[RE-wrenches] Direct solar options for stock tank de icing

Hello Wrenches. I have a friend in need of a way to keep stock tanks free of ice during winter months. Has any one had any experience with direct solar options for this? -- Sent from Gmail Mobile ___ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-

Re: [RE-wrenches] New member

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Re: [RE-wrenches] New member

No one knows? On Fri, Jan 31, 2020 at 10:25 AM gary easton wrote: > I am sorry for this off topic question but how do I suggest a new member? > > -- > Sunny Regards, > > Gary Easton > *Appalachian Renewable Power **Celebrating over 10 years of bringing > power to t

[RE-wrenches] New member

I am sorry for this off topic question but how do I suggest a new member? -- Sunny Regards, Gary Easton *Appalachian Renewable Power **Celebrating over 10 years of bringing power to the people!* 10131 Haga Ridge Stewart, Ohio 45778 NABCEP Certified Solar PV #031508-29 T: 740-277-8498

Re: [RE-wrenches] NEC 2020 not available as a portable PDF?

It’s a subscription. The digital you pay for access each year. On Wed, Jan 8, 2020 at 5:20 PM Glenn Burt wrote: > It is true, I have both 2017 and 2014 in PDF format. > > They must be concerned about piracy. > > -Glenn > Sent from my 'smart'phone, so please excuse typos and spelling errors. > >

Re: [RE-wrenches] Enphase M-250 Source

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[RE-wrenches] Cybo Energy

Hello all, Anyone have any experience with Cybo Inverters? I have a colleague that is in love but I just have not heard anything at all about this product. -- Sunny Regards, Gary Easton *Appalachian Renewable Power **Proud to Celebrate over 10 years in business* 10131 Haga Ridge Stewart

[RE-wrenches] Load break DC breaker for combiner

I’m looking for a load break rated 15amp 600v DC breaker din rail mount. Any suggestions? -- Sent from Gmail Mobile ___ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change listserver email address & settings: http:

[RE-wrenches] De- combining

into two seperate MPPT channels. We would like to do the same with combiner panels in reverse. I spoke with SMA and they are checking with Germany but I knew I would find info here. Anyone with experience with this? -- Gary Easton *Appalachian Renewable Power llc. * *Proud to Celebrate over 10

[RE-wrenches] Solar set backs

Hello Wrenches, What are you all seeing required as setbacks post 2017? I am having inspectors vary between wanting a 3' lane at the bottom and sides to allowing the array down to the gutter, and from requiring between 18" and 3' at the ridge. -- Gary Easton Appalachian Renewabl

Re: [RE-wrenches] experience with the Tesla Powerwall

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[RE-wrenches] Tariff

Is anyone stocking up on modules before the 15th when the first tariff gets signed? -- Sent from Gmail Mobile ___ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change listserver email address & settings: http://lis

[RE-wrenches] residential carport options

Does anyone have experience with a simple steel residential solar carport structure for 4-5 kw that has a reasonable lead time? -- Gary Easton Appalachian Renewable Power Stewart, Ohio 45778 NABCEP Certified Solar PV T: 740-277-8498 www.arp-solar.com “First they ignore you. Then they laugh at

Re: [RE-wrenches] Milwaukee M18 one key tools

How can you torque a lag into wood? On Sunday, November 27, 2016, Dan Fink wrote: > I thought the idea of being to preset torque RPM settings from the app was > good, my reasoning being have one impact set (by the boss, behind password) > for installing racking lags, another set more delicately

Re: [RE-wrenches] Enphase Support Non-Responsive

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[RE-wrenches] 48 volt battery charger.

I have a customer that has an 8 kW outback radian system with a 516amphr 48 volt battery bank. He also has a large generator to power some large loads. He does not want the generator tied to the outback. He does not like automatic features but would like to run a simple battery charger whenever h

Re: [RE-wrenches] Schletter

Use it all the time. I often use there FS kit to avoid the long lead time on the custom systems. The kit arrives in a week or less. On Tuesday, December 15, 2015, Christopher Warfel < cwar...@entech-engineering.com> wrote: > Has anyone had success using Schletter FS racking system? I am havin

Re: [RE-wrenches] Inverter back feed liability

utinely short out > feeders before working on them... so the likelihood of this being an issue > is extremely tiny. > > > > someone else would have to address the liability issue, but i imagine this > is covered in the utility's net metering contract. > > > >

