Recent content by heather5551212

Hi, I have a week-old MY and we picked it up and logged a service ticket for cosmetic issues before taking ownership of it. Took it in for the service appointment and they refused to fix anything on it. The rear lift is askew and needs adjusting - they had 15 excuses as to why they couldn’t...

There are a bunch of installers that are no longer willing to install ESS inside garages due to the heat detection requirement. The problem is that there aren’t products available for purchase that satisfy the building code requirements. I’m not entirely sure how mine got signed off on aside...

Yes, they have already logged 16 days of outages! Thanks PG&E. I’d rather have reliable, safe power as you advertise, but the batteries are definitely a step up from a portable generator. However, they only last about 2.5-3 days before they’re depleted and we’re back on generator power (in the...

I have an update. I managed to get a full rebate check in the mail for $26.4K from the SGIP program from PG&E yesterday. So that happened and it’s real. The vendor I used had absolutely zero communication with me regarding when they made appointments, when they needed something from me, when...

Probably, if you’re talking about Santa Clara County building department….. they rank up there with the worst departments to work with.

You can see the disconnect it’s just on the other side of the Powerwall that’s outside of this picture. It doesn’t violate line of sight. This picture isn’t the entire install.

Well, just don’t try to add on sq ft or build a new home. Then all the departments are impossible. For example, they randomly decided about 10 years-ish ago to increase setbacks from 50 ft to 100 ft from the road. No reason why. No apparent safety issue cited, but it rendered almost every single...

My take on the SCC planning dept. is that they avoid issuing permits like the plague. They will pull all sorts of bizarre antics to avoid issuing a permit - and do. They are predatory and highly corrupt. Other planning departments haven’t had these issues. My parents got theirs installed in...

My disconnects are on the other side of the other PW - closer to the main. This isn’t the entire installation.

Actually, we do have a Honeywell 5602 heat detector attached to our sprinkler system with an audible alarm, so we do meet current building codes. That is what was installed on the original plans of the house, not what our vendor ‘told’ the county what we had. There Is zero chance the county...

I agree with you, the heat sensor is useless. This is what my idiotic county planning department wanted. YMMV. I have garage sprinklers, which may be a tad more useful - at least long enough to get everyone safely out of the house.

If you’re in LG Town, then you’ll be fine. My parents live downtown and had absolutely no issues with installing batteries. This is only if you live in the unincorporated areas of Santa Clara County. So I live in LG, but have to deal with the County planning department, which sucks.

Nah - not a first alert issue. Mine is a 1st alert - and they used a Kidde spec sheet. It’s not a problem here’s the picture: it has to be wired to the Tesla stuff, not the fire alarm.

I think they might only like the Kidde version. My husband is an electrician and he only buys Kidde brand - knows they pass inspection. Same with Eaton. He deals with inspectors constantly. I’ll ask him when he gets home about the heat detector. He has the full plans. I don’t.

Yes, you will need to add a heat detector (it’s a regular Kidde model) right above the inverter. They want one specifically for the batteries. It doesn’t matter what else you have installed in the garage. I have a full sprinkler system they completely ignored. So it looks like they integrated...