[RE-wrenches] Best racking systems (was Awkward Mid-clamps & jigs for installing or removing modules?)

[penobscotsolar at midmaine.com]

SnapN Rack gets my vote. Great for wire management, good pricing and ease
of install. We've tried a lot of flush mounting solutions over the years
but if I went back to most of them (or discontinued using SnapN Rac) my
workers would mutiny!

Daryl DeJoy
NABCEP Certified PV installer
Penobscot Solar Design



> I second the vote for Pro Solar, but I don't care for their Fast Jacks.
> Their Tile Track mounts can actually be used on comp roofs ( see the
> manual) and work quite well.
> The best part of Pro Solar rails is they can be used for wire management
> too.  Just drop the cables into the open top of the rail, it acts as a
> decent cable tray.
> I've used Haticon and it has some advantages, but also its own problems:
> their clamps are not the greatest.
>
> Ray Walters
> Solarray, Inc.
>
> On 1/18/2013 3:04 PM, August Goers wrote:
>>
>> All -
>>
>> This thread brought up a question I've been mulling over for a while -
>> what is the best flush mount rack out there these days on the market?
>> I've tried a lot of different racks and am always on the hunt to find
>> something better but the more experience I get I keep going back to
>> Pro Solar and Unirac SolarMount. Pro Solar's price can't be beaten and
>> once you get over having to drill a quick hole for every stanchion
>> point it goes in really quickly. Plus, their mid clamps and end clamps
>> are really solid, easy to work with, and work well with WEEBs.
>>
>> All that said, I still want something more. Fast and versatile is
>> always better so I'll keep looking. The specialized racks like Zep
>> seem cool but seem to lack the versatility aspect. Has anyone tried
>> using Unirac's latest gen system SolarMount Evolution?
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> August
>>
>
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