That's good news! I'd like to keep Zep in the arsenal, especially for
people that insist on a low profile look. One other thing that concerns me
a bit is the long-term availability and replacements down the road. We've
had this discussion in another thread about replacing 12V nominal modules.
Jason - This is from Nate Colman, PE and Director of Technical Development
at Zep:
Zep Solar will be providing updated span tables and compliance letters
based on ASCE-10 in the next few weeks. Regarding removal of modules for
service - it is common practice to remove up roof modules in order to
That's based on ASCE 7-05. If your AHJ requires ASCE 7-10, that is no
longer the case. Florida Building Code 2010 requires use of ASCE 7-10, and
ultimate design wind speeds have changed dramatically, so it's important to
consider the method, not just the wind speed.
We liked Zep, except when you
Jason,
What are you using now? We look to Florida for standards, as he Caribbean
doesn't have any.
On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 9:10 AM, Jason Szumlanski ja...@fafcosolar.comwrote:
That's based on ASCE 7-05. If your AHJ requires ASCE 7-10, that is no
longer the case. Florida Building Code 2010
Despite the fact that Unirac has not updated its manual for ASCE 7-10, the
span tables are still useful and there is adequate engineering information
from them to get the job done. Solarmount is still our product of choice,
despite several lower cost options like Ironridge. That could change if
Chris - The Zep system can be installed in up to 150mph wind zones in most
cases. See the span tables on the Zep engineering documentation:
http://www.zepsolar.com/images/files/general/pdf/ZS_Compliance_Letter.pdf
Todd - Ground snow loads of up to 70 psf are allowable.
A free design tool can
All -
This thread brought up a question I've been mulling over for a while - what
is the best flush mount rack out there these days on the market? I've tried
a lot of different racks and am always on the hunt to find something better
but the more experience I get I keep going back to Pro Solar
I second the vote for Pro Solar, but I don't care for their Fast Jacks.
Their Tile Track mounts can actually be used on comp roofs ( see the
manual) and work quite well.
The best part of Pro Solar rails is they can be used for wire management
too. Just drop the cables into the open top of the
SnapN Rack gets my vote. Great for wire management, good pricing and ease
of install. We've tried a lot of flush mounting solutions over the years
but if I went back to most of them (or discontinued using SnapN Rac) my
workers would mutiny!
Daryl DeJoy
NABCEP Certified PV installer
Penobscot
August - Zep Solar http://zepsolar.com recently signed a contract with
Solar City to be their primary residential mounting solution nationally and
brought me on to help roll out the program in Colorado. I can tell you
that Solar City spent 2 years working with Zep and vetting the product and
they
Andrew,
Very interesting. I know several people at Zep and have toured their
facility and definitely like many aspects of their product. But, we haven't
tried it on one of our projects yet. I think part of that is because we
work in the San Francisco Bay Area where custom racks are often
So how does the Zep stuff's testing do in winds in excess of 100 mph?
I saw a nice demo and display of their goods in at the Anaheim 2009 SPI, but
still am reticent to switch suppliers and modules to accomodate racking
Chris Daum
Oasis Montana Inc.
_
From:
or heavy snow... the supports are clear out on the ends.
todd
On Friday, January 18, 2013 5:09pm, Chris Daum ch...@oasismontana.com said:
So how does the Zep stuff's testing do in winds in excess of 100 mph?
I saw a nice demo and display of their goods in at the Anaheim 2009 SPI,
13 matches
Mail list logo
