http://kohler.smugmug.com/gallery/4670014_qPksV/ Over the weekend I installed some solar panels on my roof. Carlo helped me on Saturday and Simon on Sunday. By the end of the afternoon, we were able to plug it all in, and make the meter spin backwards! http://www.smugmug.com/img/feed-icon.png Other Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:40:26 -0700 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 22:19:45 -0700 http://www.smugmug.com/ Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. http://kohler.smugmug.com/Other/PV-Installation/DSCF7034/275899207_khdXt-Ti.jpg http://kohler.smugmug.com/gallery/4670014_qPksV/ http://kohler.smugmug.com/Other/PV-Installation/4670014_qPksV#275899207_khdXt <p><a href="http://kohler.smugmug.com">Christian Kohler</a><br />Simon screwing down the last PV panel</p><p><a href="http://kohler.smugmug.com/Other/PV-Installation/4670014_qPksV#275899207_khdXt" title="Simon screwing down the last PV panel"><img src="http://kohler.smugmug.com/Other/PV-Installation/DSCF7034/275899207_khdXt-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Simon screwing down the last PV panel" title="Simon screwing down the last PV panel" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Other Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:42:15 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Christian Kohler) http://kohler.smugmug.com/Other/PV-Installation/DSCF7034/275899207_khdXt-Th.jpg 2008-04-06 13:06:57 b6ffc2068bc1bda347f7686b8c2b6659 9b41e6e73f480db81336fa9f92e3e129 37f9514ca775a3597292a804634634b6 00f124af0fa49f82725f423234feb662 9fa2d51fd58b7958b3579cf307c544a7 80cd476332fcc494c0dca6e04c68a629 51017e9ceed67f087df30ccfc68a06a5 e2d78ccc8819f79e09aa18f7afdf06a4 2947601ee75d3ec94f8b1cb5f71d30a9 Simon screwing down the last PV panel <p><a href="http://kohler.smugmug.com">Christian Kohler</a><br />Simon screwing down the last PV panel</p><p><a href="http://kohler.smugmug.com/Other/PV-Installation/4670014_qPksV#275899207_khdXt" title="Simon screwing down the last PV panel"><img src="http://kohler.smugmug.com/Other/PV-Installation/DSCF7034/275899207_khdXt-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Simon screwing down the last PV panel" title="Simon screwing down the last PV panel" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Other Christian Kohler Christian Kohler http://kohler.smugmug.com/Other/PV-Installation/4670014_qPksV#275899421_jmBo8 <p><a href="http://kohler.smugmug.com">Christian Kohler</a><br />DSCF7037.JPG</p><p><a 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src="http://kohler.smugmug.com/Other/PV-Installation/DSCF7037/275899421_jmBo8-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="DSCF7037.JPG" title="DSCF7037.JPG" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Other Christian Kohler Christian Kohler http://kohler.smugmug.com/Other/PV-Installation/4670014_qPksV#275900193_TDNNM <p><a href="http://kohler.smugmug.com">Christian Kohler</a><br />DSCF7038.JPG</p><p><a href="http://kohler.smugmug.com/Other/PV-Installation/4670014_qPksV#275900193_TDNNM" title="DSCF7038.JPG"><img src="http://kohler.smugmug.com/Other/PV-Installation/DSCF7038/275900193_TDNNM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="DSCF7038.JPG" title="DSCF7038.JPG" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Other Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:43:41 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Christian Kohler) http://kohler.smugmug.com/Other/PV-Installation/DSCF7038/275900193_TDNNM-Th.jpg 2008-04-06 13:07:22 aec5f424b10b3a05c12955f759296a08 bc7b1325cc636dfdc104779cce7f0f19 d7d918b8cf4d7516c83fa112857fecab b1e3b5db1cf3d7c60b7309d0814602f4 52c58de1c5ee8e498e87b045ba06bd55 756a67c443dad5f23c9386ab9c520694 d1e72c37addd70bb90680fecaae3c08c cc20686bf5475615bf63697cabe384fc 413efe0761a5fae2b178b9632a5e71a8 DSCF7038.JPG <p><a href="http://kohler.smugmug.com">Christian Kohler</a><br />DSCF7038.JPG</p><p><a href="http://kohler.smugmug.com/Other/PV-Installation/4670014_qPksV#275900193_TDNNM" title="DSCF7038.JPG"><img src="http://kohler.smugmug.com/Other/PV-Installation/DSCF7038/275900193_TDNNM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="DSCF7038.JPG" title="DSCF7038.JPG" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Other Christian Kohler Christian Kohler http://kohler.smugmug.com/Other/PV-Installation/4670014_qPksV#275900593_bw6Yx <p><a href="http://kohler.smugmug.com">Christian Kohler</a><br />DSCF7040.JPG</p><p><a href="http://kohler.smugmug.com/Other/PV-Installation/4670014_qPksV#275900593_bw6Yx" title="DSCF7040.JPG"><img 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alt="DSCF7040.JPG" title="DSCF7040.JPG" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Other Christian Kohler Christian Kohler http://kohler.smugmug.com/Other/PV-Installation/4670014_qPksV#275901323_RQoGb <p><a