<div dir="ltr">Jason, <div>You mentioning popping sounds reminds me of two separate systems that I was called in to service recently where the homeowner was reporting popping sounds. These were coming from the ground, not the roof, so it may not apply. Both systems were roughly 10 years old, and the original installer used PVC conduit off the roof. Water had been getting into the conduit and running down to the combiner (Enphase system). Things were quite corroded in the combiner panels and the sounds were coming from a failing breaker. It sounds like your system is newer, but maybe there is a bad breaker? In one case the customer was certain the noise was coming from the meter, but upon inspection I am nearly certain it was the combiner instead. These were more of an "electronic" popping noise though. If your popping noise is more structural have the customer listen out to see if it happens right when the sun comes out from a cloud, or goes behind a cloud. With vinyl siding or metal roofs, I'll sometimes hear the expansion and contraction but it has to be a very quick change in temperature and I only hear it on those quick transitions from sun to clouds.</div><div><br></div><div>Good luck tracking it down!</div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Dave</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Mar 5, 2025 at 8:12 AM Jason Szumlanski via RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">I had a person contact me years ago who said her solar installer put a system up that caused popping noises everyday on her roof. It was a shingle roof, older home, and ultimately we chalked it up to expansion and contraction. Everything was secure and there were no indications of structural, cosmetic, or waterproof integrity being jeopardized. <div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">That was my only experience with this issue until we did a recent installation on a 5V exposed fastener metal roof using S-5 SolarFoot mounts attached through the metal into the plywood decking only. This new client is reporting numerous loud popping sounds every day. Based on the time of day and weather, it must have something to do with expansion and contraction, but we cannot pinpoint the problem. Of course, the day we go to try to duplicate the issue, there were no sounds at all that we could detect up on the roof after waiting hours in observation. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">We did have one row of 13 panels mounted in portrait that was on the longer side, so we decided to split the rail by putting a gap in the middle. That, apparently, has not solved the issue. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">We have checked the torque on every single fastener in the system. This installation is no different than many many others we have done using the same materials on the same roof type. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Has anybody experienced similar issues, and how did you go about addressing them? </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Jason Szumlanski </div><div dir="auto">Florida Solar Design Group </div></div>
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