Rocky Mountain Snow Guards, Inc. introduces the Drift Solar Snow Fence System. Designed specifically for snow retention below solar panel installations on shingle roofs, the 12-inch-tall, four-pipe aluminum Drift Solar snow retention system ensures no snow slips past the snow fence. It serves as a “catch basin” for snow. The system comes in Mill Finish Aluminum or Coated Aluminum.
Suitable for both new roof and retrofit roof applications, the brackets must be bolted down to the roof support structure. Installation should be such that there is a minimum of 12 inches between the bottom of the solar panel and the snow fence tubes. The bracket can be flush at the eave with the tubing side facing down-slope (reversed installation compared to other snow fence installations).
“The key is to protect people and property from snow accumulating below the solar panels as they keep working,” said Lars Walberg, president of Rocky Mountain Snow Guards. “With the Drift Solar Snow Fence System, the snow is held back and released gradually.”
Five 1/2” x 3.5” lag bolts (not included) and the individually-sold Ice Screens must be installed with the Drift Solar snow fence system to impede the movement of snow between the tubing. Drift Solar 4-Pipe Fence-Style Snow Guard Bolt-Down Brackets are also available for end placements on the system.
“Our snow fence systems are custom designed for each project,” said Walberg. “We make sure there is no shadowing of the solar panels. This helps ensure that once the snow releases from the solar panels that electricity production proceeds at the highest possible rate during winter conditions.”
For more information, visit www.rockymountainsnowguards.com.
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