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They're also going to look at the service panel to see whether or not it needs to be upgraded. So the in-home visit allows us to give you an accurate proposal right out of the gate. Getting things done right the first time is the Semper way.
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Solar Questions
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- you put them on a roof
- you expose them to the sun
- the sun hits the solar panels and it creates DC power
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These solar panels are by default under warranty for 25 years, so if a solar panel breaks on the house it will be known by us very quickly and it will be replaced as course of the warranty.
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All structures are built to earthquake standards. The solar that is put on the roof is upheld to those standards. There are no dangers associated basically with putting PV on your roof, that wouldn't already be there if you were just under a standard roof.
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In order to ensure you enjoy what your panels look like on your roof, our design team creates what we call an overlay. The overlay shows you the layout of the solar panels and where Semper Solaris is planning on installing them, and you can either approve or reject the design to your liking! Our goal is for you to love your panels!
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Older roofs tend not to be able to be as waterproofed. Also, if you are going to put solar panels on an old roof, your roof is not going to last twenty years if it's not in great shape.
When you go to replace your roof, you're going to have to remove all the solar panels and then reinstall them. At the time that you buy your solar, it's always a great idea to make sure that you're installing them on a new roof.
Based on that we can run calculations to determine how many additional panels you need to cover the additional electrical load of that pump. Typically a pool pump will require about 0.75 kilowatts for every horsepower of the motor that you want to run.
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All systems are currently designed with optimizers or microinverters and what's great about this system design is that if you do get spot shading or shading from a tree or other obstacle during certain parts of the day, it won't negatively affect the overall output of the system as every panel’s individual from the one next to it.
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From month to month within that billing cycle, you will get a statement but no money is due. You only have to pay at the end of the year which is called your true-up. When you get your true-up bill if you've produced more solar than you need and you have no fixed charges, then you would owe no money. However, if you have not produced enough solar power and there are fixed charges as part of your true bill you would have to make that payment to the utility.
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Solar Installation Questions
- It might not meet the best production
- It might not be in-line with your city's jurisdiction
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Battery Storage Questions
When you do a whole home back up what we do is we take all the circuits in your existing main service panel and we move it to a dedicated sub-panel. We then install your gateway and what will happen is that if the power goes out all the circuits in your home will be backed up, which means that you can run anything in your home on the powerwalls for as long as the powerwalls have power.
If you only have one Tesla Powerwall we can do what's called a partial home backup. We would take certain circuits out of your main service panel and put it into a dedicated load center. Whenever the power would go out that power wall would then power those dedicated circuits.
Typical circuits that people backup would be refrigerators, deep freezes, maybe basic lights in the bathroom or the kitchen, alarm systems, internet, computer or entertainment systems.
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If you're sitting in your living room and you're playing video games you won't even notice. If your air-conditioning is on you won't even notice. If your fish tank is on you won't even notice, the lights won't dim, it's instantaneous and you would never know what the power's out unless you went outside to see that all their neighbors are in the dark.
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Now if you know this is going to happen, you can manually change your Powerwall to go into 100% backup mode but because Tesla is so smart it can do it for you.
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Roofing Questions
It means we're in a very select group of contractors. We're 1-in-500 in the nation. We offer some of the best warranties in roofing including a 50-year workmanship warranty on all Owens-Corning projects that we install and a lifetime warranty on their materials.
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Even if it's something that's not quite so common, we're very capable of adapting our installation tactics in order to make it fit your given roof surface.
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Your total roof system needs to consist of barriers, underlayment, starter shingles, hip and ridge shingles, ventilation products, and insulation. In order to prevent leaks, you need to start with the right underlayment.
Water barrier products, such as the Owens Corning Weather Lock, protect your new roof from wind, rain, and other elements, while barriers and underlayment stop moisture and mold from seeping through your roof. For added quality, synthetic material like Owens Corning ProArmour with Fusion Back Coating Technology is stronger than traditional felt underlayment, reducing the chance of tears and leaks.
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Financing Questions
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Another option would be to do a PPA or a lease agreement. A PPA is a power purchase agreement where you sign up with a third-party entity and you basically pay for the power as it's produced on a monthly basis.
A lease, on the other hand, would be an agreement that you would sign with a third party owner and you would pay a fixed payment every month regardless of the output of the system.
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Other Questions
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