I have seen one install in my local area, done by PetersonDean Roofing, they beat my bid by $1.50/watt, and actually did a very nice install, although they used cheaper chinese modules, and a string inverter (I was proposing enphase). But I was surprised by the clean conduit work, and flashings on the roof.
Mike Nelson MD Electric & Solar Gualala Ca. On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 3:35 AM, Warren Lauzon <war...@wind-sun.com> wrote: > We have seen a lot of the roofing companies nibbling around the edges of > solar installs lately. I have only seen a couple of installs personally, and > they were far from what I would call professional or reliable. Not quite as > bad as your example, but in one case they had used Romex to run the wiring > down to the inverter, and not in conduit. > > > *From:* Nick Soleil <nicksoleilso...@yahoo.com> > *Sent:* Thursday, January 27, 2011 8:11 PM > *To:* re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > *Subject:* [RE-wrenches] Roofers installing solar = creative,new > installation methods > > Hi wrenches: > Have you noticed that roofing companies have recently been trying to > sell solar? One company thought of something that I had never considered. > Listen to this neat story. > I was servicing a job today, where a roofing company recently removed > and re-installed a PV array on a 12 degree sloped roof. The funny thing is > that the roofer didn't want to penetrate his new roof, so he and the > customer decided to leave the panels sitting on the composition roof without > any attachments to the structure. They didn't think it was necessary! > Shortly afterward, the array slid down the roof, and a MultiContact > connector came unplugged. The customer noticed that his system was not > operating, and called us to the site. > > Nick Soleil > Project Manager > Advanced Alternative Energy Solutions, LLC > PO Box 657 > Petaluma, CA 94953 > Cell: 707-321-2937 > Office: 707-789-9537 > Fax: 707-769-9037 > > > ------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Options & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > Northern Arizona Wind & Sun - Electricity from the sun since 1979 > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Online Solar Store <http://store.solar-electric.com/> > Free Solar Discussion Forum <http://www.wind-sun.com/ForumVB/> > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Options & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > >
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