[RE-wrenches] Installations in High Salt Spray Environments

[Marco Mangelsdorf]

Living here in the middle of the big Blue Pacific Ocean where one is never all that far from the ocean, I really question how well any metal is going to hold up over time, no matter what the warranty says.

 

Even stainless rusts in these here parts.

 

Installer beware and for sure don’t put yourselves at risk by providing anything more than the modco’s factory warranty.

 

marco



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On Mar 14, 2012, at 12:33 PM, Bill Hoffer <sunengser at gmail.com> wrote:

Esteemed Wrenches

I have a large 100 kw project coming up in the South Pacific on an Island and wanted to see what others have been doing in these locations.

Checking the archives it has been awhile since this topic has been discussed.  I would like an update for best practices and lessons learned when installing solar in a very high Salt Spray Environments.  With some modules getting the new IEC 61701 Salt Spray certification  ( Schott , Canadian Solar , Evergreen Sanyou HIT, Serephim Solar, Upsolar ) it seems the industry is starting to pay attention to these locations rather than writing warranties that give them an out.  

Any info on what products have done well ( or not) and best practices to minimize corrosion issues would be very welcome.

Thanks

Bill

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Bill Hoffer PE
NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer™
Sunergy Engineering Services PLLC
2504 Columbia Ave NW
East Wenatchee WA 98802-3941
SunEngSer at gmail.com Cell:(509)679-6165 <tel:%28509%29679-6165> 



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