Whats wrong with doing it right the first time? Flashing is the only way to insure that you don't have to use that liability insurance & that the install is water tight. I would speak to the inspector & try to work out proper flashings installed in the future & see if he will waive the removal & replacment of the exisiting installs. Welcome to my world where we loose jobs regularly to other installers that do not use proper flashing methods. Yeah it does increase the cost, but the install should have a life cycle of 25 years.
-----Original Message----- From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Nick Soleil Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 8:10 PM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Flashed Footing Requirements Who can help: One of our local jurisdictions, City of Petaluma, is beginning to require flashed footings under all solar arrays. I think that some flashed footings are better than the Unirac L feet or Prosolar's TileTrac foot, but the flashed footings cost a lot more $, and some flashed footing products seem flawed (less watertight) They are asking me to uninstall two commissioned systems from last week, and replace the footings with flashed Fast Jacks, even though the documents detailed the penetration method. I am looking for some good info that supports flexible installation methods, including caulked footings. Our industry has come a long way from the early days of racking on slotted angle iron with steel L-brackets for feet, but those experiences tend to give me confidence in continuing to use caulked footings. Nick Soleil Project Manager Advanced Alternative Energy Solutions, LLC PO Box 657 Petaluma, CA 94953 Cell: 707-321-2937 Office: 707-789-9537 Fax: 707-769-9037 yy
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