Photovoltaic solar panel installation (in HD)
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April 2016 edit: On March 31, 2016, I sold this house and the panels. It all now belongs to the new owner. During my nearly six years of ownership, all the panels, the wiring and the installation were completely trouble-free. However, six of the Enphase M190 inverters failed. All were replaced at no cost to me, although it took considerable coordination with Enphase and the installer to make that happen. The Enphase Envoy control box (shown toward the end of the video) also died and we bought a replacement. Otherwise, we never had any leaks or panel failures in our 5 years and 9 months of ownership. Back to the original description: During the week of June 21, 2010, I had a photovoltaic solar system installed at my home in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. The installation took place over two days, with the panels installed the first day and the electrical connections completed the second day. The system consists of 18 235-Watt panels, and each panel has a dedicated inverter installed under the solar panel. As you can see, the crews were fast, neat and professional. I gave a lecture with very detailed information about the cost and savings with this system. It's on video, and you can watch it at http://youtu.be/wtBdRaHo3JU. I shot this with a Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7 digital camera and edited it using Corel VideoStudio Pro x2. Edit: The new digital electric meter was installed on July 14, 2010, so this system is now generating power and feeding the grid. For more about me and what I do, check my website at http://www.bobkovacs.com.
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One day every roof will be solar powered, can't wait for the future.
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Its a real nice solar panel installation. Good job.
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Do you think you fully get back your installation cost with the sale of the house?
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Perfect job
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thoes mounts are going to leak for sure
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hey guys, what kind of caulk are you using? at 0:41
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good work
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when the panels begin to go bad and they will how do you diagnose each panels separate output?
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why would anyone dislike this video. they did a perfect job
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what happens if there are leaks under the panels?
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cost?
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Throughout this video, I couldn't help but wonder if the installation guys were getting annoyed that someone was there with a camera filming them, getting up on the roof, and narrating. :) A couple times you were just narrating for your YouTube video but one of the guys answered as though he thought you were asking him a question.
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Ihav installing in libya sysytem it devrient located on the building
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Many thanks for you Mr. Bob Kovacs it very good video
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The Enphase M190 has abysmal failure rates. The Envoy unit is also unreliable. The M215 is far more reliable. The M250 is supposedly even more reliable than the M215.
Enphase no longer offers per-panel monitoring capability to new customers. I believe existing customers were grandfathered in and still have that capability. -
wow thanks for sharing this now.. I can now start the installation.. got instructions but its different when there is actual presentation..
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I can't believe #Standardsolar don't follow OSHA safety standard!!!!the job is great, safety wise not so much!!!!
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What is the tool used in 6:41 ? Gracias.
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Like others have noted, no safety harnesses on these workers. Violation of OSHA guidelines. I wouldn't recommend this solar company for that reason. Looks like Enphase Inverters, so the shading will have less of an impact than if it was a system inverter.
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No safety equipment on these guys. What if someone falls off the roof and is paralyzed. Better make certain that all these guys are covered by workers compensation insurance otherwise the owner might be sued as well as the employer. Which brings me to my question. Should these guys have tie down lines ?
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