Chris, You most likely recall, there was a thread here discussing special standing seam attachment details required with the S-5 product. With your weather, those might be critical for the roofers to follow, should you go that route.
I was unaware of the white spotting from hail you've seen on the Unisolar modules. Do you have any photos you could share? Thanks, Dick Ratico Solarwind Electric --- You wrote: chris,don't forget to make sure that the existing roof structure is engineered to support the added weight of the extra layer of plywood, as well as the racking/modules. benn DayStar Renewable Energy Inc. b...@daystarsolar.ca780-906-7807 HAVE A SUNNY DAY > From: ch...@oasismontana.com > To: re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 19:29:33 -0600 > Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] The perfect solar ready roof > > Hi Dick: > > Nope, not just high wind area, but the site gets a real bashing of hail at > least once every 3 to 4 years (like quarter sized hail at 60 - 80 mph) -- so > I will pass on the plasticky amorphous stuff, thank you, although yes, they > do look nice (til they get those whitish translucent spots from hail). > There's room for about a 5.5KW array of some decent modules (read: Sanyos or > some other high efficient modules). I just think we need another layer of > roofing material; we'll need 16 sheets of some kinda plywood. I am leaning > more and more in that direction..... > > But I really do appreciate all your thoughts! And by the way, right NOW, > sunny day time temps are near 70..... Nights are a chilly 35..... > > Chris Daum > Oasis Montana Inc. > 406-777-4309 > 406-777-0830 fax --- end of quote --- _______________________________________________ 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
