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« Reply #30 on: January 05, 2012, 07:02:26 PM » |
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maybe its 5000va, 3.2 kw,?
a mighty brave shot of power non the less.
and there is me,with my symmetra rm which can push out 8kva = 5.4kw on full trottle but recommended to work forever at 60 percent of that. a gadget lovers dream.
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« Reply #31 on: January 10, 2012, 02:15:53 PM » |
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Spoke to Tom at Solar Technologies this morning, Stationhouse, and he was saying they've only had one call from any of their customers whose panels were damaged in the high winds. Somebody's shed had been blown away and banged up the house a fair bit. Sounds familiar!  Tom seems like a straight-shooter, so it's quite comforting to hear that the panels themselves stayed put. Hopefully he'll get you sorted out fast and the insurance don't muck you around. |
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« Reply #32 on: January 10, 2012, 03:51:11 PM » |
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Yup we would have been fine if...  The old boy accross the track has had his pigeon sheds properly repaired so shouldn't happen again  Just waiting on the loss adjusters coming round... oh joy  |
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« Reply #33 on: January 10, 2012, 08:51:06 PM » |
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would I be right in thinking that the solar panels basically stopped your roof suffering enough damage to have at least made it not waterproof, and potentially having a significant part of it ripped off after some of the tiles had been knocked off / damaged by the impact with the shed roof?
As well as the panels protecting the roof from damage in this way, I also have a pet theory that the flex in the mounting brackets basically act as shock absorbers to reduce the impact of the worst of the winds buffeting on the roof.
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« Reply #34 on: January 11, 2012, 08:03:02 AM » |
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would I be right in thinking that the solar panels basically stopped your roof suffering enough damage to have at least made it not waterproof, and potentially having a significant part of it ripped off after some of the tiles had been knocked off / damaged by the impact with the shed roof?
As well as the panels protecting the roof from damage in this way, I also have a pet theory that the flex in the mounting brackets basically act as shock absorbers to reduce the impact of the worst of the winds buffeting on the roof.
Possible tho I'm not sure exactly what hit the panel. There are still bricks on the roof so could have been one of them  Certainly the panels themselves and mountings appear to be extremly strong and being on an over engineered victorian roof it's just a pity something foreign had to damage it... |
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« Reply #35 on: January 11, 2012, 11:12:59 AM » |
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Very unfortunate event for you. I guess we are all interested to know how the insurance deal with this, and whether they pay the whole repair job. Scaffolding I suppose will be needed. Any chance of a photo of damage ? |
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« Reply #36 on: January 12, 2012, 12:40:54 PM » |
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As time goes by I guess finding a matching single panel to replace a damaged one will be more of a problem?
An array on a roof will look a little odd with a replacement panel which is physically smaller but has a similar output to the other panels in the rest of the array.
Also of course this would allow wind to get below the older panels and may lead to further storm damage.
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« Reply #37 on: January 12, 2012, 04:06:21 PM » |
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The original installers have supplied me with a quote for the insurers. The replacement panel is exactly the same as whats up there already Also in touch with Mitsubishi for a replacement casing for the ASHP. Although being a new ASHP they may replace the whole thing in case of intermal damage/shortened life but won't hold my breath Getting there... |
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« Reply #38 on: January 12, 2012, 04:11:30 PM » |
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Will the insurance cover for loss of production?  |
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« Reply #39 on: January 16, 2012, 12:09:34 PM » |
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Not going to bother claiming as won't be much anyway at this time of year. On the upside finally got the FITs contract through from npower, only took 9 weeks |
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« Reply #40 on: January 16, 2012, 12:18:03 PM » |
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Must admit I asked the question to see if we/you are covered. (potentially worth a few bob in summer albeit less chance of it happening then!) |
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« Reply #41 on: January 16, 2012, 02:41:22 PM » |
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Does anyone know what the situation would be if the original panels are no longer available and one is broken?
Do they all need replacing or can one fit a 'close match' in place of the broken one?
And what is a close match, other than physical dimensions which may be critical? I would imagine that it is the current at STC that is the most important attribute to match.
I could imagine that this might be a bigger issue in years to come.
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