href="http://kohler.smugmug.com">Christian Kohler</a><br />DSCF7043.JPG</p><p><a href="http://kohler.smugmug.com/Other/PV-Installation/4670014_qPksV#275901323_RQoGb" title="DSCF7043.JPG"><img src="http://kohler.smugmug.com/Other/PV-Installation/DSCF7043/275901323_RQoGb-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="DSCF7043.JPG" title="DSCF7043.JPG" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Other Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:45:28 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Christian Kohler) http://kohler.smugmug.com/Other/PV-Installation/DSCF7043/275901323_RQoGb-Th.jpg 2008-04-06 15:14:48 394c48dabc891297df5b826216673f1e c636b0fe6d9eb1d80cbe33c87bedd0f6 fb46ad9f3f7926da36a21afc350dbd0f 6231b33f9f1ec618f66f49196d03c776 2cdd79f06ea830b4e693f0c1fccbac04 4222bbd310030658e51ecb08fa8307eb bd89dda432adab53dc94306cda532900 e66daf867145a810ae7939fc4ea79241 37a667f1916dc44ba9b0152cf8ddc8ae DSCF7043.JPG <p><a href="http://kohler.smugmug.com">Christian Kohler</a><br />DSCF7043.JPG</p><p><a href="http://kohler.smugmug.com/Other/PV-Installation/4670014_qPksV#275901323_RQoGb" title="DSCF7043.JPG"><img src="http://kohler.smugmug.com/Other/PV-Installation/DSCF7043/275901323_RQoGb-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="DSCF7043.JPG" title="DSCF7043.JPG" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Other Christian Kohler Christian Kohler http://kohler.smugmug.com/Other/PV-Installation/4670014_qPksV#275902134_6JGjT <p><a href="http://kohler.smugmug.com">Christian Kohler</a><br />DSCF7047.JPG</p><p><a href="http://kohler.smugmug.com/Other/PV-Installation/4670014_qPksV#275902134_6JGjT" title="DSCF7047.JPG"><img src="http://kohler.smugmug.com/Other/PV-Installation/DSCF7047/275902134_6JGjT-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="DSCF7047.JPG" title="DSCF7047.JPG" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Other Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:46:40 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Christian Kohler) http://kohler.smugmug.com/Other/PV-Installation/DSCF7047/275902134_6JGjT-Th.jpg 2008-04-06 15:30:17 6088bc88d8b013da46ffbd999e3da9f0 545d48b4b197ce4d4a6903b00dd09b31 e947a4882820db5033f28ea8048fad7c d2e5aec0c64076444a77224716f691b0 f03da547557fc74f04abdae6e3d361c6 df217880419dbf242b7613bd45c24649 c0e408ebf3dce00ccb879806bf2ce1ca cfe6cb4667e8547e45fb670195e3883e d43e9b9a4fbf367ab6d1d8fb1b8fbe17 DSCF7047.JPG <p><a href="http://kohler.smugmug.com">Christian Kohler</a><br />DSCF7047.JPG</p><p><a href="http://kohler.smugmug.com/Other/PV-Installation/4670014_qPksV#275902134_6JGjT" title="DSCF7047.JPG"><img src="http://kohler.smugmug.com/Other/PV-Installation/DSCF7047/275902134_6JGjT-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="DSCF7047.JPG" title="DSCF7047.JPG" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Other Christian Kohler Christian Kohler http://kohler.smugmug.com/Other/PV-Installation/4670014_qPksV#275902910_Aft7D <p><a href="http://kohler.smugmug.com">Christian Kohler</a><br />I used pressure plates from a commercial curtain wall glazing system to clamp the panels onto 2*4 wooden studs.</p><p><a href="http://kohler.smugmug.com/Other/PV-Installation/4670014_qPksV#275902910_Aft7D" title="I used pressure plates from a commercial curtain wall glazing system to clamp the panels onto 2*4 wooden studs."><img src="http://kohler.smugmug.com/Other/PV-Installation/DSCF7049/275902910_Aft7D-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="I used pressure plates from a commercial curtain wall glazing system to clamp the panels onto 2*4 wooden studs." title="I used pressure plates from a commercial curtain wall glazing system to clamp the panels onto 2*4 wooden studs." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Other Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:47:51 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Christian Kohler) http://kohler.smugmug.com/Other/PV-Installation/DSCF7049/275902910_Aft7D-Th.jpg 2008-04-06 15:30:42 2f5e5669d71041c8d42e221c14800cf2 6f4f281b681eb430668affade6f632b4 56583f13e77136aed705852a5781b0fb 54ac73d076402e5f1b7bf222d7693274 1364a50b0a5ece82d25c8a549e172e9a 1cc47498b51ab4d902786a5ae4adf51f e71a264f216f09f05fcf5bea2d0d315a 1acd7bb3f2b1716cf6e827d2ba789757 95eb9b7b4b1644a028fcfa516ddf07a4 I used pressure plates from a commercial curtain wall glazing system to clamp the panels onto 2*4 wooden studs. <p><a href="http://kohler.smugmug.com">Christian Kohler</a><br />I used pressure plates from a commercial curtain wall glazing system to clamp the panels onto 2*4 wooden studs.</p><p><a href="http://kohler.smugmug.com/Other/PV-Installation/4670014_qPksV#275902910_Aft7D" title="I used pressure plates from a commercial curtain wall glazing system to clamp the panels onto 2*4 wooden studs."