[RE-wrenches] Snow-frame damage

[Ray]

Is it possible the snow load broke the glass, then the snow shear/ ice 
dam tore the bottom edge off?  or just the ice dam pulls the bottom edge 
off?  Just haven't seen that type of damage here in Colorado/ New 
Mexico/ Wyoming.  I think its much drier here overall, so perhaps our 
snow is lighter weight.  Heavy Spring Snows seem to melt off but with 
climate changes, we might start seeing new types of damage.

Ray Walters
Remote Solar
303 505-8760

On 8/28/19 4:29 PM, Blake Gleason wrote:
> Snow ripping out module frames (on the roof):
>
> IMG_7134.jpg
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> On Mon, Aug 26, 2019 at 2:37 PM frenergy <frenergy at psln.com 
> <mailto:frenergy at psln.com>> wrote:
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>     I've got a customer that is pushing me to lower the bottom edge of
>     a multipole rack array to make it less visible from his house
>     (which is .6 miles away!).  Its 4 PVs in landscape, I currently
>     have it designed with the lower edge at 3.5 feet off the ground
>     which is actually questionable with the 2-3 feet of snow we get
>     here sometimes. Flat ground, 25 degree pitch.
>
>                 If anybody has pics (or words of wisdom) of the bottom
>     edge of a PV frame being ripped of due to snow not being able to
>     shed properly from /this //type of installation (or pole mount
>     would help)/, I would appreciate the help.
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