Video of the PV-Kit's easy installation!
These S-5 products from Schafer Metals are an excellent choice for your solar mounting requirements. Both the edge grab and center grab brackets are made well and easy to install.
The above in conjunction with the S-5! mini, made a great combo for my solar installation on my standing seam steel roof.
Thank you for your products at such a reasonable price and for special shipping considerations for a small quantity!
I'm DIY installing Canadian Solar 455W panels flush-mounted on my screw-down, 2:12 pitched PBR roof. Many how-to videos and A.I. bot consultations led me to the S-5 RibBracket III with the PVKIT® 2.0 choice, thus obviating side rails and enabling this old boy (I'm 70!) to get the job done all by myself.
Some user tips: Go slow, measure thrice; it's do-able. Also, be sure and get your under-panel wiring arranged/clipped, and affix your ground lugs and copper grounding wire, before locking your panel into place with these products.
Having never used flush mounting before, much less this product, I particularly liked this video: https://youtu.be/NZHrHjxzkYQ?si=12fvO70Ki0LpcFe2
A warning: With this roof-mount choice, you’re permanently committed to what the sun provides 24/7/365 based on your roof’s solar positioning. There is no seasonal, panel re-tilt option.
The upside to that is installation simplicity and minimal exposure to potential wind damage. The downside is that, for my home at least, late Fall and Winter will yield less solar energy than my already existing, tilt-mount panels powering an older, preexisting system on my roof.
Finally, kudos to Shafer Metals for prompt good service!
Extremely easy to use. Made installation a breeze. I have already ordered more. Company ships fast and has great customer service as well
Great job. Fast shipping and good product.
They use a star head screw the same size as the S-5! S Clamp. These work great together to mount the panels. It was impressive how easy, sturdy and effective they were to mount the solar panels.