We've received support on all (repairs, programming information, and
warranty issues).
We had become certified dealers with Generac after they acquired Pika, and
have continued to sell the systems now that they are Generac.
Early on, we were speaking with the same support people from Pika, who we
Thank you
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We've had a good experience thus far with the Generac Powercel
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> Amanda
>
> Got a call from a family in North Ga who had a Generac system installed by
> some company out of Knoxville
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Hello Wrenches,
Has anyone received any support from Generac for repairs, programming
information, or warranty issues?
Since they own Pika, shouldn’t they support t
Hello Wrenches,
Has anyone received any support from Generac for repairs, programming
information, or warranty issues?
Since they own Pika, shouldn’t they support their products?
Thank You ahead of time.
Amanda Potter
Energy Storage Specialist
NABCEP PV Installation Professional
ADIRONDACK BATTE
This is for a PIKA wind turbine.
We have since been in contact with that support group at Generac.
Jeremy Rodriguez
Solar Installation / Design Expert
All Solar, Inc.
1463 M St
Penrose Colorado 81240
Sent by Jeremy's iPhone. Sorry for typos and shorthand.
On Sep 29, 2020, at 7:27 AM, Chris Mas
I'm a PWRCell dealer and a Generac generator dealer, I could ask if you
want. Contact me off list and I will get the serial number and find out.
Generac will offer generator input soon, likely before the end of the year.
On Fri, Sep 11, 2020 at 11:00 AM Jeremy Rodriguez
wrote:
> If anyone has an
Speaking of PIKA support...are there some installations out there with the
PIKA wind turbine included. I would like to hear about how well they
worked grid tie or off grid. My only experience is with the off grid
version which is still working fine. My run with keeping Bergey XL.1’s
flying is get
Ray there really is not much different thermal mass than any other
modern well maintained home. These homes are 2 x 6 walls, R60 in the
ceilings and common sense window coverings.
Pretty much standard offgrid
for those who can afford it. They want to succeed in one the hardest
climates. The Sou
I was involved in Btu calculations in a previous life. Most HVAC folks
over kill it, instead of really doing the detailed room by room calcs.
My guess is that your systems are working because:
A)There is really good insulation and air seal.
B) there is enough thermal mass to carry the house th
Hi Ray,
They run at night set at 77f. We use a 1 ton, 12,000 btu and a
2nd spare for day use. The spare is rarely needed. These are near 30 SEER,
the most expensive model in each make. LG, Mitsu, Fujitsu. Just after dawn
when the array is lit, we drop the program temp to 74 or so.
Most HVAC
w
What size Air Conditioners? Those seem like really small battery banks
for that. I suppose they just run in the day mostly when the sun is
shinning?
Ray Walters
Remote Solar
303 505-8760
On 9/12/20 3:25 PM, Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar wrote:
I have 5 clients in Florida running mini-split he
I have 5 clients in Florida running mini-split heat pumps offgrid. The
smallest is a 13 kwh useable and the rest running L16 2v cells @ 48v
nominal. Not trying to be a contrarian but with a 2,000 square foot house
with great insulation and SEER numbers around 30, it is not that hard. Need
alot of
54kWh doesn't go far for air conditioning in September in Southwest
Florida. Trust me. Most homes have $200+ electric bills at $0.10/kWh this
time of year, sometimes substantially more.
Generator backup, even with 4 Powerwalls, is necessary for mission-critical
grid-tied backup situations. Sadly,
Hi Bill -
I completely agree with your statement about all off-grid applications.
Most if not all need generators. And, I do think there are some grid tied
applications where generators make sense too, especially for folks who live
way out in the woods as you mention. I was speaking about the mass
I would just add that the reason there is a generator input, is for
when wildfire smoke, winter storms, and damage to the solar power system
occurs. More solar/storage might not do much good when smoke drops the
solar output by 80%.
My business can't use SGIP for obvious reasons. PG
">Dave Ang
August,
Quite frankly and with due respect about the comment about
more PV and battery to forego the need for a generator, I disagree.
Those folks living off-grid in the sticks (um,er, myself included), it
would be a very bad thing not to have Gen input. The current situation
here
In CA the market for ESS is primarily grid tied support features driven by
SGIP + backup (public safety power shutoffs, folks who live in less stable
grid areas, folks worried about natural disasters) so the ESS is designed
to replace generators. This might be a little trickier for areas that need
THe reason they are offering it is probably that they already were Generac
dealers so adding this was an easy addition. Also, Generac is marketing
heavily to dealers now.
