<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr">I prefer iron ridge as they have 2\u201d and 3\u201d pipe options which require a lot less bracing than the 1.5\u201d pipe. And they have a 5 panel rail. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Jay</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Dec 29, 2021, at 10:52 AM, Dana Orzel <dana@solarwork.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Or Pour a solid slab.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Dana Orzel Great Solar Works, Inc. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">C - 208.721.7003 dana@solarwork.com<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Idaho Contractor - # 028765 Idaho PV # 028374<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">NABCEP # 051112-136 <a href="http://www.greatsolarworks.com"><span style="color:blue">www.greatsolarworks.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">"Responsible Technologies for Responsible People since 1988" </span></u><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Webdings;color:green">P</span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:navy"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:green">Please consider the environment before printing this email.</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> RE-wrenches <re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>jay<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 29, 2021 10:26 AM<br><b>To:</b> RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] ballasted ground mounts residential scale<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Hi Mac,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">You can check out the unirac GFT which has a engineered ballast in their approved mounting designs. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">jay<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">peltz power<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Dec 29, 2021, at 9:05 AM, Mac Lewis <<a href="mailto:maclewis1@gmail.com">maclewis1@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks Dana,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Normally I do a piered system for these, but I've got a project with a ground source heat pump loop at unknown depth under the array field. I'm trying to avoid a puncture.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Wed, Dec 29, 2021 at 8:58 AM Dana Orzel <<a href="mailto:dana@solarwork.com">dana@solarwork.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">I have used Snapn\u2019Rack\u2019s system with grade beams. It uses a sched 40 - 1½\u201d iron/galv pipe to achieve 90 MPH 3 sec micro burst rating for uplift. Please verify if this is still available from SnR. I am pretty sure that we needed 18# of concrete/sqft of PV module. I would have your structural engineer verify this or whatever your local code calls for.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">It\u2019s a good system as long as you do not have frost heaving of the ground. I am not sure that I would do this in snow country unless your engineer could guaranty that there is a way to eliminate the frost heave. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">And if you are going to have to do that much ground prep why not use a pier or footing system?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002060"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Dana Orzel Great Solar Works, Inc. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">C - 208.721.7003 <a href="mailto:dana@solarwork.com" target="_blank">dana@solarwork.com</a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Idaho Contractor - # 028765 Idaho PV # 028374</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">NABCEP # 051112-136 <a href="http://www.greatsolarworks.com/" target="_blank">www.greatsolarworks.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">"Responsible Technologies for Responsible People since 1988" </span></u><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Webdings;color:green">P</span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:navy"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:green">Please consider the environment before printing this email.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>From:</b> RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mac Lewis<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 28, 2021 4:31 PM<br><b>To:</b> RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [RE-wrenches] ballasted ground mounts residential scale<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Hello Wrenches,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Can anyone recommend a ballasted ground mount solution that is offered on a residential scale? Below 10kW typically.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Thanks in advance!<br clear="all"><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt">Mac Lewis<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#305A78">"Yo solo sé que no sé nada." </span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#686868">-Sócrates</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">_______________________________________________<br>List sponsored by Redwood Alliance<br><br>Pay optional member dues here: <a href="http://re-wrenches.org/" target="_blank">http://re-wrenches.org</a><br><br>List Address: <a href="mailto:RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a><br><br>Change listserver email address & settings:<br><a href="http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org</a><br><br>There are two list archives for searching. 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