I believe Pro Solar Hawaii does not know how to read an architect plan and has horribly poor workmanship. though I assume you figured this out already.
Below are 2 photos, one is of my house and the other is the architect's plot plan for installing the solar panels on my house filed with the county. Now before you read on, it is important to note that this is the only architect plan filed for my house for the permit. There are no updates, additions to, or exceptions granted. This plan was designed by a licensed architect with 45+ years experience. soooo, its safe to assume he does know his stuff. I'm thinking that having that kind of a resume, he is going to design his plan to install solar panels on my house in the best place for my house and the panels, after doing all the complex math involved. I am going to guess that he was taking into account, structure design of my house, avg. wind speeds for my area, and weight of the panels on my roof, etc., no? Let us not forget that this plan was also approved by a engineer. That brings us to 2 people that say this is the best way to install my solar panels on my roof.
Now, it appears from the photos that Pro Solar Hawaii is not only a solar installer. No sir. It appears that Pro Solar Hawaii is also licensed architect, engineer and ultimate decider of the best way to install my solar panels on my roof. Funny thing about that. Pro Solar Hawaii hired the architect to draw the plans for the permit to install the panels with the county. Why did not the architect just draw the plans the way Pro Solar Hawaii installed the panels???
*pause for contemplation*
Is there a structural reason? Maybe, its only because of panel shading? I can't even pretend to know why the plans were drawn as such, instead of the way Pro Solar Hawaii, as ultimate decider, did install the panels on my house.
Let me throw a theory out there on this. I say, Pro Solar Hawaii only gave a rat's bum about what was the easiest, quickest, way to get these panels on my house, PERIOD! I can't even assume that Ryan Thompson / Pro Solar Hawaii had at any point in time ever had looked at the architect's plan at any point. It is safe to assume the plans were never read if you look above and see the plans, side by side with what is on the house. If the plans were read, how the cucu-caca did the panels end up in the wrong place?? This is the mystery to which Pro Solar Hawaii even denies an issue with it. How can one even see it as, anything but incompetence?
So you think, that I just have not searched. You would of course be thinking wrong. The plot plan above is the only one I have found in conjunction with my permit. If you have been following me from my very first post - Review: Pro Solar Hawaii -- you know it is all screwed up on everything they did. If you haven't seen the pics from the first post, I encourge you to just go see the photos.
You really have to ask yourself, "do I want my solar installer to follow the architect plans I paid for, or not". If you go by my experience, Pro Solar Hawaii does not follow the architect's plan at all! In fact, the plan means nothing to them.
Below are 2 photos, one is of my house and the other is the architect's plot plan for installing the solar panels on my house filed with the county. Now before you read on, it is important to note that this is the only architect plan filed for my house for the permit. There are no updates, additions to, or exceptions granted. This plan was designed by a licensed architect with 45+ years experience. soooo, its safe to assume he does know his stuff. I'm thinking that having that kind of a resume, he is going to design his plan to install solar panels on my house in the best place for my house and the panels, after doing all the complex math involved. I am going to guess that he was taking into account, structure design of my house, avg. wind speeds for my area, and weight of the panels on my roof, etc., no? Let us not forget that this plan was also approved by a engineer. That brings us to 2 people that say this is the best way to install my solar panels on my roof.
Now, it appears from the photos that Pro Solar Hawaii is not only a solar installer. No sir. It appears that Pro Solar Hawaii is also licensed architect, engineer and ultimate decider of the best way to install my solar panels on my roof. Funny thing about that. Pro Solar Hawaii hired the architect to draw the plans for the permit to install the panels with the county. Why did not the architect just draw the plans the way Pro Solar Hawaii installed the panels???
*pause for contemplation*
Is there a structural reason? Maybe, its only because of panel shading? I can't even pretend to know why the plans were drawn as such, instead of the way Pro Solar Hawaii, as ultimate decider, did install the panels on my house.
Let me throw a theory out there on this. I say, Pro Solar Hawaii only gave a rat's bum about what was the easiest, quickest, way to get these panels on my house, PERIOD! I can't even assume that Ryan Thompson / Pro Solar Hawaii had at any point in time ever had looked at the architect's plan at any point. It is safe to assume the plans were never read if you look above and see the plans, side by side with what is on the house. If the plans were read, how the cucu-caca did the panels end up in the wrong place?? This is the mystery to which Pro Solar Hawaii even denies an issue with it. How can one even see it as, anything but incompetence?
So you think, that I just have not searched. You would of course be thinking wrong. The plot plan above is the only one I have found in conjunction with my permit. If you have been following me from my very first post - Review: Pro Solar Hawaii -- you know it is all screwed up on everything they did. If you haven't seen the pics from the first post, I encourge you to just go see the photos.
You really have to ask yourself, "do I want my solar installer to follow the architect plans I paid for, or not". If you go by my experience, Pro Solar Hawaii does not follow the architect's plan at all! In fact, the plan means nothing to them.