<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 8:07 AM, Chris Frandsen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:learner@mac.com">learner@mac.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Hi John:<br>I put a 3Kw system on my parents house last April when we greened it<br>before selling(it hasn't;-(<br>Austin rebate is great and now with the 30% federal tax credit the<br>actually cost is only about $2100.00.<br>
It is suggested that you clean them twice a year to keep the<br>efficiency up. Yes, you need to get on the roof. It is not a difficult<br>job if the roof pitch is not too bad.<br>If it is steep I suggest hiring a window washer. The install company<br>
did not offer a maintenance contract but most items are warranties for<br>25 years. And they are required to service these items as part of the<br>certification with Austin Energy!<br><br>The Austin rebate program is one of the best in the country and beats<br>
the heck out of Perdenales which doesn't offer any rebate. But in 5<br>years we have only done 800 roof tops in Austin.<br><br>Good Luck!<br>Chris F<br><br><br>On Mar 2, 2009, at 10:10 PM, John Allen wrote:<br><br>> Brian or any other group member with solar panels,<br>
> The recent stimulus package is making solar panels even more<br>> affordable<br>> which my wife and I are thinking about. I had some questions about<br>> maintenance. Do you clean your panels? And how often? Do you get<br>
> up on<br>> the roof? Does the installation company have a maintenance contract<br>> available?<br>><br>> Thanks,<br>><br>> John<br>><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> AusEV mailing list<br>
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