Unirac used to come with a small bolt set to "lock" the end clamps. They seemed to have stopped sending them some ago however. Jay Peltz power.
Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 16, 2015, at 2:27 PM, Garrison Riegel <garri...@solarserviceinc.com> > wrote: > > Thanks Allan. I’ll see if I can get those values from IronRidge or UniRac. > If not Pro Solar or SnapNrack look like they both could work well. > > Thanks again all. > > Garrison > > From: RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On > Behalf Of Allan Sindelar > Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2015 5:15 PM > To: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> > Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Racking for Steep Roofs > > Garrison, > I'm here in a campground in the Emerald Triangle with Jeff Spies, who works > for Quick Mount PV, and so I read him your message. He suggested that you > take the engineering specs from UniRac and IronRidge to the AHJ, showing her > pullout and shear capacities and calculate both for your site, including snow > and wind loads. The maximum applied load should be less than the published > working load rating. > > If the AHJ doesn't accept this approach, the next step is to get a structural > engineer to review the same and wet-stamp the result. > > This legitimately gets around the manufacturers' certification issue on an > individual case basis. > > Allan > > Allan Sindelar > al...@sindelarsolar.com > NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional > NABCEP Certified Technical Sales Professional > New Mexico EE98J Journeyman Electrician > Founder (Retired), Positive Energy, Inc. > 505 780-2738 cell > > > On 10/15/2015 1:50 PM, Garrison Riegel wrote: > Thanks for the responses. > > I called UniRac and IronRidge who both confirmed they max out at 45°. UniRac > said anything over 45° is considered a wall and requires different testing > and certification. They said the primary concern is the end clamp which > holds the module by friction only. Mid clamps should hold no problem. They > suggested getting an engineer to stamp a custom bolted end clamp solution and > we should be good. > > I’ve been looking for a good excuse to try Snap n Rack… > > Thanks, > Garrison > > From: RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On > Behalf Of Aram Alexander > Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2015 7:39 PM > To: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> > Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Racking for Steep Roofs > > Pro solar will work just fine. > > Aram > > On Oct 14, 2015, at 2:56 PM, Jerry Shafer <jerrysgarag...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I would suggest calling unirac as it may be a software issue that uou are > having but they will confirm eitherway > Jerry > > On Oct 14, 2015 9:25 AM, "Garrison Riegel" <garri...@solarserviceinc.com> > wrote: > Wrenches, > > Can anyone recommend a flush mount racking system for really steep roofs? I > have two projects coming up on 15/12 (~51°) and none of the usual > manufacturers we use for flush mounts (IronRidge XR, Unirac SolarMount, > Schletter Solo, DPW Powerrail) can handle this apparently…at least according > to their design tools and manuals. > > Any advice would be much appreciated. > > Thanks, > Garrison > > Garrison Riegel > PV Operations Manager | Solar Service Inc > [p] 847-677-0950 | garri...@solarserviceinc.com > > NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional™ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org >
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