When set up, the Connect system creates a grid of ballasts and panels that is quick and easy to install, with very limited load on the roof (max 20-25 kilograms per square metre including the weight of the panels). Also, it has been tested in the wind tunnel: it can withstand wind speeds of up to 150 kilometres per hour.
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Being so quick to install saves up to 70 per cent in installation time compared to traditional systems. In fact, there is nothing to assemble or mount. And because Sun Ballast‘s Connect system does double duty of being anchoring ballast and mounting system for the solar panels, it does not have to be fixed. It just needs to be placed on the roof and it is done. (mfo)
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