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Turbine Mount The Turbine Retrofit solar fan is a unit designed to fit the base assembly of any 12" wind turbine. Ease of installation is of course the great benefit of this product. In that we’re utilizing an existing penetration into the home and not upsetting the existing seal. It should be pointed out however that there are certain parameters that must be paid attention to for this installation to be affective. In almost every case wind turbines are located on the backside of the home. This means the preferred south, west, southwest installation location has the potential of being seriously compromised, and as a result the overall late afternoon effectiveness of the fan might become questionable. This is not always the case. We would definitely prefer a south-southwest afternoon exposure for optimum fan operation, but because the PV Panel orientation is vertical in this installation it is not 100% necessary. What is essential is proper elevation of the fan in relation to the ridgeline of the home (see diagram). If the PV panel is allowed to fall into the shadow under the ridgeline it will stop generating power, at the precise time we’d like to see it operating at it's strongest.
Figure A's existing vent location is to low on the roof for our standard Turbine Retrofit to operate effectively. But our Turbine Retrofit with our Remote Panel option will still allow us to use the existing hole if that’s what the customer prefers. The primary reason for selling this product is ease of installation, less concern with H.O.A.’s and of course the reduction of greater trauma involved with putting a new hole in the roof.
Our PV Panel is bedded in Tempered safety glass, making it one of the most efficient panels in the world when it comes to light sensitivity. It's vertical orientation will have very little effect on the over all operation of the fan PROVIDED it's not asked to operate out of the shadows. Figure B. shows the PV Panel slightly elevated above the ridgeline. This installation will allow for optimum performance by the fan. However, it should be noted that generally this installation will not be as effective as ANY of our other products utilizing a direct south-southwest PV Panel exposure. |
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