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- Page 1 MANUAL CLICKFIT EVO ROOF HOOK PRO www.esdec.com...
- Page 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction About this document Other relevant documents Earthing and bonding Symbols used in this manual Warranty and liability Warranty Liability Product information Intended use Improper use Compatible solar panel flange dimensions Specifications System and application Components Safety Personal protective equipment Safety warnings and regulations Mounting the Roof Hooks PRO...
- Page 3 712, functional bonding for inverter’s isolation check is necessary. In the Esdec ClickFit EVO Series functional bonding is achieved through the EVO universal module clamp for the module frames and EVO rails. The final functional bonding connection is made by proper mounting of a separate bonding cable onto the EVO rail and an adequate bonding connection with the inverter or earthing contact.
- Page 4 WARRANTY AND LIABILITY WARRANTY Esdec extends a 20 year product warranty. The warranty is subject to the warranty terms and general terms & conditions of Esdec BV. These can be found on the www.esdec.com website. LIABILITY The manufacturer accepts no liability for damage or injury caused by the failure to comply (strictly) with the safety guidelines and instructions in this manual, or by negligence during installation of the product and the accessories listed in this document.
- Page 5 Always leave a minimum of 12mm of space between segments to allow for expansion of the roof. If your project has different specifications than these, please contact Esdec. When snow fences are installed, it is mandatory to contact the Esdec Project Engineering department to validate the calculations due to extreme snow loads via...
- Page 6 SYSTEM AND APPLICATION COMPONENTS COMPONENT ARTICLE NUMBER 1 ClickFit EVO Roof hook PRO 1008041 2 ClickFit EVO Mounting Rail 10081_ _ 3 ClickFit EVO Module Clamp 1008020(-B) 4 ClickFit EVO 60 Mid Clamp Black 1008021-B 5 ClickFit EVO 60 End Clamp Black...
- Page 7 SAFETY PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT Hearing Safety helmet Safety glasses Face masks Safety gloves Safety clothing Safety shoes protection SAFETY WARNINGS AND REGULATIONS Warning! Installation work should always be carried out by at least two skilled people. Do not use components from other mounting systems. Do not leave out parts.
- Page 8 MOUNTING THE ROOF HOOKS PRO PREPARATION 1 INSPECT THE ROOF. The roof is in good condition. The roof construction has sufficient bearing capacity to support the installation, taking into account wind and snow loads. 2 CHECK THE PROJECT PLAN AND COMPONENTS. Check the project plan.
- Page 9 30 cm must be kept. Likewise, it is wise to keep space in relation to skylights, lighting globes, corners and potential fire hazards. Develop a project plan using the ESDEC calculator and adhere to its guidelines. Access the calculator at calculator.
- Page 10 6 DRAW THE LINES AND END POINTS FOR THE MOUNTING RAILS Rail lengths can be found in the project plan. For mounting in landscape orientation, the mounting rails should be placed at around ¼ of the short sides of the panel. For mounting in portrait orientation, the mounting rails should be placed at around ¼...
- Page 11 PREPARING AND SIZING MOUNTING RAILS 1 CONSULT THE PROJECT PLAN FOR THE OVERALL LAYOUT OF THE SOLAR PANEL SEGMENTS. 2 CALCULATE THE FULL LENGTH OF THE SOLAR PANEL LAYOUT, ACCOUNTING FOR GAPS AND/OR SPACING. 3 CALCULATE THE NECESSARY MOUNTING RAIL EXTENSIONS AND ADJUSTMENTS. Measure the solar panels and add 12mm between each solar panel for the universal module clamp (20mm for the ClickFit EVO 60mm clamp).
- Page 12 5 IF THE OVERHANG IS GREATER THAN 250MM: EXTEND THE MOUNTING RAIL TO THE NEXT RAFTER. 6 CUT THE MOUNTING RAILS TO SIZE. a. If the calculated overhang of the solar panel is more than 350mm beyond the marked position of the last Roof Hook PRO, mark the position of an extra Roof Hook PRO on the nearest rafter.
- Page 13 INSTALL THE ROOF HOOK PRO 1 SLIDE THE TILE UNDER WHICH THE BASE PLATE OF THE ROOF HOOK PRO WILL BE MOUNTED UPWARDS. 2 PLACE THE ROOF HOOK PRO AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THE LOWEST PART OF THE ROOF TILE ON THE RAFTER. Never place a Roof Hook Pro on a non-supporting element of the roof, such as roof boarding, decking, underlayment, or other insulation layers.
- Page 14 3 ADJUST THE HEIGHT OF THE ROOF HOOK PRO TO CREATE A MINIMUM CLEARANCE OF 5MM FROM THE UNDERLYING ROOF TILE. After setting the correct height “H“ for the first Roof Hook PRO, align all subsequent Roof Hooks PRO to the same height.
- Page 15 6 POSITION THE ROOF HOOK PRO SO IT DOES NOT INTERFERE WITH THE OVERLAPPING ROOF TILES. 7 MOUNT THE ROOF HOOK PRO TO THE RAFTER USING AT LEAST TWO Ø8MM FLANGE HEAD SCREWS THROUGH VERTICALLY ALIGNED HOLES IN THE BASE, AS CLOSE TO THE CENTRE OF THE RAFTER AS POSSIBLE. The base plate has four vertically aligned pairs of screw holes.
