Fellow Wrenches, I'm surprised, here in Missouri, previous solar backwater country, more than one "suspect" has responded to me as a result of this article (link below). But what I'm surprised about is none of the "regulars" (I don't post very often, so I consider myself an "irregular") have commented on this article. The article leads off saying the cost of solar modules is perhaps at an all time low, the story makes mention of a solar buying group, One Block Off the Grid. Any comments from you high profile location regulars?
Interestingly, the folks who choose to comment on the WSJ article and those comments ultimately lead to a running conversation are not universally well informed about solar but that doesn't stop mis and dis information from being circulated as fact under the heading of this high end website. And the beat goes on. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204313604574330572870415610.html TIA, Bill Loesch Solar 1 - Saint Louis Solar 314 631 1094 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carl Adams" <swingjun...@gmail.com> To: <RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 3:04 PM Subject: [RE-wrenches] Pitched EPDM Roof Attachment Hello Wrenches, I have a job on a 3.5/12 pitched rubber roof. We have 1.5” foam under the EPDM, then the steel decking, then the purlins. Purlin spacing supports adequate attachment points for a conventional rail mounted system. I have 2 questions 1) A typical L-foot attachment to the roof would likely compress the underlying foam and result in divets at each foot. What do you recommend to disperse the load at the point of attachment 2) What type of screw do you recommend for attaching the L-Feet to the purlins With Regards Carl Adams NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer NABCEP Certified Solar Thermal Installer SunRock Solar Cincinnati, Ohio 513.766.6025 www.sunrocksolar.com _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
