Re: [RE-wrenches] NABCEP

2012-06-02 Thread Allan Sindelar
Jeff, these are legitimate complaints, well and clearly stated. I have forwarded them on to Ezra and others at NABCEP. (I'll forward others too.) Allan Allan Sindelar al...@positiveenergysolar.com NABCEP Certified Photovoltaic

Re: [RE-wrenches] NABCEP

2012-06-02 Thread JRQ
I'm in the process of NABCEP re-certification and I have two complaints about their process: 1. In the last year, NABCEP added a requirement for 3 customer surveys as documentation of projects completed. This was released just after I had left a job doing installations to do consulting overseas

Re: [RE-wrenches] NABCEP

2012-06-02 Thread David Brearley
Sorry, William. You have to be the Executive Director of a non-profit or similar to get a month vacation. If you¹re a NABCEP Certified Installer, it is catch as catch can. (I can attest to that.) However, there probably aren¹t a lot of out of work NABCEP Certified Installers. In all seriousness,

Re: [RE-wrenches] Corrective EQ question

2012-06-02 Thread Dana
We regularly see SGs of 1.300 after EQ on very warm banks & banks that are under used in summer periods. It has seemed to lower with the temp of the bank dropping. Dana Orzel - Great Solar Works, Inc - E - d...@solarwork.com - V 970.626.5253 F - 970.626.4140 C - 970.209.4076 web -

[RE-wrenches] NABCEP suggestions

2012-06-02 Thread Dana
Thanks Andrew for offering to present the observations and comments to the NABCEP board for consideration. I know I am having a hard time staying on this thread due to work load. I encourage all of you to list in order of priority what you would like to see different in the NABCEP process. I l

Re: [RE-wrenches] Corrective EQ question

2012-06-02 Thread bob ellison
It might matter if they are high capacity batteries, some run a stronger electrolyte to get more out of the batteries, this results in a lower cycle life. Ie: 350 cycle life v/s 400 cycles. I have seen factory cells that are fully charged at 1.315 - 1.325 To give them an EQ charge they have to

Re: [RE-wrenches] NABCEP

2012-06-02 Thread William Miller
Colleagues: I have been debating in my own mind the merits and demerits of applying for NABCEP. I see below the conclusive evidence that I should become certified. If NAPCEP installers get to take month long vacations, I'm all in. William Miller At 07:17 AM 6/2/2012, you wrote: The onl

Re: [RE-wrenches] NABCEP

2012-06-02 Thread Allan Sindelar
Bill, I'm not your "UL guy", and I haven't taken any UL trainings or exams. But when I review the UL web page about this subject (http://lms.ulknowledgeservices.com/catalog/display.resource.aspx?resourceid=285443), the requirement is for a "qualified electrician", not a l

Re: [RE-wrenches] NABCEP

2012-06-02 Thread Bill Loesch
Hi Chris, et al, As I remember, at least one of our colleagues on this list signs his email with the UL solar certification. I hope I don't put him on the spot, but I would be interested in his comments on the subject. As I remember, the UL blessing requires an electrician license, (as I rem

Re: [RE-wrenches] Corrective EQ questions

2012-06-02 Thread dave
Is the electrolyte temperature elevated above 78f? Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -Original Message- From: Allan Sindelar Sender: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.orgDate: Fri, 01 Jun 2012 14:28:51 To: RE-wrenches Reply-To: al...@positiveenergysolar.com, RE-wrenches Subject: