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- Inverter (right), meter (bottom middle), manual AC disconnect (top middle) and connection to panel (left)
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- S-5-U clip with bracket attached.
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- Rails
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- Up the ladder…
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- First set of rails done.
Last week we saw a lot of rain, making for a slippery roof and slowing down the solar installation. They were only able to finish wiring the inverter to the main panel and install the first set of rails for the lower row of panels.
This is their first installation on our type of metal roof. See our post describing our metal roof. They were concerned that the rib was a bit taller, (1 3/4″) than they encounter on ordinary folded metal roofs. They called the manufacturer (ASP) and decided to put an S-5 clip on every rib, as opposed to every other rib. The ribs are approximately 18″ apart.
Progress should be quicker now that they have the first set of rails up. Hopefully they’ll get the next set of rails and maybe a few panels up on the next clear day.
Looks quite labor intensive
Larry, Would it be possible to post a close-up picture of the support clip and bracket attached to the ribbed steel. Thanks. Jim
Hi Jim. I’ll post some pics when we start putting up siding. (I don’t have a huge extension ladder yet)
Jim, here’s 2 pix of the connections at the roof.
Hi Larry,
Thank you for posting the pictures. For a year or more, I have read about people attaching their PV array to the standing seam metal, but I’ve never seen a picture of how it was done. Thank you for taking the time to enlighten me. Take care.
Jim