Re: [RE-wrenches] Off Grid LP Gen advice

2013-09-28 Thread Dave Palumbo
I purchased through Norwall PowerSystems www.Norwall.com I did not price it at Lowes so I don't know if I paid more or less but it was the lowest price I could find. Easy to deal with so far. Received EcoGen yesterday. Dave Palumbo Independent Power LLC From:

Re: [RE-wrenches] Using legacy modules on micro-inverters

2013-09-28 Thread Jay Peltz
Hi Bill Is there a new M250? Enphase shows the 250 at 48vdc max and states 60 cell only modules. That would be nice if it did both Jay Peltz power. Sent from my iPhone On Sep 27, 2013, at 10:14 AM, Bill Brooks billbroo...@yahoo.com wrote: William, Just to add one more thing. I

Re: [RE-wrenches] ECO GEN ALERT

2013-09-28 Thread Drake
Chris, Generac has stated that the Eco Gen will be replaced. Thank you for your help, and for the help of Frank Moreno who you notified of the issue. Best regards, Drake Drake Chamberlin Athens Electric LLC OH License 44810 CO License 3773 NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer

Re: [RE-wrenches] ECO GEN ALERT

2013-09-28 Thread Larry Crutcher, Starlight Solar Power Systems
It's good to see this response instead of the all to often not our fault excuse. Any chance they will pay for your time? Shipping? Larry Crutcher On Sep 28, 2013, at 7:22 AM, Drake drake.chamber...@redwoodalliance.org wrote: Chris, Generac has stated that the Eco Gen will be replaced.

Re: [RE-wrenches] ECO GEN ALERT

2013-09-28 Thread Chris Mason
they are not going to pay for someone's time that is not a service tech. I'd be pretty happy just to get the replacement shipped to me. On Sat, Sep 28, 2013 at 11:26 AM, Larry Crutcher, Starlight Solar Power Systems la...@starlightsolar.com wrote: It's good to see this response instead of the

Re: [RE-wrenches] Energy usage for an electric car

2013-09-28 Thread toddcory
whoops... i think so. thanks for the correction! todd On Friday, September 27, 2013 4:32pm, August Goers aug...@luminalt.com said: Here's a good place to go to find mileage: [http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/Find.do?action=sbsid=32557]

Re: [RE-wrenches] Using legacy modules on micro-inverters

2013-09-28 Thread August Goers
All - If you haven't already seen it, you might want to try playing with the numbers on Enphase's online calculator: http://enphase.com/module-compatibility-calculator-m250-update/ -August *August Goers* Principal Luminalt Energy Corporation o: 415.641.4000 m: 415.559.1525

Re: [RE-wrenches] Energy usage for an electric car

2013-09-28 Thread frenergy
William, We've had a 2012 RAV4EV for the last 8 months. On average we are consuming 13.5 KWhrs/day driving it. This translates to about 46 mi/day, average. For what it's worth the RAV is Tesla inside (battery, motor, controller...) though is the 'small' 42 KW battery. Tesla was

[RE-wrenches] On demand WH

2013-09-28 Thread frenergy
Off-grid Wrenches, I'm working on a load sheet and am having a hard time finding standby and while firing electrical usage for a propane-fired on demand water heater. Do they some/all have standing pilots, glow bars, something else? I'm guessing the standby power needs are very low

Re: [RE-wrenches] On demand WH

2013-09-28 Thread jay peltz
Hi bill Just installed a takagi TK4 6 watts standby, pilotless 87 watts on 110 watts freeze element. Solar preheat ready This one has a fan Others I've seen have no fan, and some with no standby watts or pilot Jay Peltz power. On Sep 28, 2013, at 9:19 PM, frenergy frene...@psln.com

Re: [RE-wrenches] Energy usage for an electric car

2013-09-28 Thread b...@midnitesolar.com
If my calculations are correct, with a gallon of gasoline containing around 40 kW/Hours of energy, that would give Bill's RAV4EV an equivalent of 136 MPG and David's Leaf an MPG of 112 MPG boB On 9/28/2013 8:03 PM, frenergy wrote: William, We've had a 2012 RAV4EV for the last 8

[RE-wrenches] EV energy usage

2013-09-28 Thread frenergy
If my calculations are correct, with a gallon of gasoline containing around 40 kW/Hours of energy, that would give Bill's RAV4EV an equivalent of 136 MPG and David's Leaf an MPG of 112 MPG boB boB, Your numbers look good. David should be doing better than I, however he is afflicted