Re: [RE-wrenches] Sharp racking on cement roof tiles

2008-10-30 Thread William Miller
Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 9:55 PM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Sharp racking on cement roof tiles Max: We had a client who, on a barrel tile roof, insisted on removing tiles from under the array but wanted to keep tiles below the array. There was no good way to divert water

Re: [RE-wrenches] Sharp racking on cement roof tiles

2008-10-30 Thread Jason Lombard
"Roof Hooks" supplied by Conergy are what I have used and it works very well. You pull the tile accordingly with the rafter and replace the tile. The tile stays in tact and water leakage is also kept to a bare minimum. They look like a "J" or very similar, give a rep from Conergy the application an

Re: [RE-wrenches] Sharp racking on cement roof tiles

2008-10-30 Thread ASAP POWER! 2
ailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of William Miller Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 9:55 PM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Sharp racking on cement roof tiles Max: We had a client who, on a barrel tile roof, insisted on removing tiles from under the array but wanted to keep tiles

Re: [RE-wrenches] Sharp racking on cement roof tiles

2008-10-29 Thread William Miller
Max: We had a client who, on a barrel tile roof, insisted on removing tiles from under the array but wanted to keep tiles below the array. There was no good way to divert water from under the lower tiles. The roofer first tried using some roll roof that cracked and then used lead flashing.

Re: [RE-wrenches] Sharp racking on cement roof tiles

2008-10-29 Thread Max Balchowsky
Daryl, the best way to deal with it is to take the tiles off under the array. This will give the system a lower profile and a "built in" look. The other choice is to drill through the tile to get into the rafters. I've put a system in the Cayman Islands and you want to make sure you do it accord

[RE-wrenches] Sharp racking on cement roof tiles

2008-10-28 Thread penobscotsolar
Hi all, We are currently sizing an 8-10 kw system in Nassau in the Bahamas and are faced with installing a racking system on 1 inch thick cement roof tiles. We have not done the Sharp training as they seem to be perpetually full before we get to them and their responses are only form letter resp