Solarstell Connect Base Element Landscape Black

Solarstell Connect base element Landscape

The basis for a durable mounting system for solar panels on a flat roof is the Solarstell Connect Base Element. Simply click the support upright to create a stable base for the solar panels. To install one solar panel, two base elements are required. For two solar panels, three base elements are required, because the middle one is shared.

The base element is step 1 of the mounting plan. Click the plastic feet onto the underside of the base element and fit the base elements with the universal clamps. Start the installation by setting out the base elements and clicking the supports upright. Tip! Setting out the base elements is really easy with the Solarsteller. With this adjustable spacer you know exactly how far apart the base elements need to be positioned.

When drawing up a ballast plan, always take the no go zone into account. That is the clear space along the roof edge where no solar panels are placed, because of the suction and swirling winds at the roof edges. The rule of thumb is: keep a distance of 1/6 of the height of your roof to the roof edge, with a minimum of 75 cm. For once, you are allowed to include the neighbours’ roof in this measurement as well! So at a height of 6 metres you keep 1 metre distance to the roof edge, at a height of 8 metres a distance of 1.20 metres and between 8 and 12 metres a distance of 1.60 metres. Above 12 metres, specialist advice from Solarstell is always required.

The next step in the mounting plan is the connector pieces. Connect the Solarstell Connect base elements of successive rows to each other to create more rigidity, and to need considerably less ballast!