The Best Solar Roofing Anchors! (For a shingled roof)

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  • @HomesteadEngineering
    @HomesteadEngineering 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Maybe, but it looks a little dicey to me... If it works long term (20 years) then it is definitely an improvement.

  • @donaldbass6737
    @donaldbass6737 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I do Trial Analysis for a living and there is no way to really know if you’re going to get roof leaking with no flashing. For That matter even with flashing / caulking and conscientious installers…Its a statistical distribution. “They’ve tested that”…are famous last words. The unfortunate ones in the tail of the distribution will not be happy. I want solar…but I am afraid of roof mount.

  • @SolarTechFL
    @SolarTechFL 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Pro tip if you miss a rafter, angle your drill both ways to find the rafter. And adjust accordingly.

  • @RooferNews
    @RooferNews 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Thanks for showing us the right anchors. Will you show a video about installing the solar panels?

  • @JimsEquipmentShed
    @JimsEquipmentShed 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Nice, nothing I hate worse than breaking a shingle thats been stuck together for a few years.

  • @SaenzFonsi
    @SaenzFonsi ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What I worry about is once the solar panel is installed, how much wind force is this holder withstanding before it rips out? Is in, I am sure it works for normal conditions but what is it maximum holding strength??

  • @braeburnhilliard8340
    @braeburnhilliard8340 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks for sharing. I live in between Raleigh and Greensboro and I'm looking at using this same type of Bolt to put up four panels on my roof.

  • @markm1514
    @markm1514 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Putting holes in shingles makes me really nervous, thanks for some reassurance.

  • @wsanders1
    @wsanders1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    When that disc dimples in when you drive the screw home, can water collecting in the dimple be an issue? What with the washer and goop sealing the hole, and the roof being at an angle, I'd guess the water would run off or evaporate first. But if were DIYing I'd do a bead around the bolt just to make sure.

    • @theodorehyatt1782
      @theodorehyatt1782 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @N8TheSnake
    @N8TheSnake 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I'm just wondering how it is that that plastic disc seals when it is bridging two different levels of the architectural shingle, like I SEE where there's a tiny gap. Water's gotta be able to get under that right!? Might be worth a follow up video after some time to see if they do leak in the real world.

    • @GainSolarPower
      @GainSolarPower 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @drmachinewerke1
      @drmachinewerke1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @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.

    • @ensinitas
      @ensinitas 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@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.

    • @francismarion6400
      @francismarion6400 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @francismarion6400
      @francismarion6400 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @Bren39
    @Bren39 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Don't know much about these installations, but i think it's better to install in the middle of a single shingle... Not across two.

  • @egbertst7314
    @egbertst7314 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    why can’t we use an electric wall-stud finder on the roof for locating rafter joists?

  • @nathaniel5208
    @nathaniel5208 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What's the easiest way to locate the trusses on the roof?

  • @junkinjodi8942
    @junkinjodi8942 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very cool, thanks for doing all the homework. Definitely takes out all the guests were for us movies

  • @GranthamShaw
    @GranthamShaw 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Warning: Replace your shingle roof before you install solar panels, neighbors had solar panels installed two years ago, shingle roof had to be replaced this year, it cost them $11,500.00 to have the solar panels removed and installed again....

    • @tclaffey
      @tclaffey 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @stevenspencer9104
    @stevenspencer9104 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you very much for sharing that, and God bless y’all!

  • @samuelkilada3975
    @samuelkilada3975 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If you watch Quickbolt's install video they actually take the bolt down further until that rim is like halfway down into the disc. Of course you don't want to go too far with it, but I would probably take it a bit farther than shown in this video. If you watch their video they bolt it down until it's fully dimpled, then they go just a bit further to sink the bolt in.

    • @theodorehyatt1782
      @theodorehyatt1782 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      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

  • @Everythinghometv
    @Everythinghometv 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I know they keep coming out with new systems that are supposed to be faster and easier to install but nothing that I've used is more bullet proof when it comes to leaks as the flashing type that actually goes under the shingle.

  • @bobrussell7644
    @bobrussell7644 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I would feel better about them if the sealant spooged out as it was snugged down. Cool product.

  • @JasonWho
    @JasonWho 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Are you using strut channel or a racking system with those anchors?

  • @AndreC240
    @AndreC240 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    4 years in, how are they holding up?

    • @tclaffey
      @tclaffey 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

  • @RovanRCTube
    @RovanRCTube 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I think I will remount mine on a hinge one side. I seem to have a bad connection somewhere as my production dropped off. It gonna be a nightmare to take them all off and find it. If they were on a hinge it would make it easy. I would never recommend roof mount if you have ground available.

    • @volvo09
      @volvo09 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      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.

    • @RovanRCTube
      @RovanRCTube 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      On the ground if you have the room.

  • @dialecticalmonist3405
    @dialecticalmonist3405 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What if the "studs" are the frame placed OVER a wood shingle roof to overlay a stone covered steel roof?
    In other words, I have a roof on top of a roof, so I don't know how to look for "studs".
    I am worried that no one will want to install my solar panel system, because I bought all the equipment, but just need the install.
    Do companies like doing ONLY installs?

  • @SUNofNY
    @SUNofNY ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Is this a compensated review?

  • @user-dr2pg8fk2i
    @user-dr2pg8fk2i 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    No drill guide?

