Re: [RE-wrenches] Wire protection for ground mount

2015-04-17 Thread Jason Szumlanski 
What are you screwing the aluminum into? Any chance of getting a picture?



On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 9:08 AM, Matt Sherald  wrote:

> Adam,
>
> I've used aluminum perforated sheet metal in the past.  It matches the
> other aluminum on the ground mount and it can be zipped up with self
> drilling screws.  Looks pretty sharp when it is done - kinda like it was
> meant to be there all along.
>
> -Matt
>
> On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 7:20 AM, AE Solar 
> wrote:
>
>> Hey Wrenchers,
>>
>> Does anyone have suggestions for netting/protecting wires behind a ground
>> mount (for keeping hands out of there...not animals). I have seen quite a
>> few home-made'ish looking options on systems around here (screwing hardware
>> cloth onto the back of frames/racking, etc) but am looking for a more
>> professional  optionideally something that is as clean looking as
>> possible. For what its worth the panels will be (4) high in landscape.
>> Thanks for any thoughts.
>>
>> Adam
>>
>> Adam Katzman - Owner/Operator
>> Autonomous Energies
>> 4872 State Route 9G
>> Germantown NY, 12526
>> www.AutonomousEnergies.com 
>> (518) 567-1468
>>
>
>
>
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Wire protection for ground mount

2015-04-17 Thread Dave Click 
I think someone here long ago recommended solarscrim.com; when I 
recommended it to three contractors I heard:


1) "awesome, I just bought some and I'll use this on every project!"
2) "too expensive, I'm getting some tennis court screening on my own and 
doing it myself."

3) "too expensive, I'm getting some landscape cloth(?) and doing it myself."

IMHO it looks pretty nice and you would only need it over where the 
wiring is (unless you or your customer wanted to pay for the full back 
to be covered, of course), but I can't comment on its cost relative to 
alternatives.


Issue with hardware cloth, perforated metal, etc. is that you'd need to 
find a way to reliably bond it, and sometimes a homemade solution may 
have some sharp edges/points. You may be able to use a cable tray 
instead (depending on your BOS approach, could run that E-W to your 
inverters/combiner boxes in combination with N-S rolls of scrim).


Or of course, look to plethora of excellent wire management options 
provided by your racking manufacturer. Ha ha ha.


Dave

On 2015/4/17 7:20, AE Solar wrote:

Hey Wrenchers,

Does anyone have suggestions for netting/protecting wires behind a 
ground mount (for keeping hands out of there...not animals). I have 
seen quite a few home-made'ish looking options on systems around here 
(screwing hardware cloth onto the back of frames/racking, etc) but am 
looking for a more professional  optionideally something that is 
as clean looking as possible. For what its worth the panels will be 
(4) high in landscape. Thanks for any thoughts.


Adam

Adam Katzman - Owner/Operator
Autonomous Energies
4872 State Route 9G
Germantown NY, 12526
www.AutonomousEnergies.com 
(518) 567-1468


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Autonomous Energies
4872 State Route 9G
Germantown NY, 12526
www.autonomousenergies.com 
(518) 567-1468




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Re: [RE-wrenches] Wire protection for ground mount

2015-04-17 Thread Glenn Burt 
Just be sure to properly bond it to ground per 250.8 & 12, and 250.4.

Sincerely,
Glenn Burt
Sent from my 'smart' phone so please excuse grammar and typos.

-Original Message-
From: "Matt Sherald" 
Sent: ‎4/‎17/‎2015 9:08
To: "RE-wrenches" 
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Wire protection for ground mount

Adam,

I've used aluminum perforated sheet metal in the past.  It matches the
other aluminum on the ground mount and it can be zipped up with self
drilling screws.  Looks pretty sharp when it is done - kinda like it was
meant to be there all along.

-Matt

On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 7:20 AM, AE Solar 
wrote:

> Hey Wrenchers,
>
> Does anyone have suggestions for netting/protecting wires behind a ground
> mount (for keeping hands out of there...not animals). I have seen quite a
> few home-made'ish looking options on systems around here (screwing hardware
> cloth onto the back of frames/racking, etc) but am looking for a more
> professional  optionideally something that is as clean looking as
> possible. For what its worth the panels will be (4) high in landscape.
> Thanks for any thoughts.
>
> Adam
>
> Adam Katzman - Owner/Operator
> Autonomous Energies
> 4872 State Route 9G
> Germantown NY, 12526
> www.AutonomousEnergies.com <http://www.autonomousenergies.com/>
> (518) 567-1468
>
>
> --
> Adam Katzman
> Autonomous Energies
> 4872 State Route 9G
> Germantown NY, 12526
> www.autonomousenergies.com
> (518) 567-1468
>
>
>
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Wire protection for ground mount

2015-04-17 Thread Matt Sherald 
Adam,

I've used aluminum perforated sheet metal in the past.  It matches the
other aluminum on the ground mount and it can be zipped up with self
drilling screws.  Looks pretty sharp when it is done - kinda like it was
meant to be there all along.

-Matt

On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 7:20 AM, AE Solar 
wrote:

> Hey Wrenchers,
>
> Does anyone have suggestions for netting/protecting wires behind a ground
> mount (for keeping hands out of there...not animals). I have seen quite a
> few home-made'ish looking options on systems around here (screwing hardware
> cloth onto the back of frames/racking, etc) but am looking for a more
> professional  optionideally something that is as clean looking as
> possible. For what its worth the panels will be (4) high in landscape.
> Thanks for any thoughts.
>
> Adam
>
> Adam Katzman - Owner/Operator
> Autonomous Energies
> 4872 State Route 9G
> Germantown NY, 12526
> www.AutonomousEnergies.com 
> (518) 567-1468
>
>
> --
> Adam Katzman
> Autonomous Energies
> 4872 State Route 9G
> Germantown NY, 12526
> www.autonomousenergies.com
> (518) 567-1468
>
>
>
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[RE-wrenches] Wire protection for ground mount

2015-04-17 Thread AE Solar 
Hey Wrenchers,

Does anyone have suggestions for netting/protecting wires behind a ground
mount (for keeping hands out of there...not animals). I have seen quite a
few home-made'ish looking options on systems around here (screwing hardware
cloth onto the back of frames/racking, etc) but am looking for a more
professional  optionideally something that is as clean looking as
possible. For what its worth the panels will be (4) high in landscape.
Thanks for any thoughts.

Adam

Adam Katzman - Owner/Operator
Autonomous Energies
4872 State Route 9G
Germantown NY, 12526
www.AutonomousEnergies.com 
(518) 567-1468


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Autonomous Energies
4872 State Route 9G
Germantown NY, 12526
www.autonomousenergies.com
(518) 567-1468
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