<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">I lived off-grid for eight years in the Wisconsin north woods. Snow<br>accumulating on PV and hot water collectors was often a problem.<br><br>I used a lightweight plastic-framed cloth floor broom. Had a threaded handle<br>screwed into the broom head. The broom head threads were the same size<br>as handles for paint roller extensions, which come in short to very long<br>lengths. Bought extensions to reach the highest point. Extensions are<br>made in both plastic and wood. I used plastic for the light weight, the kind<br>that had metal caps for the threads. Anything else tended to strip out over<br>time. Brooms are also available in various sizes as needed.<br><br>Worked perfectly (except on ice from ice storms).<br><br>Low-cost, and readily available year-round.<br><br><br>Dan<br><br><br>--- On <b>Sun, 12/2/12, Jesse
Dahl <i><dahlsolar@gmail.com></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>From: Jesse Dahl <dahlsolar@gmail.com><br>Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] roof rakes<br>To: "RE-wrenches" <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org><br>Date: Sunday, December 2, 2012, 3:53 PM<br><br><div id="yiv1831953805"><div><div>I made mine from an old shovel handle and a chunk of wood wrapped in carpet. It was basically free and works for clearing my truck as well. </div><div><br></div><div>Jesse<br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Dec 2, 2012, at 3:49 PM, "Stephen Kane" <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:kanestephenj@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="/mc/compose?to=kanestephenj@gmail.com">kanestephenj@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><style><!--
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--></style><div class="yiv1831953805WordSection1"><p class="yiv1831953805MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;">Hey Nicholas,</span></p><p class="yiv1831953805MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;"> </span></p><p class="yiv1831953805MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;">I’ve always liked the Sno Knife (American made). It is used kind of like a spatula: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://sno-knife.com/">http://sno-knife.com/</a> </span></p><p class="yiv1831953805MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;">I also like all plastic roof rakes for a pulling motion from the ground: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.suncast.com/productdisplay.aspx?id=134&pid=46">http://www.suncast.com/productdisplay.aspx?id=134&pid=46</a></span></p><p class="yiv1831953805MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;"> </span></p><p
class="yiv1831953805MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;"> </span></p><p class="yiv1831953805MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;"> </span></p><p class="yiv1831953805MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;">Best,</span></p><p class="yiv1831953805MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;"> </span></p><p class="yiv1831953805MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;">Stephen Kane</span></p><p class="yiv1831953805MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;">Kane Solar</span></p><p class="yiv1831953805MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;">720.365.3994</span></p><p class="yiv1831953805MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;">Lyons, CO</span></p><p class="yiv1831953805MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;"> </span></p><p class="yiv1831953805MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;"> <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank" href="/mc/compose?to=re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a> [<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank" href="/mc/compose?to=re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org">mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Nik Ponzio<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, December 02, 2012 1:46 PM<br><b>To:</b> RE-wrenches<br><b>Subject:</b> [RE-wrenches] roof rakes</span></p><p class="yiv1831953805MsoNormal"> </p><p class="yiv1831953805MsoNormal">Does anyone have a particular roof rake to recommend for clearing snow off low roofs and ground-mount arrays? Plastic, poly, squeegee.... So many choices!<br><br><br clear="all">--<br>Nicholas Ponzio<br>Building Energy<br>1570 South
Brownell Road<br>Williston, VT 05495<br>802-859-3384 ext.15 (office)<br>802-658-3982 (fax)<br>802-318-4783 (cell)<br><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.BuildingEnergyVT.com">http://www.BuildingEnergyVT.com</a></p><p class="yiv1831953805MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;"><br></p></div></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></td></tr></table>