Re: [RE-wrenches] Off-grid ground mount

[Allan Sindelar]

William, All of our off grid is residential. In general we never do ground mount for off grid. With rare and specific exception we use pole-top racking. This is simply because pole top racks hold the entire array in balance over a single pivot, making seasonal adjustment easy for one person. Ground mount puts the pivot at the bottom edge of an array, requiring at least two people to adjust: one or more to lift and one to loosen/tighten the leg sliders. Knowing the depth of your professional competence, you know this already, and this request is about a specific job. But most off-grid Wrenches may be in the same case, and thus not able to easily answer your question. Having used UniRac a few times for adjustable roof/ground racking, I certainly would recommend against their adjustable tilt legs. Too easy for homeowners to loosen the pinch bolt too far and lose the twist-nut. In years past (I haven't used it in recent years) DP&W made good adjustable racking. Allan Allan Sindelar al...@positiveenergysolar.com NABCEP Certified Photovoltaic Installer NABCEP Certified Technical Sales Professional New Mexico EE98J Journeyman Electrician Positive Energy, Inc. 3201 Calle Marie Santa Fe, New Mexico 87507 505 424-1112 www.positiveenergysolar.com On 3/23/2012 8:04 AM, Solarguy wrote:   Sunearth CompRail is an edge captive type railing that works great when rear access is possible. Its positive steel to steel attachment with SS bolts and threaded inserts is superior to Unirac Sunframe with its sheet metal attachment screw mount. http://sunearthinc.com   Jim Duncan North Texas renewable Energy www.ntrei.com NABCEP PV 031310-57 TECL-27398 nt...@1scom.net 817.917.0527 -----Original Message----- From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of William Miller Sent: Friday, March 23, 2012 2:21 AM To: RE-wrenches Subject: [RE-wrenches] Off-grid ground mount   Friends:   I am curious about what the rest of you are using for off-grid ground mount racks.   We need a tilt angle of 45 degrees.   Thanks in advance.   William Miller     Miller Solar Voice :805-438-5600 email: will...@millersolar.com http://millersolar.com License No. C-10-773985   _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine   List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org   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 _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org 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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