Permits, engineers [RE-wrenches]
matthew tritt
solarone at charter.net
Mon Dec 30 19:43:44 PST 2002
Jeff,
Why would someone in New Joysy hire installers from all the friggen way
across the country?! I find this sort of thing nothing short of amazing.
Maybe they do such lousy work they had to leave the state!
Matt
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Yago" <jryago at earthlink.net>
To: <RE-wrenches at topica.com>
Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 3:00 PM
Subject: RE: Permits, engineers [RE-wrenches]
> Bob Ellison wrote:
> I know one engineer and his system looks worse than any that I have done..
>
> Bob,
> I could say the same for many "solar experts". I have been called in to
> inspect many disaster pv systems to correct code issues and make them
> actually work, and many were installed by a so called solar installer.
>
> One system I was asked to correct was a large system installed in New
> Jersey, that was installed by a solar crew that came all the way from
> California!! What a mess. I could easily say California solar installers
> don't know what they are doing based on my experience, if I used your one
> example yardstick!
>
> The bottom line is, solar pv system installation is not rocket science,
but
> it does require some training that is not covered very well in any other
> education program. There will always be electricians, engineers,
> contractors, and professors installing their own pv systems who know just
> enough to be dangerous. However, you must look at the individual and
their
> specific experience and training. They all may hold a license, but they
may
> not know what to do with it!
>
>
> Jeff Yago
>
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