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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Good day folks,</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>In California, as a Lic. Contractor you are
responsible if you make changes to an existing structure. Now if you were to sub
out the roof penetrations to a Lic. roofing contractor you could pass that
responsibility to them. But you as the Solar contractor would be in essence the
General for that project and would be responsible to have the sub fix the
potential problem.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Example, you just had your roof, reroofed by a
lic. roofing company, and then you hire a solar company to install a solar
system on that roof, and god forbid something happens and a leak is caused
and the water ruins the family heirloom in the house, who do you think is going
to be responsible ? The last person that touch it, that is how the courts will
see it.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>It is the same thing in reference to the main
service and any subpanels we touch, we could be responsible even if
prior work was done incorrectly, you will be responsible to fix
it.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>So anyone that does not take that serious is
making a big mistake..... We as an industry can not take this lightly, solar
systems are inherently robust so it could take a long time before issues arise
from a bad install. So taking all aspect of the install to heart and using the
correct products and techniques to produce a finished product is what all solar
contractors need to keep in mind.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Now as far as the 10 year warranty, "at no cost to
the customer", that is all aspects of the system. This is unheard of in anything
we as humans have to deal with in life..... 10 years folks, a lot can
happen.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>So take it very serious,</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV> <STRONG><I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Aram</SPAN></I></STRONG><B><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Aram A. Alexander<BR>Design
Engineer </SPAN><o:p></o:p></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">General & Electrical
Contractor Lic.750852</SPAN></B><B><SPAN
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=august@luminalt.com href="mailto:august@luminalt.com">August
Goers</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org
href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">'RE-wrenches'</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, November 19, 2008 9:00
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [RE-wrenches] CA CSI warranty
interpretation</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hi <st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">California</st1:place></st1:State> based
Wrenches,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">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:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">“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.”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I’ve heard that some
companies may not include their roof penetrations and any associated damage
caused from leakage in this 10-year warranty.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">How are you folks
interpreting this warranty requirement, especially relating to roof
penetrations?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Best,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">August<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">August
Goers<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">VP,
Engineering<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Luminalt Energy
Corporation<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">O:
415.564.7652<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">M:
415.559.1525<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">F:
650.244.9167<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A
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