"Roof Hooks" supplied by Conergy are what I have used and it works very well. You pull the tile accordingly with the rafter and replace the tile. The tile stays in tact and water leakage is also kept to a bare minimum. They look like a "J" or very similar, give a rep from Conergy the application and they can help with the specific shape to purchase.<br>
<br>Wear Gloves! I have ruined my hands on tile roofs.<br><br>Good luck!<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 10:13 PM, Max Balchowsky <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:max@seesolar.com">max@seesolar.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div>Daryl, the best way to deal with it is to take the tiles off under the array. This will give the system a lower profile and a "built in" look. The other choice is to drill through the tile to get into the rafters. I've put a system in the Cayman Islands and you want to make sure you do it according to spec and then some when you have the potential for hurricane class winds.....<br>
</div> <div>Max Balchowsky</div> <div>Design Engineer</div> <div>Empire Solar Solutions</div> <div>562-244-7068<br><br><b><i><a href="mailto:penobscotsolar@midmaine.com" target="_blank">penobscotsolar@midmaine.com</a></i></b> wrote:</div>
<blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px;">Hi all,<br>We are currently sizing an 8-10 kw system in Nassau in the Bahamas and<br>are faced with installing a racking system on 1 inch thick cement roof<br>
tiles. We have not done the Sharp training as they seem to be<br>perpetually full before we get to them and their responses are only<br>form letter
responses.<br>Has anyone installed their racking on this type of roof? The tiles<br>measure approximately 8 inches wide and, as I said, are 1 inch thick.<br>Thanks in advance for your input.<br><br><br>Daryl DeJoy<br>NABCEP Certified PV installer<br>
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