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Northern California PW installs BUMPED to 2020!!
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charlesj
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aesculus
Still Trying to Figure This All Out
They were pretty good about sending me the invoice for the install the next day.
I just wish they had made a mistake there and put the date in for 2019!
I took out a contract with Peterson-Dean for a PW2 in Feb of 2019 with an install date of "approximately July 12". I had asked if they actually had batteries available to which they said yes. Some 3 months later they Emailed me saying that Tesla had lifted its suspension of PWs. Lie # 1. On July 3 they said they were waiting on the permit. Lie #2. They didn't even apply for it until August 8, practically a month after the contract delivery date. October came and still no battery and no date to install. I got to sit thru 3 multi-day PSPS (Public Safety Power Shutoffs) in the dark while Peterson-Dean sat on my money. As of November 18 the installation was still not scheduled and as far as IO was concerned the project was in a "Black Hole". I sent in my cancellation and refund demand on the 19th. It's now January 2020 and in spite of repeated inquiries there has been no response that meant anything. I have taken out a contract with another supplier. We'll see how that goes.
So it's not just Tesla, or maybe it is if they are just poor at supplying batteries, but that doesn't justify the fibbers I got from Peterson-Dean.
I am glad to see your new Powerwalls are installed and operational! I’m still waiting to hear from my Tesla Energy contact regarding an install date for my two Powerwalls.
aesculus
Still Trying to Figure This All Out
I have no idea how I got into the system so quick but am not complaining. Except for the first delay that kicked me out into the 1st install of the new year, everything was on the fast track.
I sent you a PM for some tidbits.
JPP
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I thought Peterson-Dean was using LG batteries. And as an interesting aside, a colleague of mine in the Sf Bay Area had a P-D solar/LG battery system. During the last PSPS, when the power went off, no battery backup. AA very expensive paperweight.
Install completed today
Very Happy with the Tesla electrician / installers (2).
Of note, I thought people might be interested to know that the firmware version my powerwalls updated to, when the installer completed the installation, is 1.43.3. I think that may be newer than some have reported. Installer was surprised, because he said that he saw 1.43.2 as late as last week.
The black box there is my FIOS (fiber) internet connection, that tesla obviously did not install. I am thinking on moving it just a bit to the right. The other box with the crooked white conduit is my sprinkler timer, which I have never cared was crooked until i looked at how it looks on the wall there with the powerwall install. Gateway and new load center on left, tesla wall connector was previously where gateway (lower grey box) was, and they moved it to put the gateway there.
The electrical panel that came with my house, that contains just the 200amp breaker, and the tesla wall connector is is on the outside wall, right opposite the new load center / panel (upper grey box).
Very Happy with the Tesla electrician / installers (2).
Of note, I thought people might be interested to know that the firmware version my powerwalls updated to, when the installer completed the installation, is 1.43.3. I think that may be newer than some have reported. Installer was surprised, because he said that he saw 1.43.2 as late as last week.
The black box there is my FIOS (fiber) internet connection, that tesla obviously did not install. I am thinking on moving it just a bit to the right. The other box with the crooked white conduit is my sprinkler timer, which I have never cared was crooked until i looked at how it looks on the wall there with the powerwall install. Gateway and new load center on left, tesla wall connector was previously where gateway (lower grey box) was, and they moved it to put the gateway there.
The electrical panel that came with my house, that contains just the 200amp breaker, and the tesla wall connector is is on the outside wall, right opposite the new load center / panel (upper grey box).
Congrats. My system has been on 1.43.3 for at least a couple weeks. Surprised nobody else around here has mentioned it.
woferry
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aesculus
Still Trying to Figure This All Out
Tesla told me my V1 Powerwall (which is DC) is not compatible with the V2 (which is AC, as you know) so they will remove it when they install the two V2’s I have ordered.
My Solar (medium) and Powerwalls (3) were installed over the last two days. It went smoothly and they were good about adjusting the panel locations once they got a better view of our roof. Now just have to wait for inspections and the ok to run it full time.
interesting that they can install them right against a corner like that. i thought they needed some airflow?
There seems to be enough room to draw air in from that side. They originally wanted to install these outside but I wanted them in this storage room to ensure less temperature variation.
The installers (Tesla) that did ours required 18 inches between them, we have multiple PW side by side mounted flat along the same wall (not stacked). I wanted them closer so they didn't take up the entire wall but they spread them out across the entire wall. Maybe that's because of one exhausting into the input of another or something in my case, where as yours all exhaling & exhausting out of the same sides (relative to each other).
If I recall correctly they require 6 inch clearance on the right side and 2 inch on the left.
We got the permits all approved last year and the county has not inspected them yet so we shall see. But I don’t anticipate any issues.
