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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><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. <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><p class=MsoNormal><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?<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><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><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">www.greatsolarworks.com</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><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><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>Mac Lewis<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 28, 2021 4:31 PM<br><b>To:</b> RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org><br><b>Subject:</b> [RE-wrenches] ballasted ground mounts residential scale<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hello Wrenches,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks in advance!<br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Mac Lewis<b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#FF9900'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p><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><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#FF9900'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>