I have been wanting to write some stories to post up on RDP for years because I figure a lot of people here would really enjoy them. A very few of you here may recall my stories back in the...Continue reading
A Day in the Life of an Off-Grid Solar Installer
This is our project journal — field stories from off-grid solar installs around Northern Arizona. The 4 a.m. starts, the parts that don't show up, the problems solved on the fly, and a behind-the-scenes look at how these systems actually get built — plus a bit of life on the fringe along the way. Originally posted on the River Daves Place forum; you can read the full thread here.
Tuesdays Gone… Tuesday morning we woke up tired but looking forward to getting the project back on track.
Before we could get a whole lot done, we spent some time with the camp director and the head maintenance guy, who were both so very excited to see u s finally here. They can’t wait to stop running off...Continue reading
Wednesdays dawn broke clear and cool up in the mountains, and we jumped right back into getting…
Wednesdays dawn broke clear and cool up in the mountains, and we jumped right back into getting stuff done on this large roof. We wanted to get as much done as possible early in the morning, because that shiny roof...Continue reading
4:00 am Thursday morning came too early for Denise and I who were tired and sore from a week plus…
4:00 am Thursday morning came too early for Denise and I who were tired and sore from a week plus of long days filled with a lot of physical work and not a little stress. We unwillingly rolled out of...Continue reading
It’s finally Friday!
Friday morning-the last big push is on! We are under the gun to get at least all the solar panels installed so that the expensive-to-rent reach lift can get returned on time and not add a bunch of extra cost...Continue reading
Hello Monday, are we gonna do this shit again?
Monday morning had us loading up the F-350 with another round of parts and hoping to not repeat last Mondays round of BS. So far, it wasn’t looking really promising, as a critical batch of parts that we needed that...Continue reading
It’s Tuesday again!
Today was the day to rebuild the wall that wasn’t built right. Boy was it a mess. It took us all day to do it, mostly because we had to build a bunch of standoffs to land the steel stud...Continue reading
Wednesday, 4:30 am. We rolled out of bed and I immediately wondered what truck ran me over in the…
Wednesday, 4:30 am. We rolled out of bed and I immediately wondered what truck ran me over in the middle of the night. I was sore. Everywhere. Why?! It took me a couple minutes to figure out why. Tuesday I...Continue reading
It would appear Kevin and Denise are both tired of me taking pictures.
wash11 said: I think there might have been two pics of Denise on the internet until this thread as well. What we are witnessing here is either some personal growth, drinking on the job or most likely, Dan getting the...Continue reading
Thursday was a busy day but didn’t look like a whole lot of progress.
We had a long meeting with the head of maintenance about some stuff that hopefully we will be able to post about later. We did get the roof junction boxes and conduit started finally. Got another big rain storm. While...Continue reading