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 <r...@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.pe...@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 >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> List sponsored by Redwood Alliance >>> >>> List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org >>> >>> Change listserver email address & settings: >>> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >>> >>> List-Archive: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html >>> >>> List rules & etiquette: >>> www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm >>> >>> Check out or update participant bios: >>> www.members.re-wrenches.org >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> List sponsored by Redwood Alliance >> >> List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org >> >> Change listserver email address & settings: >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >> >> List-Archive: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html >> >> List rules & etiquette: >> www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm >> >> Check out or update participant bios: >> www.members.re-wrenches.org >> > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org >
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