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 <http://www.berkeleysolar.com/> www.berkeleysolar.com
_____ From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Kirk Herander, VSE Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 10:20 AM To: 'RE-wrenches' Subject: [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 grounded array frame, verified by measurements and arcing. At least the GFI did its job.... We found a massive nest underneath the array. And I just got another call from a customer with the same issue, although we don't know yet if damage has happened. Both these arrays are mounted on Unirac Solarmount, parallel to and stood off from the roof about 6 inches. I'm thinking of skirting the perimeter of the array with a metal mesh of some sort. Any other ideas? Thanks. Most likely they will come back if I do nothing. Kirk Herander Vermont Solar Engineering 802.863.1202 NABCEP(tm) Certified Solar Installer NYSERDA-eligible Installer VT Solar Incentive Program Partner
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