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On Friday, January 29, 2021, 11:25:28 AM PST, sky@ecologicalsystems.biz <sky@ecologicalsystems.biz> wrote:
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<div><div dir="ltr">So far the module level shutdown requirements have been a real blow to our industry. The reliability and cost from a maintenance and installation standpoint has been very hit or miss so far. It feels like this requirement was rolled out far too quickly without enough forethought to its impact on the industry. We are constantly going out and fixing problems with mlsd installed by other contractors. Thankfully the problems have nothing to do with the quality of the installations. The problems are almost all due to premature failure of the products or some inherent defect in them. This is a serious issue costing the industry time and resources and making our installers less safe. It just doesn\u2019t really accomplish the intended goal of the requirement. <br></div><div dir="ltr">I\u2019m curious how other wrenches are dealing with this issue. I recently became aware of fixMLSD.com which appears to be focused on bringing a more sensible approach to this requirement. <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Your thoughts are appreciated,<br></div><div dir="ltr">Sky Sims<br></div><div dir="ltr">Https://EcologicalSystems.biz<br></div><div dir="ltr">\u201cJust An Old Wrench\u201d<br></div><div dir="ltr">_______________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr">List sponsored by Redwood Alliance<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">List Address: <a ymailto="mailto:RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" href="mailto:RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Change listserver email address & settings:<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the other:<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/" target="_blank">https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">List rules & etiquette:<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm" target="_blank">http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Check out or update participant bios:<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.members.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">http://www.members.re-wrenches.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div>
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