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Old 09-05-12, 12:17 AM   #21
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Originally Posted by fcolynu_soonet_ca View Post
Years ago in a Yahoo group someone posted a message to see if there was a steel roofing profile that was friendly to being used in solar collectors...
I have seen solar rack systems that are made for roofing with tall ribs...

The rack system has, for lack of a better word, 'rib grabbers' that are tightened with an Allen head screw that tightens sideways and pinches the rib in a 'C-clamp' fashion. The sheet metal is never penetrated with this system.

Here's a pic:


... and here's a LINK TO THE MANUFACTURER.

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-AC

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