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Already established as the fastest, easiest, and safest way to install a PV array on virtually any roof, SolarMount now supports ground installations as well. In fact, the system now covers all applications formerly served by our U-GR and U-LP mounts.

New bottom mounting clips and tilt legs supplement traditional top mounting clamps, so the system now accommodates the widest variety of installations and assembly preferences—on the roof and on the ground. Any framed module, 64 watt or larger, sold in North America can be mounted using SolarMount.

A new component-based ordering system empowers distributors to meet your exact needs now.

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System Components

Once you've selected PV modules and planned your installation layout, you're ready to choose SolarMount components.

  1. SMR rail sets
  2. CT top mounting clamps or CB bottom mounting clips
  3. Optional TLH high-profile tilt legs or TLL low-profile tilt legs
  4. Optional STF flat-top standoffs or STR raised-flange standoffs
  5. Optional SP rail splice kits

Our Sizing and Ordering publication (PDF, 92 KB) will guide you through selections for specific PV module makes, models, and quantities.

Ensure a SolarMount installation that complies with the Uniform Building Code by following Code Compliant SolarMount Installation (PDF, 1773 KB). This publications includes PE certification and covers SolarMount design and assembly, with an emphasis on wind loads. Give it to your building inspector for review.

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SolarMount Resources

Technical Bulletin 103
Code-Compliant
SolarMount Installation

(PDF, 1773 KB)

This document covers our traditional top mounting system. Watch for an update early in 2003, which will also cover bottom mounting clips and tilt legs.

New— Complete Datasheet
(PDF, 998 KB)

New— List Price and Sizing For The SolarMount System
(PDF, 92 KB)

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Frequently Asked Questions
about SolarMount

SMR Rail Sets

SolarMount's third-generation extruded aluminum rail is the most versatile yet. Sets include 2 rails (model no. = length of rails in inches), L-feet, and hardware to attach feet to rails.

Lag bolts are no longer provided with SolarMount rail sets. To select the right lag bolts for your installation, consult SolarMount Lag Bolt Specifications (PDF, 11 KB) or Code Compliant SolarMount Installation (PDF, 1773 KB), page 6.

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CT Top Mounting Clamps

Top down assembly is ideal for Plug and Play PV modules. An entire array can be assembled and wired where they're installed—on the roof, for example.

The continuous, slotted rails provide the ultimate in adjustablility. No more redrilling holes or repositionsing footings.

On pitched roofs, mount rails either parallel or perpendicular to the rafters.

When should I choose top mounting clamps?

Installation instructions (PDF 925 KB)

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CB Bottom Mounting Clips

When an installer prefers to mount panels to rails before final installation—to facilitate wiring, for example—bottom mounting clips work well. They attach to either side of the rail, allowing maximum versatility. These examples cover common situations. In each case, clips attach to mounting holes of the face-down modules:


Example 1: For a long panel-rail assembly to be flush mounted, use end mounting holes and face the footing bolt slots outward. During final installation, slots are easily accessible.


Example 2: An installation using low-profile tilt legs (TLL models) also needs outward facing footing bolt slots. On the lower end, the position of mounting holes in some PV modules allows clips to be reversed for even better positioning, as shown here. At the raised end, you can employ a mounting hole away from the end of the module.


Example 3: Whenever footing bolt slots of both rails can face the same way (as in this arrangement for TLH high-profile tilt legs) foot spacing will exactly match the distance between module mounting holes.

When should I choose bottom mounting clips?

Installation instructions (PDF, KB 648)

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TLH High-Profile and TLL Low-Profile Leg Kits

Strut-in-tube style tilt legs quickly adjust to the precise tilt angle required. High-profile and low-profile series each offer three leg lengths so that you can adjust to exactly the tilt angle you want, up to 60 degrees from the horizontal, without cutting or drilling from the job site.

How can I determine the tilt-angle range for a given combination of legs, rails sets, and PV modules?

TLH High-Profile Installation Sheet (PDF, 619 KB)
TLL Low-Profile Installation Sheet (PDF, 522 KB)

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Standoffs

Standoffs are used whenever flashed installations are required—with tile roofs, for example. All standoffs—3, 4, 6, or 7 inches tall—are compatible with Oatey® No-Calk™ flashings and other non-collared flashings. STR raised-flange standoffs replace standard L-feet and fasten directly to SolarMount rails. STF flat-top standoffs support strut stringers that fasten to standard L-feet, a typical technique on large flat roofs.

Sets include 1 standoff and two lag bolts (3-1/2 x 5/16"). Flat-top standoffs also include hardware to attach stringer to standoff.

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Splice Kits

SP splice kits join rails end-to-end in long low-profile installations.

Each set includes two splices plus hardware.

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