<div>I have seen one install in my local area, done by PetersonDean Roofing, they beat my bid by $1.50/watt, and actually did a very nice install, although they used cheaper chinese modules, and a string inverter (I was proposing enphase). But I was surprised by the clean conduit work, and flashings on the roof.</div>
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<div>MD Electric & Solar</div>
<div>Gualala Ca.<br><br></div>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 3:35 AM, Warren Lauzon <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:warren@wind-sun.com">warren@wind-sun.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div>We have seen a lot of the roofing companies nibbling around the edges of solar installs lately. I have only seen a couple of installs personally, and they were far from what I would call professional or reliable. Not quite as bad as your example, but in one case they had used Romex to run the wiring down to the inverter, and not in conduit.</div>
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<div><b>From:</b> <a title="nicksoleilsolar@yahoo.com" href="mailto:nicksoleilsolar@yahoo.com" target="_blank">Nick Soleil</a> </div>
<div><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 27, 2011 8:11 PM</div>
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<div style="FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Hi wrenches:<br> Have you noticed that roofing companies have recently been trying to sell solar? One company thought of something that I had never considered. Listen to this neat story.<br>
I was servicing a job today, where a roofing company recently removed and re-installed a PV array on a 12 degree sloped roof. The funny thing is that the roofer didn't want to penetrate his new roof, so he and the customer decided to leave the panels sitting on the composition roof without any attachments to the structure. They didn't think it was necessary! <br>
Shortly afterward, the array slid down the roof, and a MultiContact connector came unplugged. The customer noticed that his system was not operating, and called us to the site. <br>
<div> </div>Nick Soleil<br>Project Manager<br>Advanced Alternative Energy Solutions, LLC<br>PO Box 657<br>Petaluma, CA 94953<br>Cell: 707-321-2937<br>Office: 707-789-9537<br>Fax: 707-769-9037
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