We've used the Snap N Rack squirrel guard with good success on a bunch of installs. They've changed it recently to a thicker mesh and you don't have to use pop rivets so you can remove it if necessary without having to drill out the rivets.
__________________________________________________________________________________________ Will White Regional Field Operations Manager - New England Real Goods Solar 64 Main St. Montpelier, VT 05602 Tel: (802) 223-7804 Cell: (802) 234-3167 www.realgoodssolar.com<http://www.realgoodssolar.com/> From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Chris Mason Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 1:19 PM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Squirrel/leaf guard for solar array SnapNRack makes a wire mesh roof guard, probably works on any installation. On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 11:28 AM, David Brearley <david.brear...@solarprofessional.com<mailto:david.brear...@solarprofessional.com>> wrote: Hi Carl, Check out the sidebar by Stephen Kane in this article for info on a couple "squirrel guard" product suppliers: http://solarprofessional.com/article/?file=SP6_2_pg30_Jacoby I do think that the same system can serve both purposes. Once the screen is in place it should be self-evident when the debris builds up and needs to be cleaned. When it's under the array, it's out of sight, out of mind and potentially a problem. Best, David On Feb 15, 2013, at 9:20 AM, Carl Adams wrote: Hello Wrenches, I serviced an array yesterday which had accumulated a large amount of leaves under the modules. No evidence of squirrels at this point, but I know there has been discussion of protective fencing around arrays to prevent squirrels moving in and I wonder if the same system might keep the leaf debri from building up under the array. Do any of you have suggestions for materials and methods to do this. A link to photos of installed projects would be appreciated. Thanks Carl Adams SunRock Solar _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org<mailto: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<http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm> Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org<http://www.members.re-wrenches.org> _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org<mailto: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<http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm> Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org<http://www.members.re-wrenches.org> -- Chris Mason President, Comet Systems Ltd www.cometenergysystems.com<http://www.cometenergysystems.com> Cell: 264.235.5670 Skype: netconcepts
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