I look at 8 RECs everyday on a pole mount. I live in northern MN, lots of wind and lots of snow. Zero problems.
Jesse Sent from my iPhone On May 11, 2011, at 6:54 PM, penobscotso...@midmaine.com wrote: > Hi John, > We have many, many REC panels installed, from Maine to Antigua. They > are a heavy panel, but also with a heavy frame, good for snow loading > and high winds. They are similar in efficiency to Evergreen. The 240's > these days weigh in at about 48 pounds each. Beside REC's recall of > 2008 panels, which they not only replaced but paid $80 per panel labor > for replacement, we have had zero issues with them. If weight and size > are an issue, you might want to shop around, but if you want a panel > that can take high winds, snow loads, etc. I recommend them. > > Daryl DeJoy > NABCEP Certified PV installer > Penobscot Solar Design > > > > >> >> >> >> Hi module mounters, >> >> It seems I remember a thread or two quite awhile ago about REC Modules. >> I am looking for alternatives to Evergreen black framed modules. >> Looking for pros and cons. The frame looks lightweight. We will be >> using mostly on top of pole mounts with wind loading. I never stopped >> liking the looks of the Solarex MSX series. I still look out my kitchen >> window at the 10 MSX 60's (1996) on one of my racks. >> >> John Blittersdorf >> Central Vermont Solar & Wind >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
