[RE-wrenches] Snow Guard Options

[Dana Orzel]

Hey there, Chris I’ve never used Sno retention on the bottom of an array. I’ve always thought that clearing the array was the basic idea. I understand if there’s a doorway underneath it a raise that hold snow for long periods of time as in most of the winter tend to get iced up and I have multiple photos of array is coming off of roofs due to snow not sliding off mostly due to either being east or west facing.
I suppose if I had a large area of roof above the array, I might do Sno offenses above the array, but not below the array
Dana Orzel - dana at solarwork.com - 208.721.7003

> On Oct 1, 2025, at 5:12 AM, Chris Sparadeo via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:
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> Hi all,
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> I’m wondering what people in snow prone areas are using for module mounted snow retention. I have used the Alpine SnowGuard in the past, but it’s not the easiest to install, especially when the leading edge of the module is close to the drip edge on a multi-story building. There don’t seem to be many other options on the market, so curious if there are other offerings or methods that people have found helpful. 
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> Thanks in advance!
> 
> Chris Sparadeo
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