Re: [RE-wrenches] Rail-less Racking

2020-05-18 Thread Jerry Shafer
Bill, Wrenches I working with a Zep engineer years ago and still dont care to use any of them, wire management is an issue, anything that does get under the module is more difficult to clear, the modules are heavier with the zep product. Rails are now so versatile and cheap, easy to flat and

Re: [RE-wrenches] Rail-less Racking

2020-05-18 Thread Bill Hoffer
Cory I tried a railless S-5 system on a metal roof and will never do it again! Looks great and very professional. The clearance under the modules is a real problem for wire management and I had to switch out a bad microinverter and it was really difficult compared to have a rails. Had to

[RE-wrenches] Rail-less racking

2020-05-18 Thread Hilton Dier
I tried a rail-less system on a roof mount once, but never again. It worked roughly as advertised, but the problem was aesthetic. It was a bear trying to get the modules parallel and flat. Too many degrees of freedom and no roof is as flat as you’d wish. With rails at least the modules are

[RE-wrenches] Rail-less Racking

2020-05-17 Thread Corey Shalanski
I am wondering if anyone on the List has significant experience installing rail-less racking systems (Quick Mount PV Quick Rack, Roof Tech E Mount AIR, SnapNrack RL Universal, etc.) and can speak to the pros and cons versus rail-based systems? Also wondering if anyone has strong opinions regarding