You're a fool.

If you hit it to hard you will deform the washers outer edge causing the leak you are trying to prevent IMO as a Glazer retired

I think you would put sealant on underside of L bracket that goes on the stud before you put washer and nut on

Nathan D it’s a giant stainless washer bonded to EPDM on the back. They form a chemical bond with the roof.

@Gain Solar Services In my experience in 35 years of commercial roofing. The only sealant that adheres to EPDM is cutoff or lap sealant. Even polyurethane do not work long term.

@@drmachinewerke1 mach, you have a few on me in the trade so i am also guessing you're grimacing as i am at this detail. the smallest hole will permit entry...i fixed a minor leak from a single popped nail friday...the original installer had nailed low on a comp shingle and the years popped it. it was barely visible at the lap margin.

@@GainSolarPower But does it bond to the underlayment? No of course it doesn't. Its compromised.

@@ensinitas Roof mounted solar can only compound roofing problems.

No spooge, no seal.

Spooged!

Thanks for the post... I've been needing to get me some solar panels and I've been beating myself up over ground mount or roof mount. My house is 2 stories with a steep slope on the roof and I really don't want to go up there, nevermind bunches of times for cleaning and maintenance / repairs...... Hearing a recommendation from someone who already did a roof mount makes me chose ground easier.

On the ground if you have the room.

Guy Tech we buy them locally at supply houses

I just remove and reinstalled a job with these. Leaking like a faucet. In like 12 spots

Those are just normal couch cushions. Polyurethane foam.

Yes, we can get them for you and the snapnrack .

@@engineer775 are you still recommending these over flashing style mounts? Would be interested in buying these through you for an upcoming install I have in Virginia. Let me know how I can get in contact with you.

looks like a giant washer with silicone on the under side.

It should cost 150 to 200 a panel. 11k is way too much unless you're talking about a gigantic system

looks like he is using the Low Profile QuickBOLT - check it out here: quickbolt.com/product/17664

350watt

Joe Sidebottom iron ridge has weak wire management

@@GainSolarPower agreed but 150lb black zip ties last a very long time. The flash foot 2 will outlast the shingles that junk disc your using is going to give you problems. Ive got around 5 MW dc worth of residential installs under my belt and no one has ever complained about wire management. What the client cares about is it not leaking "with all them holes in my roof" I would not use those discs You can use the flash foot 2 with your rail BTW. Keep up the good work guys

@@SolarTechFL I dont like Tbolts, Ironridge has poor wire management compared to snapnrack. I dont disagree about the slickness of the flashfoot 2. Congrats on all your installs. If I had done that much solar I'd be retired by now, maybe you should start your own solar business, it sounds like you have plenty of experience. Can you recall the days before any flashings at all, back in the days of what we called "goop and a prayer"? Back when a caulk gun and drill was all we had and solarman had to special order an estwing with an air bubble in the middle so it would ring a Bflat when he hit a rafter square in the middle....I digress.. Those jobs arent even leaking yet. Honestly, I sometimes wonder if the flashing industry wasn't just a giant cost adding conspiracy. My original point was that irondridge has poor wire management, the flashfoot too is slick, not very adjustable but slick. Customers do complain when there systems stop working because rodents have chewed the wires that were dangling. I don't know what part of the country you are in, but in the southeast, zip ties become brittle after only a few years, they are handy but do not make for a 10-20 year wiring job. Snapnrack roof mount system is better than Irondrige all day long. It has built in wire management, invented the hidden undermount end clamp, metal roof base awesomeness, it is country strong... UFO's move the panels when they twist down..... Ive used almost every major racking system, Snapnrack is what I choose to use.

@@GainSolarPower we settled on iron ridge due to nice flashings, long rail spans and the ufos, i like them ufos. We are in FL so wind uplift is a big concern. I have never used snap n rack. Maybe i should give her a try. We have used all kinds of racking The absolute worst is RAQ. Ironridge back in the day sucked ass. They have gotten better If you dont drill 90* to the roof the panel will pull when you tighten it to the rail as it tries to square. I have only had one service call to a rodent chewing wires and it was a system we didn't install older sun power system. Yeah 11 years ago an L-foot on the shingles and goop and prayer You are right i cant believe they aren't all leaking, some have but not many. I sub contract installation for 2 companies $.30 a watt for 1 story $.40 a watt 2 stories $.60 a watt ground mount Battery backup and off grid are case by case basis. Im almost retired just getting the nest egg nice and big

@@GainSolarPower hey man we did a 7.8kw grid tie today had owens corning fiberglass nail strip 2 month old roof. It was a little bit of a pain but not a big deal start to finish the job was 7 hrs including 1 hr lunch 3 man crew

Tell me more. We don't do a lot of roofs but we have never had the ones that we've done leak

@@engineer775 pink energy/power home used these on a lot of installs. I've been to three this year, they all needed new roofs and a reinstall with new attachments. It might take a few years, but I wouldn't trust them.

I agree

Agreed

Ok so how are you addressing the new fiberglass nail strip on new shingle roofs. Installing the flashing seems to do more damage than it does good. Have you run up on these new shingles yet? I didn’t not believe in the quickbolt microflashings for a long time but one you install them it becomes evident that they will work.

@@GainSolarPower We run into them quite often Our lowest wind zone is 145mph When there hot they release easy er. We use a thin cat claw pry bar And work the bar along the fiberglass/tar at an angle When there new new its a dick But we manage. You should switch to a sausage calk gun. Holds more and is cheaper per oz

He's not selling them just talking about quick bolt. Look it up haha