Re: [RE-wrenches] Re-shingling roof - Added "life cost"?

2011-10-19 Thread benn kilburn
Wrenches, So a follow/add-on up to the last post. So do any of you add the cost of labour for removing and replacing a roof top array, to be included in the "life cost" of a PV system, since it is reasonable to assume that a well installed array will outlast any asphalt shingle roof, and re

Re: [RE-wrenches] Instruction manual / User interface rant

2011-10-19 Thread Larry Crutcher, Starlight Solar Power Systems
I may have mislead some with my last post. When I said Outback was "much better than any of the other Made in China products", I did not mean to imply that Outback was made in China. Outback products are made in the US. My wording was poor. Sorry for the confusion. Larry Crutcher Starlight Sol

Re: [RE-wrenches] Re-shingling roof - Added "life cost"?

2011-10-19 Thread Jamie Johnson
Benn,   In Florida generally speaking, the average life for a composite shingle roof is 20 years even though the manufacturer often provides a 25-40 year shingle warranty.   So far the only roof system that I have run into with a useful life equal to or greater than the useful life of a PV module i

Re: [RE-wrenches] Instruction manual / User interface rant

2011-10-19 Thread Roy Butler
Larry, Too bad that Outback (Alpha Group) is now in the process of sending all inverter manufacturing to India.sigh Roy Butler NABCEP Certified Small Wind Installer® NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer® NYSERDA eligible PV& wind installer Four Winds Renewable Energy, LLC 8902 Route 46