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Author Topic: PV Installation Guidelines  (Read 14086 times)
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« Reply #15 on: February 02, 2011, 09:53:47 AM »

I informed my insurers about my original installation and it was simply noted on the policy. I recently informed them about the forthcoming phase 2 and have received a load of questions from the underwriters so I think the industry must be starting to understand the risks and taking it a bit more seriously.
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« Reply #16 on: February 25, 2011, 02:10:36 PM »

what is the minimum space needed to leave from the gutter so the rain water doesn't miss the gutter Huh??

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« Reply #17 on: February 25, 2011, 03:28:59 PM »

I got this from somewhere - keep back at least 400mm from the ridge, gutters, edge(s):-


To prevent the wind getting under the panels
• To prevent rain running off the panels and over the guttering.
• To allow the installer access around the roof with roof crawlers
• To prevent noise from wind flow around the array edge.
• To avoid disturbance of cemented tiles at edge and ridge.
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« Reply #18 on: February 26, 2011, 02:46:20 PM »

is it possible to get away with leaving only 200mm gap from the gutter  Huh
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« Reply #19 on: February 26, 2011, 06:11:18 PM »

is it possible to get away with leaving only 200mm gap from the gutter  Huh



Wont that depend on the pitch of the roof?

Steep pitch faster run off = larger gap.
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« Reply #20 on: February 26, 2011, 06:32:41 PM »

is it possible to get away with leaving only 200mm gap from the gutter  Huh

depends on the height above the roof, strength of mounting structure, slope of roof, how windy the location is etc.

essentially it is possible, but you'd generally need to lower the height of the panels above the roof, and increase the number of brackets used on the bottom row, and possibly add an extra rail in to the bottom panels to mitigate the impact of the increased wind loading.

depending on the mounting system used you may also have to be quite careful about the choice of brackets to match with the tiles to get you the 20cm - ie with shuco systems using the bottom antislide clip below the panel there's not really any room to manouver the panel vertically once the rail's in position, so you need to look at where the roof fixing / rail / clip is actually going to locate the panel in relation to the tiles rather than just assuming that you can locate a panel 20cm from the bottom.
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« Reply #21 on: March 02, 2011, 05:40:58 PM »

hi,
pitch is about 43-45 degree, rosemary tiles, area is not prone to high winds but cannot rule them out, panels to go are sanyo 215s
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