[RE-wrenches] to flash or not to flash

[Benn Kilburn]

Here is a devils advocate question for everyone (*including myself*) who is
claiming "no leaks after x-years".

Are we assuming "no leaks" because the home/system owner has not reported
any or because there are no water stains on the ceilings below the arrays
*or* are we actually looking in the attic and seeing that there are
absolutely NO water marks where the attachment points are?
I would think that there is a big difference?  But having not gone back to
every install and actually getting up and looking around *inside the attic*,
would it not be presumptuous to assume that there have been no leaks?

*Benn Kilburn *
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On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 1:52 PM, <max at seesolar.com> wrote:

> I remember the "early days" of installing, which for us was early 1990's.
> We used stainless steel rod hangers straight into rafters, which left us
> with 4" threaded rod sticking up out of the roof. We used thru the roof for
> sealing under a nut and fender washer. I've visited a couple of those sites
> recently (still no leaks after over 25 yrs of production). By the way, we
> have changed our mounting methods since then.........
>
> Max Balchowsky
> Design Engineer
> Golden Bridge Development
> 1048 Irvine Ave Suite 217
> Newport Beach, Ca. 92660
> 760-403-6810
> "Building a Better Future For The Next Generation"
>
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