- Page 16 9 REPLACE THE OVERLAPPING ROOF TILE. Repeat the steps in this chapter for all Roof Hooks PRO. ATTACHING THE MOUNTING RAILS 1 PLACE THE MOUNTING RAIL IN THE CLICK CONNECTION AND TWIST UNTIL IT CLICKS INTO PLACE. 2 FOR UNEVEN ROOFS: LOOSEN THE SCREWS OF ANY MISALIGNED BRACKETS. THE RIGIDITY OF THE RAIL AUTOMATICALLY ALIGNS THE BRACKETS INTO THE CORRECT POSITION.
- Page 17 OPTIONAL: ATTACHING THE MLPE CLIPS CLICKFIT EVO MLPE CLIP LIGHT WEIGHT 1 CLICK THE LIGHT WEIGHT MLPE CLIP ONTO THE RAIL 2 CLICK THE OPTIMISER ON THE LIGHT WEIGHT MLPE CLIP Use one MLPE clip per solar panel. With vertical rail orientation you have to fix the MLPE clip by bending the edge of the mounting rail with adjustable pliers.
- Page 18 CLICKFIT EVO MLPE CLIP HEAVY WEIGHT 1 ATTACH THE OPTIMISER TO THE HEAVY WEIGHT MLPE CLIP 2 CLICK THE HEAVY WEIGHT MLPE CLIP ONTO THE RAIL For larger optimizers (equipped with 2 slots), it is essential to use two Heavy Weight MLPE clips. With vertical rail orientation you have to fix the cable clip by bending the edge of the mounting rail with adjustable pliers.
- Page 19 2 OPTIONAL: CLICK THE CABLES OF THE PANEL FIRMLY INTO THE CABLE CLAMP. 3 SLIDE THE END CAPS ONTO THE RAILS. 2× 4 CLICK THE CLICKFIT EVO 60 END CLAMPS ON THE RAILS. 2×...
- Page 20 5 OPTIONAL: GUIDE THE CABLES OF THE SOLAR PANEL THROUGH THE CLICK CONNECTIONS. 6 PLACE THE PANEL ON THE RAILS AND SLIDE THE PANEL AGAINST THE CLAMPS. 7 FASTEN THE SCREW OF THE END CLAMPS TO SECURE THE PANEL. APPLY A TORQUE OF 16.5 NM. 16,5Nm...
- Page 21 MOUNTING THE FOLLOWING PANELS 1 CLICK THE 60MM MID CLAMPS ON THE RAILS. 2× Optional: Repeat steps 1.1. and 1.2.: Click the Auxiliary set on the panel and Click the cables of the panel firmly into the cable clamp. 2 PLACE THE NEXT PANEL ON THE RAILS AND SLIDE THE PANEL AGAINST THE CLAMPS. 3 FASTEN THE SCREW OF THE MID CLAMPS TO SECURE THE PANEL.
- Page 22 MOUNTING THE LAST PANEL Optional: Repeat steps 1.1. and 1.2.: Click the Auxiliary set on the panel and click the cables of the panel firmly into the cable clamp. 1 CLICK THE CLICKFIT EVO 60 END CLAMPS ON THE RAILS. 2 FASTEN THE SCREW OF THE END CLAMPS TO SECURE THE PANEL.
- Page 23 MOUNTING THE SOLAR PANELS WITH 35 MM PANEL CLAMPS MOUNTING THE FIRST PANEL 1 OPTIONAL: CLICK THE AUXILIARY SET ON THE PANEL. 2× 2 OPTIONAL: CLICK THE CABLES OF THE PANEL FIRMLY INTO THE CABLE CLAMP. 3 CLICK THE 35MM MODULE CLAMP ON THE RAILS. 2×...
- Page 24 4 SLIDE THE END CAPS ONTO THE RAILS. 2× 5 ROTATE THE UPPER PART OF THE MODULE CLAMP OVER THE END CAP. 6 OPTIONAL: GUIDE THE CABLES OF THE SOLAR PANEL THROUGH THE CLICK CONNECTIONS.
- Page 25 7 PLACE THE PANEL ON THE RAILS AND SLIDE THE PANEL AGAINST THE CLAMPS. 8 SCREW THE CLAMPS ONTO THE PANEL. APPLY A TORQUE OF 4.5 NM. 4,5Nm TR30...
- Page 26 MOUNTING THE FOLLOWING PANELS 1 CLICK THE UNIVERSAL MODULE CLAMP ON THE RAILS. Install the module clamp with the drainage channel of the module clamp pointing downwards. 2× Optional: Repeat steps 4.1. and 4.2.: Click the Auxiliary set on the panel and Click the cables of the panel firmly into the cable clamp.
- Page 27 MOUNTING THE LAST PANEL Optional: Repeat steps 1.1. and 1.2.: Click the Auxiliary set on the panel and Click the cables of the panel firmly into the cable clamp. Repeat step 2.2. Place the next panel on the rails and slide the panel against the clamps. 4 CLICK THE UNIVERSAL MODULE CLAMP ON THE RAILS.
- Page 28 6 ROTATE THE UPPER PART OF THE MODULE CLAMP OVER THE END CAP. 7 SCREW THE CLAMPS ONTO THE PANEL. APPLY A TORQUE OF 4.5 NM. TR30 4,5Nm...
- Page 29 MOUNTING MULTIPLE ROWS 1 MOUNT EACH NEXT ROW AGAINST THE PREVIOUS ROW Always keep a minimum of 12 mm between each row of panels in the case of horizontal rails, or each panel column in the case of vertical rails. Always follow the project plan from the calculator.
- Page 30 Esdec Londenstraat 16 7418 EE Deventer The Netherlands +31 850 702 000 info@esdec.com www.esdec.com...
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