Re: [RE-wrenches] Blue Planet Energy

2024-09-16 Thread Blake Gleason via RE-wrenches
FWIW, we were interacting with them last week for a commercial project (re-commissioning). I have an email from Andrea Galassi from four days ago, arranging on-site support from Ben Widmer for this week or next. They are slow to respond, but that's always been the case in my experience... Blake

Re: [RE-wrenches] UL3741 inverter listing for residential roofs

2024-07-29 Thread Blake Gleason via RE-wrenches
Hi Jay, Ironridge XR is 3741 listed, but only with Tesla MCIs (for now), I believe. https://www.ironridge.com/2024/02/27/flush-mount-systems-listed-to-ul-3741/ Best, Blake On Mon, Jul 29, 2024 at 9:58 AM jay via RE-wrenches < re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote: > HI All, > > I”m wondering

Re: [RE-wrenches] Clamping CTs Around Live Conductors - White Paper References and/or Anecdotal Information Requested

2024-03-08 Thread Blake Gleason via RE-wrenches
Hi Sam, The "secondary" of the CT is the side connected to the meter. The primary is the side that gets wrapped around the conductor or busbar on which you are measuring current. So yes, make sure that the secondary is connected to its "burden" (the meter, or a shorting block) before inducing an

Re: [RE-wrenches] 2018 Residential Code Fire Setbacks

2023-06-07 Thread Blake Gleason via RE-wrenches
18" setback at the ridge, assuming <33%. Doesn't matter what's on the other side of the ridge. For hips (not ridges), we are usually allowed to take advantage of the "other side" as long as there is a 36" path in total (eg, 6" on one side of the hip, and 30" on the other side). Blake On Wed, Ju

[RE-wrenches] Ideas and racking systems for "stowing" ground mount PV array during snowy winter?

2022-03-26 Thread Blake Gleason via RE-wrenches
Hi all, I think there's a lot of experience on this list with PV in snowy regions. I'm wondering if anyone has ideas and/or specific hardware/racking systems to allow for easy "stowing" (in vertical or near-vertical position) or "seasonal removal" of the ground mount PV modules for the winter (sn