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Same for me if you wouldn't mind while you're at it s_man! Thanks!
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PMs sent.Comment
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s_man: Thank you for your PM and provided installers' info. I have learned great stuffs in this forum.Comment
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They called me Saturday said they would come Monday and install racking. I told them has to work but they said I don't need to be home since they just work on the roof. I came home after work and the racking basically done. But I found some of the plates are not bolted down tight to the roof. And my big roof vent converted to a flat roof vent (my vent use to look like the vent on my neighbor roof in the picture 184237), not sure if that affect the venting of the house. Our experts here please share your opinions and suggestions, thanks!
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Great roof for solar. Do you need the power optimizers because of the east facing panels?Comment
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Does the building code in your area allow roof vents to be covered ? Might be an AHJ call. Mine does not. Just sayin'. Also, nice roof details on the shed. Looks sorta' like my bedroom when I was a kid.Comment
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Now my concern is some plates seems not secured down tight to the roof, would it be a problem?
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And my big vent like the one in the neighbor vent, now has become a flat vent and may goes under the solar panels.
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Those penetrations would be a concern to me. Put yourself in the water's situation and consider yourself forced by gravity to do your best to get under the roof and into the house. Never impossible, but I'd start by going under the flashing and get at the penetration from there.
FWIW, code or not, I'd have moved that roof vent . As a matter of fact, I did in a very similar situation.Comment
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[QUOTE=s_man;163927]Now my concern is some plates seems not secured down tight to the roof, would it be a problem?
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No, you don't want a fastener on the low side. There should be two fasteners under the shingle on the high side. Not sure why they caulked the low side holes.
Edit: Looking again I do see the roofing nail on the low side. Not ideal, but perhaps acceptable considering your climate. Are they just attaching the brackets to the sheathing with roofing nails?Comment
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Yeah, I don't feel comfortable with the heat exhausted from attic in the summer venting underneath the panels so I told the install guy to relocate it since they promised to relocate it for free if it's in the way of the panels. He said it's costly and maybe they only cover 1/2 the cost but he will check with the salesman. Will see. How much did it cost you to move the vent?Comment
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The short answer is I don't know.
The slightly longer answer : It was one of the requirements of my Request For Proposal (RFP) that went to 4 vendors. If they chose to respond, part of the bidding instructions required they provide a quote exactly as per the RFP, and then, if they chose, they were free to provide alternates or adders/deducts/exceptions. I did not ask for cost breakdowns by component, and none of the bidders mentioned anything about alternates that excluded moving vents.
I'd still find your AHJ/inspector and ask if blocking a vent is allowable. In San Diego co., the vents must be at least 6" from an array. I see that ignored all the time, but it never hurts to ask.
Besides, covering a vent just seems and looks kind of dumb. That's impairing its function. Kind of like muzzling a car alarm (not that anyone pays attention except to consider them a nuisance).Comment
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