Hookstops

[solarsavings]

We have a plain tile install to do next week so I was thinking of giving the hookstops a try. Where can I get them?

 

[SolarCity]

Sibert do them.

Don't know what mounting kit you use but I'd advise getting some Redtip rook hooks with them - they are compatible with K2.

 

[solarsavings]

Thanks Chris, I'm not keen on k2 or krannich if I'm honest as they're on our shi t list like solfex for letting us down when cuts came in and only wanting to supply with bumped up prices. Only other place I know of is that window company near you.

 

[JulianC]

K2 from Alternergy. Redtip hooks will work with Schletter Solo5 etc. rails too.

 

[SolarCity]

Yeah, Alternergy do them too. Not that I'm a massive fan of them either. They have let us down a number of times in the past.

To be honest, I'm thinking of changing out mounting kit to Redtip fully. The kit looks pretty much the same as K2. Also, I believe that the kit is all compatible which makes the changing process less painful

 

[TJLinks]

Where are you getting Redtip from?

 

[Worcester]

Andy at Sibert, good, reliable, good price. Else you can go to STF Fastners, who are the official master stockists for them, we get better terms and delivery from Andy

 

[TJLinks]

Thanks Worcester, have you had any experience with Solflex panels?

 

[TJLinks]

Correction Solfex, I see they are a supplier not a manufacturer, owned by Travis Perkins

 

[Worcester]

Nope..

 

[Gavin A]

Correction Solfex, I see they are a supplier not a manufacturer, owned by Travis Perkins

they're on my blacklist.

left me properly in the do do one busy period after agreeing to supply a 30kW power-one inverter that was very short supply on an inverter only basis, then on the day we went to buy it the MD had decided they were only going to let it go as a kit with panels, but they didn't sell the panels we'd quoted for. Told them we'd never deal with them again if they didn't sell us the inverter alone as they'd previously agreed.... and I meant it.

 

[infinity]

Rexel sell hookstop and red tip but we order ours from Silbert. They arrived next day. I had 2 jobs last week from rexel and both did not arrive so 2 days wasted along with the embarrassment of it while sat waiting around on site!

 

[solarsavings]

Best weather here for some time here today and I should be using the hookstops today but can't because they haven't turned up. At least we can hang the inverter.....................oh no we cant can we because like a ----- I ordered that from Sibert too. Why do these suppliers let us down so often and on a first order. I don't care how nice you are if you can't get my orders to me in time tell me and I will get the kit elsewhere.

 

[solarsavings]

They just turned up a day late so we will be using them tomorrow when it's going to pi55 down all day apparently :-(

 

[solarsavings]

Well we finally got to use the hookstops today.............................awesome bit of kit. As others have said, not a single tile broken on 35 year old concrete plain tiles. And the speed with which you get the roof work is well worth the extra coin.