Dana,
We still aren’t using the portable lifts. I’ve spoken with a few people from other companies who have the lifts and they said that most of the time they just sit in the warehouse. Certainly they are helpful for particularly tough jobs. Our crews are using glass suction cups to hoist panels up with ropes or sometimes sling them over their shoulders. We have several of these: http://www.amazon.com/Woods-Powr-Grip-Vacuum-Metal-Handle/dp/B000KWTXZ6?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage We learned this trick from one of our installers who previously worked installing big glass windows on high rises. They provide a very convenient and sturdy handle to hold modules. We also have one of the ladder hoists similar to the one shown in Homepower: http://www.homepower.com/articles/solar-electricity/design-installation/pv-module-lift -August *From:* RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] *On Behalf Of *Dana Brandt *Sent:* Thursday, May 26, 2016 3:26 PM *To:* RE-wrenches *Subject:* Re: [RE-wrenches] getting PV modules up to the roof Hi Wrenches, I'm curious if anyone has updates to this thread 3 years later. What are people using to lift modules to the roof? I've been looking at ladder hoists online and wondering how well they'd work in practice. Any experience or advice? Thanks, Dana Dana Brandt Ecotech Energy Systems, LLC www.ecotechenergy.com d...@ecotechenergy.com 360.318.7646 On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 10:44 AM, August Goers <aug...@luminalt.com> wrote: Hi Wrenches, I imagine that all of us working in rooftop PV have put some good hard thought on the best way to get the modules up to the roof. There are various lifts on the market, you can hoist them with ropes manually, or walk them up a ladder (sling them over your back). I find that the majority of our competition in the Bay Area walks panels up the ladder for residential projects. What is your feeling about OSHA compliance of doing this? Best, August 415.559.1525 _______________________________________________ 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
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