Re: [RE-wrenches] Tight roof layout questions: edge walkway requirements & "small gap" hardware options

2010-08-25 Thread Nick Houser
g by your heels with tools and a module in your teeth? I'm for Pro-Solar from now on. Nick Houser Off GRid Services Powell River, bRitish Columbia -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ ___ List sponsor

Re: [RE-wrenches] copper weatherhead?

2010-04-11 Thread Nick Houser
le on the back (bottom) bit enough to completely surround the original boot diameter. Horrible trip hazard and it looks stupid to me but it sure pleased him! Go figure. Nick Houser Off Grid Services. P.S. Next time I'll use a Soladeck Combiner bot, though they are really intended for a shi

[RE-wrenches] micro-hydro distribution problem

2009-10-25 Thread Nick Houser
ybody done this kind of thing? Cautionary tales welcomed. (Any experienced comments welcomed. Thanks muchly in advance. Nick Houser Off Grid Services, Lund, British Columbia. -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ __

[RE-wrenches] "General contractors taking a cut"

2009-01-30 Thread Nick Houser
ning pretty smoothly. Nick Houser Off Grid Services, Powell River, BC -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ ___ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options &a

Re: [RE-wrenches] Need Pulse Energy TCB10 board

2009-01-26 Thread Nick Houser
Hello Joel and all---if this is the unit I remember, we finally gave up on the Pulse component and replaced it with a Trace C-40, which as I recall, fit nicely IN THE ENCLOSURE and has been performing perfectly ever since. Nick Houser, Off Grid Services, Powell River, BC. -- Using Opera&#

[RE-wrenches] Buck/Boostr tranformer for phase conversion, 3 phase generator to outback split phase quad stack

2009-01-14 Thread Nick Houser
ransformer is a viable option, how do I size it? Help. please, I'm running out of options. Nick Houser, Off Grid Services, Powell River, BC offgridn...@telus.net604-483-4898 Fell free to contact me off list, and Happy New Year. ALL! -- Using Opera's revolutionary

[RE-wrenches] Hydro "coils"

2008-11-10 Thread Nick Houser
rks fine. The only time I had a Holt-style "Boom" was when I inadvertently let it freeze by not draining it completely in freezing weather. First fire before it thawed DID let some steam out in an impressive manner. Take care to provide drainabillity, of course. Nick Houser, Off Grid

Re: [RE-wrenches] life expectancy of sealed batteries

2008-09-23 Thread Nick Houser
deep cycling is not really necessary. For your information I happen to know that Surrette has a lead calcium project in devleopment with SMA. Don't know how "affordable" they will be, though. Nick Houser Off Grid Services, Powell River, British Columbia. P.S> could you ple