Re: [RE-wrenches] Another PV fire

2010-12-14 Thread Mark Frye
com/> www.berkeleysolar.com _ From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of William Miller Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2010 1:10 PM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Another PV fire Mark: I posted an update on

Re: [RE-wrenches] Another PV fire

2010-12-14 Thread William Miller
<http://www.berkeleysolar.com/>www.berkeleysolar.com -- From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of William Miller Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2010 8:21 AM To: RE-wrenches Subject: [RE-wrenches] Another PV fire Colleague

Re: [RE-wrenches] Another PV fire

2010-12-14 Thread Mark Frye
enches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of William Miller Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2010 8:21 AM To: RE-wrenches Subject: [RE-wrenches] Another PV fire Colleagues: This is starting be more common. Below from our local paper: Rooftop solar panels catch fire at Meridian Winery east o

Re: [RE-wrenches] Another PV fire

2010-11-14 Thread William Miller
Colleagues: Below is from a local building official. This is very preliminary so take it as such: William Miller From what I've been told the fire was located in one of the combiner boxes. It started as they were commissioning the system. We had completed our final inspection and their ele

Re: [RE-wrenches] Another PV fire

2010-11-14 Thread Jeff Yago
I have searched the net and cannot find any photos of this fire damage, or any report that explains the damamge in detail.  What about the installer?  Have they stepped up to investigate, or perhaps the fire marshall?   When these things happen everybody heads to their corners, but we all would ben

Re: [RE-wrenches] Another PV fire

2010-11-11 Thread Nick Soleil
o: RE-wrenches Sent: Thu, November 11, 2010 10:06:10 AM Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Another PV fire William, Apparently this fire was started by miswiring a combiner box. Most likely reverse polarity of a string or whole combiner box feeder at the inverter. Details to come. Bill. From:re-wre

Re: [RE-wrenches] Another PV fire

2010-11-11 Thread Bill Brooks
Behalf Of William Miller Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2010 8:21 AM To: RE-wrenches Subject: [RE-wrenches] Another PV fire Colleagues: This is starting be more common. Below from our local paper: Rooftop solar panels catch fire at Meridian Winery east of Paso Robles Solar panels on a

[RE-wrenches] Another PV fire

2010-11-11 Thread William Miller
Colleagues: This is starting be more common. Below from our local paper: Rooftop solar panels catch fire at Meridian Winery east of Paso Robles Solar panels on a building at Meridian Winery east of Paso Robles caught fire Wednesday morning, according to Cal Fire.The panels were on the roof