[RE-wrenches] CA CSI warranty interpretation

August Goers august at luminalt.com
Wed Nov 19 09:00:34 PST 2008


Hi California based Wrenches,

 

I'm wondering how you folks are interpreting the CSI (California Solar
Initiative) warranty requirements (section 2.4 of the CSI handbook). Here is
a quote from section 2.4:

 

"Currently, all systems must have a minimum 10-year warranty provided in
combination by the manufacturer and installer to protect the purchaser
against defective workmanship, system or component breakdown, or degradation
in electrical output of more than fifteen percent from their originally
rated electrical output during the ten-year period. The warranty must cover
the solar generating system only, including PV modules (panels) and
inverters, solar collectors, tracking mechanisms, heat exchangers, pumps,
heat driven cooling systems associated with the solar system and provide for
no-cost repair or replacement of the system or system components, including
any associated labor during the warranty period."

 

I've heard that some companies may not include their roof penetrations and
any associated damage caused from leakage in this 10-year warranty.

 

How are you folks interpreting this warranty requirement, especially
relating to roof penetrations?

 

Best,

 

August

 

 

 

 

 

August Goers

VP, Engineering

 

Luminalt Energy Corporation

O:  415.564.7652

M:  415.559.1525

F:   650.244.9167

www.luminalt.com <http://www.luminalt.com/> 

august at luminalt.com

 

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