[RE-wrenches] Inverter back feed liability

Hello Wrenches, I have an electrical engineer customer that asked me a "what if" that I had not heard before. If an inverter somehow back feeds the grid during an outage and damages something or hurts someone who is liable? -- Gary Easton Appalachian Renewable Power Stewart, Ohio 45

Re: [RE-wrenches] large array on 200 amp service

ably would > have fought it. > > It's a lesson to check the utility transformer serving the property, not > just the service rating. > > > > On Fri, Sep 25, 2015 at 9:10 AM, gary easton > wrote: > >> Hello Wrenches, >> What are folks doing when install

[RE-wrenches] large array on 200 amp service

Hello Wrenches, What are folks doing when installing 100A plus of solar into a 200A service? -- Gary Easton Appalachian Renewable Power Stewart, Ohio 45778 NABCEP Certified Solar PV T: 740-277-8498 www.arp-solar.com “First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they fight you. Then you

[RE-wrenches] Battery bank calculator

anyone have a suggestion for a battery bank sizing tool? -- Sent from Gmail Mobile ___ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.

Re: [RE-wrenches] Guarding against live parts 690.7 (D)

Bill Are you saying there is no requirement to shield wires on a ground array? On Friday, September 4, 2015, wrote: > Craig, > > > > This one is easy to misinterpret. You missed the words “live parts”. This > has been removed from the 2017 NEC because it is actually referring to load > circuits

Re: [RE-wrenches] Bird droppings

y and notify the sender (only) and delete this > message along with any attachments. Unauthorized interception of this > email is a violation of criminal laws and laws covering electronic > communications privacy matters. > > > > *From:* RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun..

[RE-wrenches] Bird droppings

I have a customer with a bit of a bird problem. The array is ground mounted and can be easily cleaned but he is wondering what the impact of for instance droppings on one cell. And how it adds up. Is there a rule of thumb for this? Does it depend where the cell is located in the module? --

[RE-wrenches] Battery charger

I have a customer with an outback Radian system as well as an SMA TL inverter. He would like to plug a small battery charger into the emergency outlet on the SMA if the grid goes down and send that little extra juice into his battery bank. Is there an issue with two systems charging the same bank

[RE-wrenches] backfeeding breakers

Hello, Can anyone point me to the data sheet indicating the reverse feed capability of a seimens QP 20 A 240 V breaker? -- Gary Easton Appalachian Renewable Power Stewart, Ohio 45778 NABCEP Certified Solar PV T: 740-277-8498 www.arp-solar.com “First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you

[RE-wrenches] Fwd: Content-Type: text/plain;

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[RE-wrenches] remote battery system

a generator in if needed to charge but this can all be done manually. Anybody have any suggestions on equipment that is uniquely suited to these lonely sites?. -- Gary Easton Appalachian Renewable Power Stewart, Ohio 45778 NABCEP Certified Solar PV NABCEP Certified Solar Thermal T: 740-277-8498

[RE-wrenches] NABCEP credits and code webinars

Hello Wrenches, Anyone aware of webinars coming up approved for NABCEP's code related continuing education credits? ___ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.o

[RE-wrenches] enphase and AFI circuits

Has anyone had issues with enphase tripping AFI circuits on the panel they are interconnected with? In this install the interconnection is a line side tap. Gary Easton Appalachian Renewable Power Systems NABCEP Certified Solar PV NABCEP Certified Solar Thermal 740-277-8498 > First, I >

[RE-wrenches] thermal imaging stud sensors

Anyone have experience with a thermal imaging stud sensor or any other sensor that will work through roofs? Gary Easton Appalachian Renewable Power Systems NABCEP Certified Solar PV NABCEP Certified Solar Thermal 740-277-8498 > Drake, > > Chris Freitas wrote an article on this topic

[RE-wrenches] metering an outback system

he top and out the bottom with a neutral from the E-panel connected to the fifth leg. The meter is not reading anything close to the Outback. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Gary Easton Appalachian Renewable Power Systems NABCEP Certified Solar PV NABCEP Certified Solar Thermal 740-277-849

Re: [RE-wrenches] Fwd: Re: GVFX temperatures

Anyone know of a source for a SMA 2100? or any reasons for this inverter being hard to find? Gary Easton Appalachian Renewable Power Systems NABCEP Certified Solar PV NABCEP Certified Solar Thermal 740-277-8498 > Thankfully my MX60's software is old enough to still have an option to &