Re: [RE-wrenches] seaside installation

r) mfgs to cover "seaside" installs.   and oh yeah, never turn your back on the ocean. Andy Karnitz NABCEP Certified PV Installer Blue Skies Solar Renewable Energy Solutions Arcata, CA 95521 707-834-9434   --- On Wed, 12/24/08, penobscotso...@midmaine.com wrote: From: penobscotso...@midm

Re: [RE-wrenches] seaside installation

Hi Kirk, About 75% of our installations need to consider the effects of salt air. We install along the coast of Maine and in the Bahamas, so there are additional issues of temperature extremes which can compound problems in a not-so-well thought out system. From using silicone grease for termina

[RE-wrenches] seaside installation

Hello, Can anyone briefly describe the potential issues of pv installations in a ocean side environment - ie the effects of salt air, ect? Corrosion issues, and how pvs will weather such conditions? Precautions to take, ect? Thanks. Kirk Herander Vermont Solar Engineering 802.863.1202 NA