><img src="http://kohler.smugmug.com/Other/PV-Installation/DSCF7049/275902910_Aft7D-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="I used pressure plates from a commercial curtain wall glazing system to clamp the panels onto 2*4 wooden studs." title="I used pressure plates from a commercial curtain wall glazing system to clamp the panels onto 2*4 wooden studs." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Other Christian Kohler Christian Kohler http://kohler.smugmug.com/Other/PV-Installation/4670014_qPksV#275903679_vpUjY <p><a href="http://kohler.smugmug.com">Christian Kohler</a><br />Currently I have about 1 kW installed, but as you can see, there is space for another kW on the east facing roof.</p><p><a href="http://kohler.smugmug.com/Other/PV-Installation/4670014_qPksV#275903679_vpUjY" title="Currently I have about 1 kW installed, but as you can see, there is space for another kW on the east facing roof."><img src="http://kohler.smugmug.com/Other/PV-Installation/DSCF7051/275903679_vpUjY-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Currently I have about 1 kW installed, but as you can see, there is space for another kW on the east facing roof." title="Currently I have about 1 kW installed, but as you can see, there is space for another kW on the east facing roof." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Other Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:49:03 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Christian Kohler) http://kohler.smugmug.com/Other/PV-Installation/DSCF7051/275903679_vpUjY-Th.jpg 2008-04-06 15:31:03 a784fb498bec0b9f0002478310baaf7e c57ab776059cacfe747ce3d9ac34187e 6927597c1513770475ed71d9e25318db a88cb05fc5d56c8dcbc0f423e0ed5218 2727a92d4b5d9c476ea49b8201470116 c22345eaa55cdb6fdacba20c3b7b918e f46182cbc6ef2f38505da4702a61a7af cc7866b41c53b6e6642c5ed8d8dacb73 fbe144bd258a5ce14ea86ad01d1cf1df Currently I have about 1 kW installed, but as you can see, there is space for another kW on the east facing roof. <p><a href="http://kohler.smugmug.com">Christian Kohler</a><br />Currently I have about 1 kW installed, but as you can see, there is space for another kW on the east facing roof.</p><p><a href="http://kohler.smugmug.com/Other/PV-Installation/4670014_qPksV#275903679_vpUjY" title="Currently I have about 1 kW installed, but as you can see, there is space for another kW on the east facing roof."><img src="http://kohler.smugmug.com/Other/PV-Installation/DSCF7051/275903679_vpUjY-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Currently I have about 1 kW installed, but as you can see, there is space for another kW on the east facing roof." title="Currently I have about 1 kW installed, but as you can see, there is space for another kW on the east facing roof." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Other Christian Kohler Christian Kohler http://kohler.smugmug.com/Other/PV-Installation/4670014_qPksV#275913256_c2sLj <p><a href="http://kohler.smugmug.com">Christian Kohler</a><br />Here you see my meter, first it is spinning in the normal direction. I had a 1500 Watt space heater plugged in. Half way through the space heater is turned off, and the inverter is feeding a ...</p><p><a href="http://kohler.smugmug.com/Other/PV-Installation/4670014_qPksV#275913256_c2sLj" title="Here you see my meter, first it is spinning in the normal direction. I had a 1500 Watt space heater plugged in. Half way through the space heater is turned off, and the inverter is feeding a ..."><img src="http://kohler.smugmug.com/Other/PV-Installation/meter5/275913256_c2sLj-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Here you see my meter, first it is spinning in the normal direction. I had a 1500 Watt space heater plugged in. Half way through the space heater is turned off, and the inverter is feeding a ..." title="Here you see my meter, first it is spinning in the normal direction. I had a 1500 Watt space heater plugged in. Half way through the space heater is turned off, and the inverter is feeding a ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Other Sun, 06 Apr 2008 22:04:14 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Christian Kohler) http://kohler.smugmug.com/Other/PV-Installation/meter5/275913256_c2sLj-640.mp4 http://kohler.smugmug.com/Other/PV-Installation/4670014_qPksV#275922454_yex2y <p><a href="http://kohler.smugmug.com">Christian Kohler</a><br />DSCF7046.AVI</p><p><a href="http://kohler.smugmug.com/Other/PV-Installation/4670014_qPksV#275922454_yex2y" title="DSCF7046.AVI"><img src="http://kohler.smugmug.com/Other/PV-Installation/DSCF7046/275922454_yex2y-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="DSCF7046.AVI" title="DSCF7046.AVI" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Other Sun, 06 Apr 2008 22:19:45 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Christian Kohler) http://kohler.smugmug.com/Other/PV-Installation/DSCF7046/275922454_yex2y-640.mp4