[RE-wrenches] rail less standing seam attachments

[Benn Kilburn]

Ray,
I believe S5! offers an approved roof anchor that attaches to standing seams. 
A bit pricy (few hundred, I think) especially considering they are one per person but sometimes that's the cost of safety.  

Benn Kilburn
SkyFire Energy
780-906-7807

> On Mar 31, 2018, at 11:19 AM, Ray <ray at solarray.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Bill;
> 
> Not to hijack the thread, but how did you handle fall protection and work safely on that 12:12 pitch metal roof?  I have a steep standing seam roof project coming up.  We wanted to set a ledger board on S5 clips, but were worried they would leave visible damage to the new roof.  
> Thanks
> 
> Ray Walters
> 
> Remote Solar
> 
>> On 3/31/18 11:00 AM, Bill Hoffer wrote:
>> Jay
>> Just finished using S5PV railess on standing seam roof 12x12 pitch.  Worked great, but wire management was challenging with minimal clearance under modules.  Had to think ahead to make it work.  And still was a struggle.  I also used 6 rather then 4 per module to even out the loads on the roof panels.  I feel confident that it is solid, but I know how the roof was connected to include proper clip spacing and screw size for maximum wind load here in the Columbia Gorge and proper tacking of the top of the panel under the ridge to prevent sliding down.  If I had it to do over I would however have used rails to make wire management easier!
>> 
>> Bill
>> 
>>> On Fri, Mar 30, 2018, 6:03 PM jay <jay.peltz at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> HI All,
>>> 
>>> I’ve got a client who is set on wanting to do rail less racking.   I’m just working with him on overall design, hes doing the work.
>>> 
>>> Its not a large system.  16 modules on two roof orientations, ( 4 on one, 12 on the other)  with offset modules.  Standing metal seam roof that is being installed with solar in mind,  lots of fasteners.
>>> 
>>> Hes very competent and pays attention to details.
>>> 
>>> Any positive/negative recommendations.
>>> 
>>> thanks in advance,
>>> 
>>> jay
>>> 
>>> peltz power
>>> 
>>> 
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