05-17-17, 08:37 AM | #1 |
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Mounting PV panel supports
Last year I tore down my old crappy garage and am in the midst of rebuilding it. The new design is optimized for solar exposure so I can install PV eventually but can't afford it right away (this new building stuff is expensive!).
As I'm installing the new roof I am planning on installing the mounts for the future PV system. Question: is there a "standard" spacing for these mounts to accept the rack system (or different types of rack systems) and ultimately the panels themselves? Thanks for any info.... |
05-17-17, 08:54 AM | #2 |
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Here is a great tool to decide what you need.
http://design.unirac.com/tool/projec.../?pitched=true It is based on more than one thing. Snow load, wind speed expected…..
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07-17-17, 10:21 AM | #3 |
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Update: here's the progress: Ordered Quick Mount PV kits (very nice), all set for the future panel installation!
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07-17-17, 06:40 PM | #4 |
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That's it, I need to do this to my gambrel barn in Maine...
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