AEE Solar SnapNrack Ground Mount Installation Manual
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Table of Contents
LETTER OF CERTIFICATION...................................................................................... IV
1. INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................1
1.1 OVERVIEW OF THE SNAPNRACK SYSTEM........................................................................... 1
1.2 OVERVIEW OF THIS MANUAL.............................................................................................. 2
1.3 YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AS INSTALLER................................................................................. 2
1.4 SUPPORT......................................................................................................................... 2
2. PREPARE FOR THE INSTALLATION...................................................................3
2.1 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................. 3
2.2 IDENTIFY SNAPNRACK COMPONENTS................................................................................. 3
2.3 OBTAIN INSTALLER SUPPLIED TOOLS AND MATERIALS.......................................................... 4
2.4 SURVEY THE SITE ............................................................................................................. 5
2.5 LAY OUT SYSTEM ON THE GROUND..................................................................................... 5
3. INSTALL PIPE FRAME..........................................................................................8
3.1 EXCAVATION OF THE FOOTINGS......................................................................................... 8
3.2 SET GRADE STAKES FOR VERTICAL PIPE............................................................................. 8
3.3 INSTALL PIPE.................................................................................................................... 9
3.4 SET CONCRETE FOOTINGS ................................................................................................ 9
4. INSTALL RAILS...................................................................................................10
4.1 ATTACH PIPE CLAMPS ..................................................................................................... 10
5. INSTALL MODULES ON RAILS..........................................................................11
5.1 PREPARE CLAMPING HARDWARE...................................................................................... 11
5.2SET FIRST MODULE......................................................................................................... 12
5.3 CONNECT WIRING........................................................................................................... 13
5.4 CONNECT GROUNDS....................................................................................................... 13
5.5 TRIM RAILS..................................................................................................................... 13
6. FINAL CHECK.....................................................................................................14
6.1 KICK THE TIRES .............................................................................................................. 14
6.2 CHECK TIGHTNESS OF ALL BOLTS .................................................................................... 14
6.3 CHECK WIRES AND GROUNDS.......................................................................................... 14
7. APPENDIX...........................................................................................................15
7.1 RAIL SPAN TABLES.......................................................................................................... 15
