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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">All -</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">We attempted a couple of jobs with the S5! kit and no rails and lining everything up was tough. Pro Solar rail directly to the S5! clamps works great or Unirac with L feet even gives more installation flexibility. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Sounds like almost all of the responses are along these same lines.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">-August</span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Glenn Burt<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 20, 2012 10:27 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'RE-wrenches'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] S5! question</span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">And if used with rails, helps with lowering module temperature (increasing distance from roof) as well as discouraging rodent nesting (again the further away from the roof deck the modules is, the less likely nesting is to occur) in my experience.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">-Glenn</span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a> <a href="mailto:[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org]">[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org]</a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jason Szumlanski<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 20, 2012 11:27 AM<br><b>To:</b> RE-wrenches<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] S5! question</span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">I agree - the regular S-5! clamps with L-Feet and rails adds a lot of flexibility. Plus, it is compatible with microinverter installations.</p>
<div><p class="MsoNormal"><br clear="all">Jason Szumlanski</p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Fafco Solar</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 10:56 AM, Solarguy <<a href="mailto:ntrei@1scom.net" target="_blank">ntrei@1scom.net</a>> wrote:</p>
<div><div><p>The S-5 Kit must be adjusted with the jam nuts potentially at every clamp location to keep the modules from being forced to follow the roof contour. We have always used L-feet and rails mounted to the standard S-5 clamps since it creates a flat surface for the pv. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Jim Duncan</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">North Texas Renewable Energy Inc</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><a href="http://www.ntrei.com/" target="_blank">www.ntrei.com</a> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">NABCEP PV 031310-57</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">TECL-27398</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><a href="mailto:ntrei@1scom.net" target="_blank">ntrei@1scom.net</a> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><a href="tel:817.917.0527" target="_blank">817.917.0527</a></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style> </p><p> </p><p>-----Original Message-----<br>
From: <a href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>] On Behalf Of jay peltz<br>
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 9:17 AM<br>To: RE-wrenches<br>Subject: [RE-wrenches] S5! question</p><p> </p><p>Hi All,</p><p> </p><p>I'm doing a S5! PV kit install for the first time.</p><p> </p><p>Any tips, advice ?</p>
<p> </p><p>thanks,</p><p> </p><p>jay</p><p> </p><p>Peltz Power</p><p><span style="font-size:26.0pt"> </span></p></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><br>_______________________________________________<br>
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