<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">I had a customer and a potential customer bring this to my attention. Bad press and misinformation in this industry is rampant.</div><br><div id="WISESTAMP_SIG_gmail_session">
<div style="font-size:13px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div style="margin:0 0 8px 0"><p style="margin:0"><span><span>Jason Szumlanski</span></span></p><p style="margin:0"></p><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;display:inline">
Fafco Solar</div><br> <p></p><div style="clear:both"></div></div><img src="https://wisestamp.appspot.com/pixview.gif?p=chrome&v=3.20.0&t=1384203394625&u=ce9344a8140ce271" width="1" height="1"></div></div></div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 1:09 PM, William Miller <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:william@millersolar.com" target="_blank">william@millersolar.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Friends:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">This was brought to my attention: </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://on.aol.com/video/are-solar-panels-a-fire-hazard--518000682?hp=1&playlist=127173&icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdl12%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D403848" target="_blank">http://on.aol.com/video/are-solar-panels-a-fire-hazard--518000682?hp=1&playlist=127173&icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdl12%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D403848</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">I know this is an isolated scenario, but bad PR can spread like umm, wildfire. We should all be aware of bad press so we can respond to questions about safety hazards.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">I think this story is relevant in that as the number of PV installations continues to grow, the chance of an accident naturally increases. I believe we all need to do the best work possible to minimize this risk. Even though some of the Code requirements seem illogical, I favor strict adherence to the code, including the more subjective judgments on good workmanship. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">I look forward to the day when plastic wire ties of any type are not accepted for wire management – I think they are sub-standard practice and increase the likelihood of fire or shock hazards.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">William Miller<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="145" height="43" src="cid:image003.jpg@01CEDEC4.F18A1DC0" alt="cid:679355323@23072013-1054"><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">17395 Oak Rd. Atascadero, CA 93422</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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