Squirrel Damage? [RE-wrenches]

[Sky Sims]

We've had 2 systems out of about a thousand suffer from squirrels. We
call squirrel damage an act of god and charge for any repairs.
Thankfully the 2 systems which had any issues with squirrels also had
J-boxes on the panels and one of the customers opted to have us install
FNMC between the panels. We charged about $1500 for this service on 40
panels. We did this about a year ago and haven't had any problems since.
I'm pretty sure that's the last we heard of the squirrels on this
system. But time will tell.

Sky Sims
Ecological Systems
www.ecologicalsystems.biz
220 County Road 522
Manalapan, NJ 07726
ph)732-462-3858  fax)732-462-3962
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Wes Kennedy [mailto:wes at namastesolar.com] 
Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 8:16 PM
To: RE-wrenches at topica.com
Cc: Stephen Kane
Subject: Squirrel Damage? [RE-wrenches]



ReWrenches,

 

We have just started running into squirrel chewing on our array wires.
It has been primarily on flush mounted low profile installations.  We
have developed a method of fencing  the perimeter of the array using
wire mesh, and it seems to do the trick at keeping the rascals out.

 

I am curious on how others are dealing with this issue?  Any one have
high percentages of rodent munching?  

 

More importantly, how do you all  handle liability issues?  Who pays for
the repair?  Do you raise the issue as a potential hazard at the sales
stage?  Offer "squirrel skirts" as an option on your quotes? 

 

Thanks! 

 

 

Wes Kennedy

Co-Owner

Service, Design and Installation

NABCEP and CoSEIA certified PV installer

 


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