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Posted by Seamus J. Wilson on October 20, 2009, 12:00 pm
I live in Phoenix AZ and I plan to install photocells on roof to help
environment.
My house is 11 years old with original ceramic tile roof. I know ceramic
tiles have very long life and problem is the limited life of the underlay.
Before the tiles are ripped out I would like to know what the life of the
underlay is for the hot desert. Some have said ten years max.
How do I assess the underlay life? Should I have the underlay replaced
during the photocell install?
Thank you,
Seamus J. Wilson
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Posted by Van Chocstraw on October 20, 2009, 12:39 pm
Seamus J. Wilson wrote:
> I live in Phoenix AZ and I plan to install photocells on roof to help
> environment.
> My house is 11 years old with original ceramic tile roof. I know ceramic
> tiles have very long life and problem is the limited life of the underlay.
> Before the tiles are ripped out I would like to know what the life of the
> underlay is for the hot desert. Some have said ten years max.
> How do I assess the underlay life? Should I have the underlay replaced
> during the photocell install?
> Thank you,
> Seamus J. Wilson
>
>
If the tiles shed water what difference does it make what the underlay is?
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Posted by Jon Danniken on October 20, 2009, 2:17 pm
Seamus J. Wilson wrote:
> I live in Phoenix AZ and I plan to install photocells on roof to help
> environment.
BWAHAHAHAHAHA!
Jon
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Posted by The Daring Dufas on October 20, 2009, 3:20 pm
Seamus J. Wilson wrote:
> I live in Phoenix AZ and I plan to install photocells on roof to help
> environment.
> My house is 11 years old with original ceramic tile roof. I know ceramic
> tiles have very long life and problem is the limited life of the underlay.
> Before the tiles are ripped out I would like to know what the life of the
> underlay is for the hot desert. Some have said ten years max.
> How do I assess the underlay life? Should I have the underlay replaced
> during the photocell install?
> Thank you,
> Seamus J. Wilson
>
>
Why photocells? Do you need to know when the Sun is up?
TDD
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Posted by HeyBub on October 20, 2009, 3:49 pm
Seamus J. Wilson wrote:
> I live in Phoenix AZ and I plan to install photocells on roof to help
> environment.
> My house is 11 years old with original ceramic tile roof. I know
> ceramic tiles have very long life and problem is the limited life of
> the underlay. Before the tiles are ripped out I would like to know
> what the life of the underlay is for the hot desert. Some have said
> ten years max. How do I assess the underlay life? Should I have the
> underlay
> replaced during the photocell install?
> Thank you,
> Seamus J. Wilson
While Phoenix is a good location for solar power, be advised you will not
generate as much energy as it took to manufacture the things in the first
place. A better environmental solution is to outlaw photovoltaic cells.
In your neighborhood, solar water heating is a plus.
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> environment.
> My house is 11 years old with original ceramic tile roof. I know ceramic
> tiles have very long life and problem is the limited life of the underlay.
> Before the tiles are ripped out I would like to know what the life of the
> underlay is for the hot desert. Some have said ten years max.
> How do I assess the underlay life? Should I have the underlay replaced
> during the photocell install?
> Thank you,
> Seamus J. Wilson
>
>