[RE-wrenches] Flashed Footing Requirements

[Nick Soleil]

Who can help:
    One of our local jurisdictions, City of Petaluma, is beginning to require flashed footings under all solar arrays.  I think that some flashed footings are better than the Unirac L feet or Prosolar's TileTrac foot, but the flashed footings cost a lot more $, and some flashed footing products seem flawed (less watertight)  They are asking me to uninstall two commissioned systems from last week, and replace the footings with flashed Fast Jacks, even though the documents detailed the penetration method.  

    I am looking for some good info that supports flexible installation methods, including caulked footings.  Our industry has come a long way from the early days of racking on slotted angle iron with steel L-brackets for feet, but those experiences tend to give me confidence in continuing to use caulked footings.  Nick Soleil
Project Manager
Advanced Alternative Energy Solutions, LLC
PO Box 657
Petaluma, CA 94953
Cell:   707-321-2937
Office: 707-789-9537
Fax:    707-769-9037


      
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