Searsport Cape Captures the Sun
With energy costs rising, the Riches were looking for ways to convert their property's southern exposure into energy savings at low-risk and low-cost.
Estimating Manager |
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Gina discusses the job with Ryan from Velux. |
Rich Solar |
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Pat and Shawn get down to business while the Velux guys are there to lend a hand. |
Velux Panel |
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Pat and Shawn take the Velux panel out of the package. |
The First Panel |
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The hard part is getting the panel safely on the roof! |
Up on the rooftop... |
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Shawn awaits delivery of the panel. |
Rising to the Top |
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Pat carefully operates the man lift to raise the Velux solar panel. |
Operating the man lift |
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Pat
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High in the sky |
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Shawn and John looking out for the Velux panel. |
Velux Panel |
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Taking the panel off the lift. |
The hustle |
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The ground crew hustles to get the second panel up to the boys on the rooftop. |
The jobsite |
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A look at the jobsite. |
The final panel |
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President, Bill Morgner, and lead technician, Paul Stebner, strap the final panel down. |
The discussion |
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Bill and Pat discuss the next steps. |
Solar hot water storage tank |
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The Velux hot water storage tank. |
Expansion Tank |
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This is the expansion tank and gauges which have been installed to work with the Velux system. |
Almost done |
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The boys work hard to get the Velux system installed in a timely manner. |
The installation |
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Installing the panels in place and setting the line sets. |
A long way down |
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The ground crew anxiously awaits the reveal. |
The Velux System |
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The three panel Velux system in its entirety. Velux is made to flash in with other Velux skylights for an appealing look. |
The Velux System |
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Here's a look at the system from the ground. |