On Fri, Sep 11, 2020 at 2:52 PM Jason Szumlanski <
ja...@floridasolardesigngroup.com> wrote:
> We are seeing tons of companies
We are seeing tons of companies in Florida offering Generac/Pika now. They
didn't do it when it was Pika, so why would they now that it has an orange
label? Crazy.
No generator input makes zero sense and even less sense for a generator
manufacturer.
On Fri, Sep 11, 2020 at 12:58 PM Chris Scha
Jeremy,
Pika was bought out by Generac and rebranded as their PWR cell. Most of the
old crew from Pika are now working for Generac. It's beyond me that Generac
bought them and yet they still don't have a generator input. That's why I
could never sign on to the Pika product line. Good luck.
Christo
If anyone has any info on how to get a hold of The former PIKA ENERGY support
group, please contact me off list.
Or if anyone knows where one could get one of their inverters rebuilt/repaired
let me know.
Jeremy Rodriguez
Solar Installation / Design Expert
All Solar, Inc.
1463 M St
Penrose Color
Aloha All,
Do any of the Wrenches out there have any experience with The Pika
Islanding Inverter and Harbor Smart Battery ? Looking specifically if to
find out if they can be stacked (inverters and batteries)?
I see there have been several threads about the company but nothing on the
stacking opt
Jeremy,
I bought one early on in their production and set it up at my place for
a demo. It worked great!
Almost eliminated my generator in the long dark winters here. Long story
short... I did a major upgrade for one of
my off grid customers including upgrading from Xantrex SW4024Plus to
Outb
We’ve installed 5 of them. Good machine, and they were worth the extensive lead
times. Pika is not focused on their turbine any more, and I’ve been told they
will not produce any more, unless they have a large project to fulfill.
Jeremy Rodriguez
Solar Installation / Design Expert
All Solar, Inc
Hi wrenches,
Do any of you own, have installed or know of a PIKA wind installation. I
have a customer asking for a wind turbine to augment the 3.5 kw solar running a
mountaintop transmitter site. I’m looking for some comments about reliability
at an unattended site.
John Blittersdorf
CV W
I met that Pika crew at the energy fair in WI this year. Had a long talk with
them. They showed me their System and answered questions. Seems cool. But, I
have to agree Jay, after this silicon energy and Tenk solar debacle in MN, I’ll
only use proven equipment. I’ll be walking away from jobs if
Kris,
LG batteries are not approved for off grid use at this time, and the only
inverter they work with so far is the StorEdge which is not an off grid
inverter. This pertains to the high voltage units anyway. And, I'm not
aware of anyone bringing the 48v units into the country yet. Either of
thes
Kris/Wrenches
you can use a battery charger direct to the genny, we have had to do this
with some projects that could not have any interruption during a switch
over, this was on a OutBack and could take a genny input, we sent it
through a CT for the FMDC and mate. Different animal same solution wil
Agreed, use long term off grid manufacturers gear, I can’t recommend
reinventing the wheel.
3 am phone calls suck !
Bob ellison
> On Sep 7, 2018, at 1:23 PM, Ray wrote:
>
> I would highly recommend using proven equipment from the long term off grid
> companies: Magnum, Midnite, Outback, Schne
I would highly recommend using proven equipment from the long term off
grid companies: Magnum, Midnite, Outback, Schneider, etc. and stick with
a DC coupled array and lead acid batteries for now. I just got back
from inspecting two Li+ off grid systems done by a GT dealer, and I saw
numerous i
Wrenches,
I am trying to design a Pika off-grid system. The issue is that they
currently have no way to charge from a generator. Has anyone ever
installed one set up for zero grid export and connected the generator to
the grid input?
Would LG chem or another manufacturer be a better choice?
Th
Date: 5/13/18 1:21 PM (GMT-10:00)
To: RE-wrenches
Subject: [RE-wrenches] Pika energy equipment
HI All,
Any of you installing the Pika equipment? Thoughts and is there retail pricing
that can be shared?
thanks
jay
peltz power
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HI All,
Any of you installing the Pika equipment? Thoughts and is there retail pricing
that can be shared?
thanks
jay
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Howie,
We've installed some Pika systems, and been impressed with the quality and
service. (It is easy to get sales, shipping, engineers on the phone).
Relatively new company, but with ties back to southwest windpower days. I'm
guessing you found them when looking at possible Tesla or other GT
Has anyone have any experience or even knowledge of the Pika products?
http://www.pika-energy.com/
Looks like a direct competitor to SolarEdge. Is it actually in the field or in
production?
Thanks,Howie
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