if there is significant travel time. I say this only because the 35/hr guys are killing me and their work is worth the price... I also don't see the lowest price cycle helping the industry. A

[RE-wrenches] installs/installers..

Ahem, yes... right here in Mount Shasta. Thanks guys. Todd On Saturday, May 7, 2011 12:34pm, "R Ray Walters" said: Even a bad solar installer isn't going to use cut up extension cords; that install was DIY or a "knowledgable" inebriated neighbor. I lived in the backwoods for many years,

Re: [RE-wrenches] Dangerous installs/installers..

We will be seeing a lot more of this with the big box stores selling solar. I have already set my rate at 150/hour with a blanket liability form in anticipation of this kind of work. We can only hope that nobody kills themselves in the process 'cause you know that it will be the solar energy and n

Re: [RE-wrenches] Dangerous installs/installers..

Very good points, thanks for the advice. I think the AHJ will get a call and the photos I took. Jesse Sent from my iPhone On May 7, 2011, at 2:34 PM, R Ray Walters wrote: > Even a bad solar installer isn't going to use cut up extension cords; that > install was DIY or a "knowledgable" in

Re: [RE-wrenches] Dangerous installs/installers..

Even a bad solar installer isn't going to use cut up extension cords; that install was DIY or a "knowledgable" inebriated neighbor. I lived in the backwoods for many years, and saw even my own work get turned into horror systems. As far as your competitor doing bad work, we had the same problem

Re: [RE-wrenches] Dangerous installs/installers..

I am in the process of doing just that. Along with explanations of why what was there was wrong. The list keeps growing and growing. Jesse Sent from my iPhone On May 7, 2011, at 11:21 AM, "Joel Davidson" wrote: > Except for the renewable energy equipment, I saw poor wiring throughout >

Re: [RE-wrenches] Dangerous installs/installers..

I agree completely, and if a homeowner did this kind of work they have to be told how dangerous it can be. Jesse Sent from my iPhone On May 7, 2011, at 8:43 AM, penobscotso...@midmaine.com wrote: > This sounds more like many of the owner-installed systems we see. If the > customer paid a "pr

Re: [RE-wrenches] Dangerous installs/installers..

This sounds more like many of the owner-installed systems we see. If the customer paid a "professional" for a job like that it is partially that clients fault. Those potential clients who don't do their homework often get what they pay for.. Daryl DeJoy NABCEP Certified PV installer Penobscot

Re: [RE-wrenches] Dangerous installs/installers..

Except for the renewable energy equipment, I saw poor wiring throughout India, soon to be the most populated country in the world. As my Arkansas Ozark mountain neighbor with poor wiring use to say about poverty of the mind, "Poor folks have poor ways." I hope you left a wiring diagram of a prop

Re: [RE-wrenches] Dangerous installs/installers..

Good point, and I guess I could see work like this from a homeowner, but this is from a "energy solutions" company in my area. I can fix the problems with the solar, some new parts, some conduit, pull some wire.. I just don't know what to do about this "energy solutions" guy. Show him why it's

Re: [RE-wrenches] Dangerous installs/installers..

Yeah – it can be scary. Retrofits/fix-its are the worst, but can be fun and profitable at times. Starting from scratch is usually the answer, reusing components if practical. Word of caution… be careful not to harshly criticize work in front of the customer. Sometimes they claim that “anothe

Re: [RE-wrenches] Dangerous installs/installers..

Welcome to the Rodeo partner.. Dan BrownFoxfire Energy Corp.Renewable Energy Systems(802)-483-2564www.Foxfire-Energy.comNABCEP #092907-44 Original Message Subject: [RE-wrenches] Dangerous installs/installers.. From: Jesse Dahl Date: Sat, May 07, 2011 2:45 a