<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Capitals, sans-serif; "><div><div><div>Carl,</div><div>I realized mis-read/answered your question. I was having a couple conversations yesterday about clamping modules on the short side and it must have still been on my mind when I read your question.</div><div><br></div><div>Either way the answer should still be on the specific module's spec sheet or most definitely in the install manual. </div><div>It is usually listed as "max load capacity" or "snow load" and be given in pascals.</div><div><br></div><div>benn </div><div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-size: 13px; "><font color="#002060" style="line-height: normal; ">DayStar Renewable Energy Inc. </font></span><div style="text-indent: 0px; color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-size: 13px; "><font color="black"><div style="line-height: 17px; "><font style="line-height: normal; ">www.daystarsolar.ca</font></div><div style="line-height: 17px; "><font style="line-height: normal; ">780-906-7807 </font></div><div style="line-height: 17px; "><div style="line-height: 17px; "><font style="line-height: normal; ">Construction Electrician Solar PV Systems Certified</font></div><div style="line-height: 17px; "><font style="line-height: normal; ">Certificate # 0007S</font></div></div></font></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">HAVE A SUNNY DAY</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; text-align:left; color:black; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span> "Benn @ DayStar" <<a href="mailto:benn@daystarsolar.ca">benn@daystarsolar.ca</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Reply-To: </span> RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span> Friday, April 19, 2013 11:04 PM<br><span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span> RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span> Re: [RE-wrenches] Modules approved for horizontal mounting<br></div><div><br></div><blockquote id="MAC_OUTLOOK_ATTRIBUTION_BLOCKQUOTE" style="BORDER-LEFT: #b5c4df 5 solid; PADDING:0 0 0 5; MARGIN:0 0 0 5;"><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="auto"><div>Carl,</div><div>Each specific module install instruction guide should state the acceptable mounting attachment points. </div><div><br><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">benn</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">Sent from a 'smart' phone, with touch screen keys. Please excuse shortcuts and typos. </span></div></div><div><br>On 2013-04-19, at 7:27 PM, Carl Adams <<a href="mailto:swingjunkie@gmail.com">swingjunkie@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Hello wrenches,<br><br></div><div class="gmail_quote" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">I have a request for quote, which shows modules mounted horizontally on a supporting structure. This is being done more for show than production obviously. The approved modules in the bid spec are Sharp, Renesolar, LDK, and Trina.<br><br></div><div class="gmail_quote" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Does anyone know if these modules are approved, by the manufacturer, for flat (horizontal) mounting, or have a good point of contact with any of these manufacturers so I can get a quick answer direct from them? We have a 20 psf design snow load in our area.<br><br>Cheers<br><font color="#888888">Carl Adams</font></div><div class="gmail_quote" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font color="#888888">SunRock Solar</font></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>List sponsored by Home Power magazine</span><br><span></span><br><span>List Address: <a href="mailto:RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>Change email address & settings:</span><br><span><a href="http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org">http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>List-Archive: <a href="http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org">http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>List rules & etiquette:</span><br><span><a href="http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm">www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>Check out participant bios:</span><br><span><a href="http://www.members.re-wrenches.org">www.members.re-wrenches.org</a></span><br><span></span><br></div></blockquote></div></div>_______________________________________________
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