[RE-wrenches] Silicon Energy install steps?

[Jesse Dahl]

Are you using strut for the rails?  Are the rails running east-west, so two rows of rails/row of modules or north-south and two rails/column?

Sounds like a good way to make life easier. 

Jesse

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On May 4, 2012, at 9:40 AM, "Bob Clark" <bclark at solar-wind.us> wrote:

> Jesse:
> 
> We installed the "trays" (the side channels that the panel lugs slip into
> and in which the cables are routed) on mounting rails that were attached to
> the roof.  We have heard from several other installers that doing it this
> way does two things; 1) greater clearance between modules and the roof for
> better air circulation, and, the primary advantage, 2) easier to get the
> array square.  After loosely attaching the trays to the rails, we measured
> the diagonals from the corners and made sure they were the same.  After
> that, we inserted the modules column by column and tightened the trays down
> as we went along.
> 
> Bob Clark
> SolarWind Energy Systems, LLC
> P.O. Box 1234
> Okanogan, WA 98840
> (509) 826-1259
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Jesse Dahl
> Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 8:04 PM
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> Subject: [RE-wrenches] Silicon Energy install steps?
> 
> Hello,
> 
> This question is For those of you that have experience with installing
> silicon energy, cascade series, modules.
> 
> When installing these modules on residential roofs, what are the steps you
> are taking to ensure everything comes out square to world during the job?
> Layout of the "sides" is very important to ensure you can get the module in
> place without a hammer!!  Are you simply snapping lines every four feet (on
> rafters). I guess I'm fishing for any "tricks" this great list has come up
> with when working these modules.".
> 
> Thanks as always!
> 
> Jesse
> 
> Sent from my iPad!!!
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