Install Manual

SolarFoot
™
Install
The right way to attach almost anything to metal roofs!
S-5!® Warning! Please use this product responsibly!
These instructions are for use by those experienced in the trade. Always follow appropriate safety precautions and use appropriate tools.
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Installation Instructions
S-5!® Warning! Please use these products responsibly! Visit our website or contact your S-5! distributor for available load
test results. The user and/or installer of these parts is responsible for all necessary engineering and design to ensure the
Solar Feet™ have been properly spaced and congured.
Notice to S-5! users: Due to the many variables involved with specic panel products, climates, wind loads, snow loads,
and job particulars, the manufacturer cannot and does not express any opinions as to the suitability of any S-5! assembly
for any specic application and assumes no liability with respect thereto. S-5! products are tested for ultimate holding
strength on various prole types and materials. This information is available from the S-5! website: www.S-5.com.
These install instructions serve to illustrate the correct procedure for securing the SolarFoot to a roof. Proper layout and
frequency will vary on a job specic basis and should be determined by a qualied professional. This document is an
installation guide only and the photographs and drawings herein are for the purpose of illustrating installation, tools and
techniques, not system designs.
The SolarFoot™ is made for exposed-fastened metal roong. It provides an ideal, weatherproof
mounting platform to attach the L-foot of a rail mounted solar system or other ancillaries to the
roof.
Tools Needed
• Electric Screw Gun
• Rag
• String Line
• Tape Measure
• 3/8” Hex Socket Drive
• 13 mm (or 1/2”) Hex Socket Drive
Placement Tip
The SolarFoot should be placed in the at of the panel, between the ribs. It is designed to straddle
striations or minor stiening ribs when necessary. The SolarFoot must be mounted directly over and
into the supporting structure of the roof, i.e. wood decking, wood or steel purlins, or trusses, NEVER
into the metal roong material alone.
Fastener Selection
Fastener selection will depend on whether the supporting structure of the roof is metal or wood.
When relying upon tested load values one of the below fasteners MUST be used.
To source fasteners visit www.S-5.com
Please read these install instructions in their entirety before beginning work.