Same story here in Vermont. One of my customers (PV and SHW) decided to sell
after his wife died of cancer. Needed a new start, new place. He listed his
house at the going price + cost of systems plus $25,000, planning on it taking
awhile to sell. It sold in 3 weeks! A young couple bought i
FHA and some other federally funded housing orgs have hardening of the
arteries. Although EnergyStar has some problems too, they do have mortgages
that recognize the value of energy efficiency. See
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=mortgages.energy_efficient_mortgages
If anyone doubts the i
I second Bob-O's comments, with anecdotal experience...
Several years ago, during the worst of the real estate slump, the house next to
ours was on the market for a VERY long time. A Re-Max broker showing the house
one weekend saw the PV and DHW on our home. When the prospective buyers left,
the
Aah, the persistent and what I find irritating issue of solar and economic
value. Simply and as calmly put as I am able, money isn’t the issue, because a
simple arithmetic calculation of costs just doesn’t capture the relevant
factors. Just like a car, TV, cell phone, couch, or whatever, the rea
Regardless of the valuation placed on a PV or SHW system, a "green" real estate
broker I know tells me that in the current market, having either or both of
those on a home significantly increases the chance of the home actually selling
rather than sitting on the market forever.
It's hard to imag
I 2nd William's comment: the anti-seize is especially important on stainless
bolts bigger than 1/4". The spalling effect with larger SS hardware has caused
me to return to regular plated hardware, if the project isn't near the ocean,
and just use SS washers when in contact with Aluminum.
Having
Friends:
We broke one hex head bolt in the middle of a rail before we learned a
valuable lesson: Always use anti-seize on any bolt you can't allow to break.
William Miller
At 07:42 AM 3/23/2011, you wrote:
Yes, the IronRidge slide in bolt on the top of the rail is a design flaw.
They shoul
Yes, the IronRidge slide in bolt on the top of the rail is a design flaw.
They should use drop in T-bolts, like Unirac. What happens when you break
one, after installing enphase micro's, and grounding lugs, etc. I've had to
cut the bolt off, and install an extra Unirac t-bolt. IronRidge needs to
se
Yup.. I'm on board with the bolted vs clamp notion for this app.. I also agree with a wider spacing for panel attachments... As for racking manufacturers and design oopsies, anyone have anything nice to say about Iron Ridge roof mounts? Personally, I kinda like the rail design, but the slide in bol
Having just gone through the home buying and appraisal process, I can tell you
first hand that appraisals aren't worth the toilet paper they are written on.
It's all about CYA and conjecture. My best friends are real estate agents and
bankers, and I hate to say it, but the whole industry is scre
You definitely have a point from a basic engineering point of view that
bolts through the module bottom holes is technically the most robust option.
However, the main racking companies have been selling top down clamps for a
very long time and the two big ones, Unirac and Pro Solar, haven't changed
While the Appraisal Institute model is about the only widespread reference
point available, it too lacks strong credibility due to the perception that
it's out dated information and nothing else confirms its conclusion. Many in
the anti-RE realm point to the fact that F/F&FHA don't support the prem
I tend to agree about the clamps, and in a case like this where there is
little risk of an expensive mistake with a voided warranty, I would
actually drill holes in the frame and use bottom clamps in addition to
top clamping.
Jason Szumlanski
Fafco Solar
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