Re: [RE-wrenches] Ironridge ballasted BX on the ground

2024-04-13 Thread Nick A Lucchese via RE-wrenches
Thanks Carl. I’ve been doing something similar with 2x4 and 2x6’s over the years. Affordable and less toxic cedar is readily abundant in our area too. Just drilling holes through it and pinning to the ground with concrete form stakes has worked well even in winds approaching 100 mph. Between the

Re: [RE-wrenches] Ironridge ballasted BX on the ground

2024-04-12 Thread Carl Hansen via RE-wrenches
Nick,   In New Mexico it was popular on flat roof homes to lay down pressure treated 4x4's and lag your L-feet onto these then weight them down with cinder blocks filled with concrete, this would be an inexpensive temporary option.    Carl Hansen    Hansen&Sun Electric On 2024-04-09 2:58 P

Re: [RE-wrenches] Ironridge ballasted BX on the ground

2024-04-09 Thread Glenn Burt via RE-wrenches
How about the Codify ballasts solar panel ground mount?Basically a plastic tub-GlennSent from my 'smart'phone, so please excuse typos and spelling errors.-- Original message--From: Nick A Lucchese via RE-wrenchesDate: Tue, Apr 9, 2024 5:10 PMTo: AE Solar;Cc: Nick A Lucchese;RE-wrenches;

Re: [RE-wrenches] Ironridge ballasted BX on the ground

2024-04-09 Thread Peter Giroux via RE-wrenches
Nick Please take a look at Power Fields. They have a ballasted ground mount, pretty simple to assemble. Two tubs to a panel and the ballast can be dirt, gravel or crush and run. 25% angle. Reach out to Cory in sales. https://www.power

Re: [RE-wrenches] Ironridge ballasted BX on the ground

2024-04-09 Thread Nick A Lucchese via RE-wrenches
Thanks Adam, yes that would definitely be overkill and kill the budget as well! Thanks for the thought though, appreciate it. Nick > On Apr 9, 2024, at 1:58 PM, AE Solar wrote: > > Are helical piles overkill for what you are trying to do? They can be > unscrewed when you are done so nothi

Re: [RE-wrenches] Ironridge ballasted BX on the ground

2024-04-09 Thread AE Solar via RE-wrenches
Are helical piles overkill for what you are trying to do? They can be unscrewed when you are done so nothing is left behind. Adam Katzman (he/him) Autonomous Energies | Owner/Operator www.AutonomousEnergies.com (518) 567-1468 On Tue, Apr 9, 2024 at 4:17 PM Ni