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  • How's It going, my name's Brent Hillton and I'm with Wholesale Solar in Mount Shasta California

  • I want to take some time today to make a video on the Iron Ridge ground mount

  • This is our go to solution

  • that we send for ground-mounted solar systems to customers nationwide

  • being that 98 percent of those customers are do-it-yourselfers,

  • It was really important for us to find a solution

  • that was not only high quality but fully engineered for permitting

  • and easy enough for the typical do-it-yourselfer to install without

  • using a contractor

  • I'm going to start by giving you a visual of all the various components in the system

  • then i'm going to take you behind the scenes on my ground mount right here and show you exactly

  • where these components are integrated into the structure

  • this is the Iron Ridge Top-gap this is the device that sits on top your vertical

  • pipe coming out of the ground

  • this supports the horizontal pipe running east and west

  • the U bolts that I'm holding in my hand right here

  • are going to bolt down on top of the horizontal pipe

  • is to be fitted for two-inch or three-inch galvanize

  • schedule 40 steel. You'll begin to notice on the back side of the top gap right here

  • there's two set screws

  • you just take these and torque them down to the appropriate values and now it's

  • going to hold the clamps

  • in place on the vertical pipe. The next thing I want to show you is the XR 1000 Rail

  • that I'm holding right here

  • also the rail connector bracket amounts to the side extrusion

  • This is a simple nut and bolt assembly

  • This can slide up and down the rail wherever you need it to be

  • Also comes with a two-inch

  • or three-inch galvanized U-bolt to attach to the horizontal pipe

  • here we have the mid clamp you'll see that this is a threaded T-bolt here

  • we've got a metal plate that goes in-between module frames

  • and we've got a note the top

  • this is the device that goes in between solar panels and secures them to the XR 1000 rail

  • you can see them lined up right here each mid clamp is securing two panels side by side

  • with a small quarter inch gap in between the module frames.

  • This is the end-clamp, this is the device that secures the outermost edges of your solar panels to the rail

  • so the bottom of the array and the top of the array. You can see we have a simple bracket here

  • with a nut and bolt that's going to secure the panel to the rail

  • you can see right now that the bottom edge of this array

  • You've got your end-clamps securing the modules to the rails

  • this is the Weeb DMC, this is the device that grounds the solar panel frame to the rail.

  • So you definitely want to make sure you get these on the mid clamps

  • you've got a hole right here in the center

  • so you can slide it onto the threaded T-bolt of your mid clamp

  • you notice the sharp circles here in each corner

  • when you torque down the mid clamps those are goning to bite into the solar panel frame as well as the rail

  • properly grounding the solar panel to the rail. Here we are looking at the under side of the solar panel frame

  • and the top of the XR1000 rail it's kinda hard to see

  • but right in between the rail and the module frames is the Weeb DMC we were looking at earlier

  • notice that this panel frame is sitting on this side of the Weeb and this panel frame

  • sitting on that side of the Weeb which crowns this module

  • and this module, meaning the next mid-clamps up

  • don't need the Weeb clamp because this module is already grounded

  • down here with this Weeb. We're gonna wait untill we get up here

  • for our last row of mid-clamps and use the Weebs again for

  • this module and this module. This will vary a little bit depending on if you have columns of three

  • columns of four or columns of five. The next thing I want to discuss is the grounding lug

  • you're gonna put one of these grounding lugs on a tip each XR1000 rail

  • you notice a channel here that is designed for a number six bare copper wire

  • that you can run through and sinch it down with this bolt here

  • and this is going to allow you to complete your equipment ground

  • for the system. Up above you'll notice a bare copper wire

  • spanning across each row. The ground line is secured in the top extrusion of each rail

  • and the channel on the lug holds the number six bare copper wire

  • you can put these along the top side of your array or along the bottom

  • it's totally up to you. The other thing when we have it up here is the end cap.

  • Pretty simple, keeps the end of the rail nice and clean and keeps the bugs out

  • I recommend using a rubber mallet; just give it a light tap and those things are going to lock right on there

  • now we've taken a look at the various components of the ground mount system

  • let's get up close and see exactly where they're located on the ground

  • alright so let's take a look we got the XR 1000 rail right here

  • real connector bracket, three-inch U-bolt,

  • horizontal three-inch pipe, vertical three-inch pipe

  • and ridge top cap right here two set screws in the back

  • two U-bolts right here securing the horrizontal pipe

  • you're going replicate this same thing on your northern peirs in the back

  • as you can see the peirs in the back are going to be much taller this is what sets your tilt angle

  • your technician at Wholesale Solar will design the system based on your location and your power requirements

  • we can adjust the tilt angle from the flush mount all the way up to 45 degrees

  • you'll see we just replicated the same thing that we did in the front

  • top caps, real connector brackets,

  • same thing on every peir going down. Just to the right of the rail connector bracket right here,

  • you'll see the 3-inch coupler I've used to connect two pieces of pipe

  • and allow me to keep extending right on out to the edge the array

  • where the horizontal stopped. The steel pipe that you're gonna put in the ground is something that you source locally.

  • We're going to send you a detailed project report that shows you exactly how many lineal feet

  • of pipe you're going to need for your installation. On the project report you're going to notice an AGL Length;

  • that stands for Above Grade Length and that's what sets the tilt angle of your system

  • for instance, our southern most piers are about two feet out of the ground

  • our northern peirs here

  • are a little over six feet out of the ground and have achieved right around a 25 degree tilt on this particular ground mount

  • something I want to point out real quick, if you ordered a system that uses DC optimizers or micro inverters

  • be sure to mount those to the top extrusion of the rail before placing the solar panels on them

  • thanks for joining me, I hope you found the video informative,

  • I hope you have a better understanding of how the Iron Ridge Ground Mount system works

  • if you have any questions at all give us a call at Wholesale Solar

  • we're happy to answer any questions you have and make sure you have everything you need for a successful ground mount installation!

How's It going, my name's Brent Hillton and I'm with Wholesale Solar in Mount Shasta California

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