August - Zep Solar <http://zepsolar.com> recently signed a contract with Solar City to be their primary residential mounting solution nationally and brought me on to help roll out the program in Colorado. I can tell you that Solar City spent 2 years working with Zep and vetting the product and they would not have signed on unless they felt that they would achieve significant cost savings. Zep is actually very versatile - modules can be installed in portrait or landscape; array leveling is achieved easily with a few turns of a threaded stud; gaps in the array are easily installed; mounting options are available for almost any roof surface; the module / mounting system is (or will be very soon) listed to UL 2703 as a complete bonded system; and the lack of rail should eliminate the need for electrical rough-in roof inspections for the unfortunate souls with AHJs that require such nonsense.
At least 14 module manufacturers now make Zep-compatible modules and installers are starting to line up to become dealers of the product. I've installed a number of rail-less systems, but this one is the best I've seen. For a brighter energy future, Andrew Truitt NABCEP Certified PV Installer™ (ID# 032407-66)**** Principal Truitt Renewable Energy Consulting, LLC**** (202) 486-7507 LinkedIn Profile <http://www.linkedin.com/pub/andrew-truitt/8/622/713> Company Website <http://truittreconsulting.weebly.com/> <%28202%29%20486-7507>**** "Don't get me wrong: I love nuclear energy! It's just that I prefer fusion to fission. And it just so happens that there's an enormous fusion reactor safely banked a few million miles from us. It delivers more than we could ever use in just about 8 minutes. And it's wireless!" ~William McDonough On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 3:23 PM, Ray Walters <[email protected]> wrote: > I second the vote for Pro Solar, but I don't care for their Fast Jacks. > Their Tile Track mounts can actually be used on comp roofs ( see the > manual) and work quite well. > The best part of Pro Solar rails is they can be used for wire management > too. Just drop the cables into the open top of the rail, it acts as a > decent cable tray. > I've used Haticon and it has some advantages, but also its own problems: > their clamps are not the greatest. > > Ray Walters > Solarray, Inc. > > > On 1/18/2013 3:04 PM, August Goers wrote: > > All - > > > > This thread brought up a question I've been mulling over for a while - > what is the best flush mount rack out there these days on the market? I've > tried a lot of different racks and am always on the hunt to find something > better but the more experience I get I keep going back to Pro Solar and > Unirac SolarMount. Pro Solar's price can't be beaten and once you get over > having to drill a quick hole for every stanchion point it goes in really > quickly. Plus, their mid clamps and end clamps are really solid, easy to > work with, and work well with WEEBs. > > > > All that said, I still want something more. Fast and versatile is always > better so I'll keep looking. The specialized racks like Zep seem cool but > seem to lack the versatility aspect. Has anyone tried using Unirac's latest > gen system SolarMount Evolution? > > > > Best, > > > > August > > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: [email protected] > > 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 > > >
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