@kezo, to put a bit of meat on the bone so to speak, my existing FIT payment panels are 16 panels split over two roofs, 8 panels on each. The existing panels are smaller than any new panels I will be using to replace the existing.
My installer is adamant that he won’t fit any panels within 300mm of an edge. This will reduce the number of panels I can fit on each array, from 8 to possibly 5, maybe 6. However if he follows the the info from MCS above, ie use more fixings if the panels are closer than 400 mm from an edge, he would be able to get 8 panels on each array.
I was just wondering if you had experience of using additional fixings to secure the panel rails and if so what does this actually look like ie how many additional brackets, how close does the bracket need to be to the end of the rail.
Not sure if all the above makes sense but basically it’s a fixings issue about holding down the rails when panels are closer than to the edge of the roof and according to MCS the minimum distance, without additional fixings, is 400mm, which to my mind is way more than necessary.
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