  • @sciencesaves
    @sciencesaves 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    “They’ve tested it in the lab” 😂

  • @fudogwhisperer3590
    @fudogwhisperer3590 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Why don't you have a link for the product????

    • @QuickBOLT
      @QuickBOLT 4 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @supersaiyan6556
    @supersaiyan6556 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Question.
    I am installing a small solar panel on the roof. This small solar panel is for my solar light. Do I need to mount it down onto the roof rafters?

  • @lodcomm
    @lodcomm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    do you have a source for these & the track you recommend using with them?

    • @engineer775
      @engineer775  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @darrendeloria3848
      @darrendeloria3848 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@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.

  • @erikev
    @erikev 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Those anchor seals look a litte sketchy. I would go with regular flashing.

    • @cameranmanner4701
      @cameranmanner4701 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @guytech7310
    @guytech7310 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    E775 Question: What brand & distributor(s) are you getting for wiring troughs? Thanks!

    • @GainSolarPower
      @GainSolarPower 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Guy Tech we buy them locally at supply houses

  • @alanheadrick7997
    @alanheadrick7997 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Going over overlapping shingles looks sketchy.

  • @raywarner8874
    @raywarner8874 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hey what are those mat things you're using to protect the roof? We used to use something similar looking to that at a place i worked at but I can't find them anywhere. They came in a big roll about 3' wide and you could lay it on the roof and walk on it and it was super grippy and wouldnt mar up the shingles.

    • @ParadoxPerspective
      @ParadoxPerspective 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Those are just normal couch cushions. Polyurethane foam.

  • @Johnrider1234
    @Johnrider1234 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    We are building right now 24 by 30. We are in Canada

  • @tclaffey
    @tclaffey 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I know this video is old but I've made alot of money replacing systems with these attachments. Spoiler alert: they leak

    • @engineer775
      @engineer775  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

    • @tclaffey
      @tclaffey 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@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.

  • @samfish6938
    @samfish6938 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    they should put rubber round sealer then no need for goop

  • @arthurmario5996
    @arthurmario5996 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    guaranteed not to leak until the check clears! 🤣

  • @mrballbreeder3749
    @mrballbreeder3749 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    the disc seems to big to me to use this universal

  • @pinkfuzzydeice
    @pinkfuzzydeice 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just banging on the shingle roof with a hammer to find a rafter. Causing damage to the shingles.

  • @joebudi5136
    @joebudi5136 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    13 qty 100watt panels?

  • @SolarTechFL
    @SolarTechFL 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Iron ridge flash foot 2 all the way

    • @GainSolarPower
      @GainSolarPower 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Joe Sidebottom iron ridge has weak wire management

    • @SolarTechFL
      @SolarTechFL 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@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

    • @GainSolarPower
      @GainSolarPower 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@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.

    • @SolarTechFL
      @SolarTechFL 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@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

    • @SolarTechFL
      @SolarTechFL 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@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

  • @ferebeefamily
    @ferebeefamily 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you.

  • @westcoaststacker569
    @westcoaststacker569 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I wouldn't trust them for 25 years, I also don't like how your placing them over the uneven edge of the raised shingle. I have been using quickmountpv.com which has a flashing that slides under the shingle above while also using the same sealers. Almost as simple but a lot of peace of mind. I have had to replace whole systems which others have poorly installed causing many leaks.
    Just my opinion, but water travels downhill always and having that upper edge exposed in an extreme climate like a roof stands a chance of leaking after a few years.

    • @SolarTechFL
      @SolarTechFL 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I agree

    • @guidedbygreen1480
      @guidedbygreen1480 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agreed

    • @GainSolarPower
      @GainSolarPower 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      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.

    • @SolarTechFL
      @SolarTechFL 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@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

  • @shaunmcgowan827
    @shaunmcgowan827 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just put an l bracket straight to the rafter and coat the whole bottom of it with car it'll never leak. Good old farm work been working for centuries

  • @sprtplt
    @sprtplt 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    There is zero chance of centering all off those on the rafter. Also it does not seat flush lol.

  • @i6power30
    @i6power30 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nah... I would never get rooftop solar panels. Drilling on my roof makes me nervous.

  • @mplafferty
    @mplafferty 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    No way I am trusting silicone to keep my home dry.

  • @timcat1004
    @timcat1004 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Garbage! The water will pool in that bowl, eventually it will penetrate. Water pooling over time is never a good thing. I went with Scheletter flashing with the beveled flashing that goes up under the second row above the contact point.

  • @a_life_painted_with_color
    @a_life_painted_with_color 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    So..... how do I get these quick bolts? Link in the description? Website? Come on guys, worthless! What a waste of time.

    • @sk8liftlive
      @sk8liftlive 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @pinkeye00
    @pinkeye00 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ya, I'm not trusting that mount system

  • @N8TheSnake
    @N8TheSnake 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Not first.

  • @francismarion6400
    @francismarion6400 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like that, "you pre-drill, and if you're off a little bit, still have plenty of room to make a connection." LOL You are filling peoples roofs with holes and you are too stupid to know it. That bolt is nowhere close to water proof, and guaranteed to void any roof or roof underlayment warranty.

  • @dustydawson8977
    @dustydawson8977 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That is by far not the best, mine requires no sealant and cannot leak,aluminum flashing under shingle,bolted in the rafter, 3" standoff made on flashing,3" cap over bolt that your rails bolt to,best in the business, will outlast your shingles, and are reusable. JM2C