ALLIMEX SolarSpeed Manuale utente

MOUNTING INSTRUCTIONS

SolarSpeed

East-West facing landscape

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Dutch branch: Gladsaxe 45, NL-7327 JZ Apeldoorn | T. +31 857 326 946

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BASE 1

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STANDARD PARTS

Base-unit: brackets + rail + protective rubber*

Set L-proles + support*

End rubber*

Middle clamps and end clamps + hexagonal socket screws M8

EXTRA PARTS

Alignment tool

Concrete base (12 kg) +

impact anchor

PP-base

Cable tray support

Cable clips

*For PVC roofs we recommend rubber with an aluminium coating.

MOUNTING TOOLS

Cordless drill Socket 8 Hex keys Screwdriver Hammer Chalk line

Pebble stone bin

Make sure that the roof surface, where the panels should be installed, is clean, dry and even. Impu-

rities such as gravel, sand and pebbles can cause damage to the roof or instability of the installation.

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BEFORE THE INSTALLATION

Correcte assembly plate screws

When assembling with a screwdriver: The use of impact wrenches is prohibited. When using a

screwdriver, the rotation speed may not exceed 1500 rpm. The washer must be mounted perpen-

dicularly and not too hard, but also not too little.

Follow all safety measures in accordance with the relevant guidelines before starting the

installation!

insucient

screwing

excessive

screwing

properly screwed

BASE

1. MOUNTING BASE UNITS

From semi-mounted to mounted base units

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Secure the loose part of the mounting bracket to the rail by means

of plate screws (Ø6.5). When using concrete of PP bases, these

must be secured with poprivets.

SolarSpeed base-unit

semi-mounted

Plate screws

Fold the panel stop using a screwdriver. Fold it further until it forms

an angle of 90 ° to the mounting bracket.

Assembling base units

• Place the base units on a at en stable roof surface.

• Connect the base units by sliding the top of the rail of the rst base unit into the connection piece

at the back of the next base unit.

• Fix by drilling 2 self-tapping screws (Ø6.5) or SS rivets into the pre-drilled holes on the side or on

top of the connection pieces.

• First, attach the connector with rubber protection onto the base units at the end of each row,

before attaching the base units to each other.

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2. ATTACH END RUBBER AT THE END OF THE ROW

SolarSpeed end rubbers Plastic plugs

Skip this step if you use concrete or PP bases.

Push the plugs into the predrilled holes of the connectors.

Attach the connectors onto the rail, by pushing the plugs into the

pre-drilled holes.

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Dilatation (thermal interruptions)

In order to compensate for the thermal expansion of the SolarSpeed mounting frame, a new group

of panels must be started every 26 metres in the E-W direction. The distance between these 2 groups

of panels should be at least 300 mm, to ensure the use of ballast holders.

In the N-S direction, dilatation is ensured by sliding the rebate only 75% of the way into the rail of the

previous base unit every 30 metres, but not securing it with screws. This means that the rows are

still connected to each other (which benets the required ballast) and there is also room for thermal

expansion.

Align the rows according to the plan, considering the length of the panels.

Tip! To easily determine and keep the distance

between the base units, use and alignment tool.

Secure the length on the alignment

tool of the panel used.

Turn the alignment tool 180° and align

the rows.

3. ALIGN THE ROWS

SolarSpeed alignment tool Chalk line

Tip! Use a chalk line to set a horizontal and vertical mar-

king on the roof. When setting the markings, respect

the minimal edge zones (see general remarks).

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4. PLACEMENT CONCRETE BASE (optional)

Positioning concrete base

The Allimex concrete base is placed under

the full length of the connected base units.

This means that a base is placed at the end

and at the beginning of each connecter base

unit, as well as between the premounted

brackets. Rubber protection is placed

underneath each Allimex concrete foot to

protect the roof surface.

On a green roof or pebble roof you must remove the planting and/or pebbles where the concrete

bases should be placed.

ATTENTION! Concrete bases must be placed on all places as described above. In the absence of one

or multiple footings/bases, this could lead to serious stability problems.

Concrete base + impact anchor Protective rubber

Placement base-units

Once the Allimex concrete bases have been positioned correct-

ly, the connected base units can be placed on the bases and

attached. This attachment is done by SS rivets HPS-I 8/10x40.

This plug is punched into the provided holes with a hammer.

Next, the nail is screwed or punched into the plug. When pun-

ching the nail, it’s convenient to use a screwdriver so the Solar-

Speed base units won’t be damaged.

INSTALLATION

PP supports are placed under the entire length of the con-

nected base units. This means that there is a support at the

beginning and end of each of the connected basic units, as

well as in the middle of all mounting triangles.

The PP support can be attached to the base unit by faste-

ning it with sheet metal screws in the holes provided in the

rail of the base unit.

In principle, protective rubber is not necessary, as the PP

support is also compatible with PVC roofs. If the customer

still wishes to have an additional rubber protection under

the PP support, this can be attached to the underside of the

support with plastic plugs.

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5. PLACEMENT SOLAR PP-BASE (optional)

PP-base Plate screws

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6. PLACEMENT BALLAST: L-PROFILES

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The ballast for an E-W set-up is placed on a set of

L-proles. This has the advantage of an extra con-

nection which makes the construction as a whole

even stronger.

ATTENTION! If possible, try to position the ballast

tiles as close to the base units as possible.

When installing on concrete bases, a higher central

support is provided to support the L-proles.

Set ballast L-proles

+ support

Plate screws Ballast tile

(provided by customer)

In arrangements where the system is placed on So-

lar PP supports, the central support should also be

placed on PP supports. An indication of the neces-

sary ballast, the placing and the way of ballasting

can be calculated with the free online software.

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Place the pebble stone bin underneath the base unit and ll the container with pebble stones. The