Wrenches I think what you said is totally true,"its only as good as the instalation" but here is where l differ, S-5's if installed correctly are no different than anything else installed on the roof. Jerry
On Sun, Oct 18, 2020, 8:42 AM Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar < offgridso...@sti.net> wrote: > The S5 is only as good as the installer. I have seen them come off with a > string of panels on an insurance inspection I did. > > I billed them and made another note in my journal of why the only thing > that should go on a metal roof is rainwater. > > > > *Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar > "we go where powerlines don't" > http://members.sti.net/offgridsolar/ <http://members.sti.net/offgridsolar/> > e-mail offgridso...@sti.net <offgridso...@sti.net> > text 209 813 0060* > > On Sat, 17 Oct 2020 21:37:07 -0400, Hilton Dier III <hiltond...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I'm with Jerry Shafer on this one. S-5 clamps with rails work well without > punching holes in the metal roof. If the roof is fastened well to beefy > steel C channel it should be fine. The S-5 clamps themselves are stronger > than the roofing. > > -- > Hilton Dier III > Missisquoi River Hydro > Renewable Energy Design > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the > other: > https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/ > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > http://www.members.re-wrenches.org > >
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