Daryl, the best way to deal with it is to take the tiles off under the array. This will give the system a lower profile and a "built in" look. The other choice is to drill through the tile to get into the rafters. I've put a system in the Cayman Islands and you want to make sure you do it according to spec and then some when you have the potential for hurricane class winds.....
Max Balchowsky Design Engineer Empire Solar Solutions 562-244-7068 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, We are currently sizing an 8-10 kw system in Nassau in the Bahamas and are faced with installing a racking system on 1 inch thick cement roof tiles. We have not done the Sharp training as they seem to be perpetually full before we get to them and their responses are only form letter responses. Has anyone installed their racking on this type of roof? The tiles measure approximately 8 inches wide and, as I said, are 1 inch thick. Thanks in advance for your input. Daryl DeJoy NABCEP Certified PV installer Certified Advanced PV Design Penobscot Solar Design _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: [email protected] Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
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