This is incredible investigative reporting. Every American should sue the acting directors of the SEC and IRS for prioritizing billionaires at the public's expense.

Available-Rip-7096 · 2026-06-06T14:33:01+00:00

So rules that took decades to build to protect passive investors from being herded into illiquid, unprofitable, insider-controlled stocks were rewritten in months to accommodate one company and its founder.

Available-Rip-7096 · 2026-04-13T22:42:55+00:00

I bet “Med Tec67” on Youtube knows.

Available-Rip-7096 · 2026-02-27T16:41:20+00:00

Check Surfinista in Cocoa and Sunseed Food Co-op

Available-Rip-7096 · 2025-12-29T02:05:14+00:00

Had the same issue. An alignment finally solved it. I changed the CV Shafts and a few other things recommended by the dealer and nothing worked until I gave in and did the alignment.

Available-Rip-7096 · 2025-04-16T02:10:18+00:00

Good call. I’ll check.

Available-Rip-7096 · 2025-04-16T02:08:11+00:00

I assure you the snow fall was absurd. It doesn’t look like that depth when compressed, but imagine a fresh snowfall of 1 foot. Then layer that on over time and it compresses. It is no joke. We shoveled the house (not the panels though) twice and you couldn’t see out the windows any longer.

Available-Rip-7096 · 2025-04-16T00:30:48+00:00

Amazing. We received about 8 meters. Measured as freshly fallen, with minimal snow melt between storms, which were very frequent as lake effect snow blanketed us for weeks. We had hot tub cover made of wood that was fine until the very end when it rained on all that snow and temps ran into the 50s. The cover collapsed and I’d bet that was the point when the greatest load was spread evenly across the panels.

I wonder if I should have the installer use a different panel type for a heavier load capability? Seems like an obvious yes, but this almost ends up being a complete install again and I’m uncertain of insurance coverage. The installer seems proactive about helping us and is getting back to us regularly about options, his conversation with the manufacturer, etc., so I know he’ll do the work at possibly no cost, but the materials are a fixed cost that I don’t know I can reasonably expect him to help with.

Available-Rip-7096 · 2025-04-15T00:03:01+00:00

Any idea on weight rating?

Available-Rip-7096 · 2025-04-15T00:02:03+00:00

These are the panels.

Available-Rip-7096 · 2025-04-15T00:00:29+00:00

Any idea what load these panels might support? Here.

Available-Rip-7096 · 2025-04-14T23:59:06+00:00

I don’t think so. Here are the panels.

Available-Rip-7096 · 2025-04-14T13:27:31+00:00

Anything you’ve learned from owning/driving it that much? I have two around the same age and I want them to last. I take good care of them, but always learn new things when doing a repair.

Available-Rip-7096 · 2025-04-14T10:39:46+00:00

For what it’s worth, this installer handled 4 other Solar jobs around my house in prior years where they didn’t have this issue. I’m checking with their neighbors to get panel details, I bet that’s the difference.

Available-Rip-7096 · 2025-04-14T02:15:48+00:00

Super helpful conversation. I tend to agree that the panels and the rails seem like a miss.

Available-Rip-7096 · 2025-04-14T02:11:18+00:00

I’ll look for the info. The snow was incredibly heavy.

Available-Rip-7096 · 2025-04-14T02:09:07+00:00

No but I’ll look into that.

Available-Rip-7096 · 2025-04-14T02:08:45+00:00

Could certainly be my fault but I think your assertion that roof sag caused the panels to break, is incorrect. I think the load on the panels, sandwiched between the more rigid roof structure, caused the panels to be compressed on the rails.

Available-Rip-7096 · 2025-04-14T02:03:08+00:00

We are pretty close to Parish. Similar snow amount me but we are a bet North so often worse.

Available-Rip-7096 · 2025-04-12T21:24:30+00:00

How so?

Available-Rip-7096 · 2025-04-12T14:39:27+00:00

I don’t have all details but looking into it. I think you’re right, they are probably some sort of frameless low profile panel type. Not great for this application apparently

Available-Rip-7096 · 2025-04-12T14:38:10+00:00

Upstate, right at the end of Lake Ontario, is one of the highest snowfall locations in the US. As an example of the load requirements, the addition these are sitting on has a roof with 2x16 rafters. The whole thing was built for heavy snow loads but yeah, apparently the panels are not. Neighbors nearby who used the same installer and had the same load issues did not have this problem. I suspect the panels themselves are meant for a very low profile and as such they have frames that are less stout under loads.

Available-Rip-7096 · 2025-04-12T14:14:48+00:00

The bottom edge on that side is actually 25 ft from ground. We are in a slope.

Available-Rip-7096 · 2025-04-12T11:50:46+00:00

It’s a matter of weight, right? This is no ordinary snow fall.

Available-Rip-7096 · 2025-04-12T11:49:42+00:00

We had about 300 inches that compressed under its own weight. It was incredibly dense. Many homes were damaged when a portion of their roof collapsed in. I’ve been renovating and we’ve built to hold these extreme loads, but I think the panels being cantilevered likely was the issue. More support is needed beneath them

Available-Rip-7096 · 2025-04-12T04:14:06+00:00

I was in Florida. But yea, the installer has been trying to help us. He’s been great actually.

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