[RE-wrenches] squirrel problems

[Keith Cronin]

How about modifying one of those electric cow fences? 




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From: Mark Frye <markf at berkeleysolar.com>
To: kirk at vtsolar.com; RE-wrenches <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org>
Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 7:49:37 AM
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] squirrel problems

 
Are to costs to repair this kind of damage generally 
covered by the owners home insurance policy?
 
Mark Frye 
Berkeley Solar Electric Systems 
303 Redbud Way 
Nevada City,  CA 
95959 
(530) 
401-8024 
www.berkeleysolar.com  
 


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 From: re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org 
[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Kirk 
Herander, VSE
Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 10:20 AM
To: 'RE-wrenches'
Subject: [RE-wrenches] squirrel 
problems


I just had to rewire an array 
because of squirrel damage. They chewed the insulation off of the use-2 on 
almost every panel within 2 inches of the j-box. This was discovered because the 
inverter GFI kept intermittently tripping, so one of the uninsulated positive 
leads must have shorted to the grounded array frame, verified by measurements 
and arcing.  At least the GFI did its job…... We found a massive nest 
underneath the array. And I just got another call from a customer with the same 
issue, although we don’t know yet if damage has happened. Both these arrays are 
mounted on Unirac Solarmount, parallel to and stood off from the roof about 6 
inches. I’m thinking of skirting the perimeter of the array with a metal mesh of 
some sort. Any other ideas? Thanks. Most likely they will come back if I do 
nothing.
 
Kirk 
Herander
VermontSolar 
Engineering
802.863.1202
NABCEP(tm) Certified Solar 
Installer
NYSERDA-eligible 
Installer
VT Solar Incentive Program 
Partner
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