[RE-wrenches] Dangerous installs/installers..

Sat May 7 06:43:53 PDT 2011

This sounds more like many of the owner-installed systems we see. If the
customer paid a "professional" for a job like that it is partially that
clients fault. Those potential clients who don't do their homework often
get what they pay for......

Daryl DeJoy
NABCEP Certified PV installer
Penobscot Solar Design

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> </div><div><br></div><div><br>Dan Brown<br>Foxfire Energy
> Corp.<br>Renewable Energy Systems<br>(802)-483-2564<br><a
> href="http://www.Foxfire-Energy.com">www.Foxfire-Energy.com</a><br>NABCEP
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> Subject: [RE-wrenches] Dangerous installs/installers..<br>
> From: Jesse Dahl <<a
> href="mailto:dahlsolar at gmail.com">dahlsolar at gmail.com</a>><br>
> Date: Sat, May 07, 2011 2:45 am<br>
> To: RE-wrenches <<a
> href="mailto:re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org</a>><br>
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> <div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"
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> medium; "><span>Wrenches,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"
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> medium; "><span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"
> style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);
> -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469);
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> medium; "><br></span><span class="Apple-style-span"
> style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);
> -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469);
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> medium; "><span> The other day on my travels, I came across a very
> scary small stand-alone hunting shack install.  All the wiring is cut
> extension cords and some UF, the cable from the charge controller to the
> batteries is an extension cord with the 14s paralleled.   mice chewed
> wire, splices taped and laid on the ground, mis matched modules (least of
> the problems). not a disco or OCPD to be seen. </span></span><span
> class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26,
> 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227,
> 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);
> font-size: medium; "><br></span><span class="Apple-style-span"
> style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);
> -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469);
> -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); font-size:
> medium; "><span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"
> style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);
> -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469);
> -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); font-size:
> medium; "><br></span><span class="Apple-style-span"
> style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);
> -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469);
> -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); font-size:
> medium; "><span>Also a 500W wind generator 100 yards from the battery
> bank, feed with #10s and then spliced to #12s (most of it just laying on
> the ground.  </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"
> style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);
> -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469);
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> medium; "><br></span><span class="Apple-style-span"
> style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);
> -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469);
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> medium; "><span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"
> style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);
> -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469);
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> medium; "><br></span><span class="Apple-style-span"
> style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);
> -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469);
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> medium; "><span>Now I think the owner should have some responsibility to
> stop work when the see things this awful, but what can/should we as an
> industry do about this? What do we say to people that install stuff like
> this? Take them to court?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"
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> medium; "><br></span><span class="Apple-style-span"
> style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);
> -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469);
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> medium; "><span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"
> style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);
> -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469);
> -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); font-size:
> medium; "><br></span><span class="Apple-style-span"
> style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);
> -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469);
> -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); font-size:
> medium; "><span>A small 2500w with surge of 5000w inverter was used here
> with 6 paralleled 12V deep cycle batteries. Powering a few lights and a
> vacuum at first, a well pump was added later. I could see the lights and
> vacuum, but a pump?  How do you go about wiring the output of an
> inverter like this?  From a receptacle on the inverter to what? This
> guy cut an extension cord off and splice it to some NM and ran it inside
> to the loads. No breaker, I just can't get over the fact this guy sleeps
> at night...</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"
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> medium; "><br></span><span class="Apple-style-span"
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> -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469);
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> medium; "><span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"
> style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);
> -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469);
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> medium; "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"
> style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);
> -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469);
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> medium; "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"
> style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);
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> medium; ">You should see the photos of this mess...<br></span><span
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> 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227,
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> font-size: medium; "><span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"
> style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);
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> medium; "><br></span><span class="Apple-style-span"
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> medium; "><span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"
> style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);
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> medium; "><span>Thank you for your thoughts,</span></span><span
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> 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227,
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> style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);
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> medium; "><span>Jesse</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"
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