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Got all panels installed the last two days and now starting to work on the distribution boxes.

This week I got to work on the Ground mount racks. The racks are supposed to be direct tie Sinclair ground mounts. Everything came and delivered great. The ordering process was fantastic and Sinclair was quick to respond any questions that I had. I got the post mounted into the holes and...

At some point on every large project that I’ve ever started, I usually end up, asking myself “what in the world have I gotten myself into?” I Think I might have gotten to that point this past week. About a year and a half ago I became very interested in putting solar on my property. I live on...

I feel you pain ?

6 feet ETA- I was also able to pound them into the ground slightly by putting an 8 x 8 across the top of the upright and hitting it with a 10 pound sledge. I was pretty damn exhausted at the end of the day, but this secured them another 6 inches or so into the ground to help anchor them for the...

This is really good information and a good story about protecting your projects. I plan on going back over my propane line, my buried solar, electric line, and fiber optic line with dig tape to protect it in the future. Now that I also know where my electric, solar, Propane, primary sprinkler...

Help me out here because I’m pretty confused. How can Sinclair ground mounts be directly driven into the ground without concrete but yet 6 feet of concrete with 8” of dirt on top will cause them to rust out? I’m genuinely confused on that. Also, professional installers (like Engineer 775 Scott)...

I’ve been on vacation so no new updates. hoping to have everything outside done this week and I will start on the shop inside section this week. I’ll post pics of my progress as I can.

Bump for the day crew. Looking to build a ground mount array of 3 panels in portrait by 8 panels. Any issues with stacking 3 panels in portrait?

I will be starting a build in the next six weeks or so. I have already purchased my solar panels, they are Bluesun 460w bifacial panels at 82.5” tall each. I’d like to install them in portrait mode 3 high for 21‘ in length (technically the hypotenus). I plan on using SolArk 15 k inverter for...

Propane - I have 2 500 gallon tanks that I OWN. Yes, that footing is below grade to accommodate the electrical to that central location. Seven of the nine posts are at or just below grade. This is precisely the way I have seen many people do this on YouTube videos, including Scott/engineer 775...

This is basically what I’ve been told. I didn’t know this so chalk it up to a $300 learning experience. Not a big deal everything’s fixed and I am moving along with my project.

I am back from a trip that I had scheduled, almost all of my orders for this project have come in, primarily my Sinclair mid clamp and end clamps. I will start installing the solar panels on the rack tomorrow. Pics to come soon.

Digging was completed a week ago. Everything is fixed. No other issues with the digging part. Now working, or waiting to work, on the mounting. Any project that uses heavy equipment in a yard with sprinklers usually means you’ll hit water lines. Part of the job typically. The surprise was the...

For those following along and saw the issue that I had with the Sinclair ground mount I have an update. After talking with Sinclair on Friday, I was really expecting them to ship the clamp assemblies to me that day. After all, they screwed up, the build, sent me the incorrect trusses, and have...