Re: [RE-wrenches] Off-grid ground mount

2012-03-25 Thread Allan Sindelar
Drake, Sorry, but I'm the wrong one to ask. I guess I wasn't clear: I haven't done any off-grid adjustable roof-mounted arrays in recent years. DP&W Power-Fab was the best I found way back when. Allan Allan Sindelar al...@positiveenerg

Re: [RE-wrenches] Off-grid ground mount: Can it be done cheaper

2012-03-25 Thread Allan Sindelar
We too are suddenly faced with a requirement for an engineer's stamp on foundation drawings for pole-top racks. This new requirement just rankles my craw (an _expression_ from our great-grandfathers' time...). This is even though DP&W (our preferred pole top rack manufac

Re: [RE-wrenches] Off-grid ground mount

2012-03-25 Thread Allan Sindelar
William, In the photo that you attached to your post, while the legs were nonadjustable, you had used the same UniRac Solarmount hardware that is so problematic when set up to be adjustable. The twirl nut can easily be loosened too far, until it loses its alignment in th

Re: [RE-wrenches] Off-grid ground mount

2012-03-25 Thread R Ray Walters
Another method I've used in the past, is to set a 20 ft pole right next to the house in concrete, then attach it to the house or rafter tails with unistrut and clamp. I'll usually use a 4 ft piece to spread the load out over at least three structural members. Then the pole extends 4 to 6 ft abo