Ecoholic Ground Mounts - Day 4 - Concrete

The concrete truck showed up at about 7:30am, left at around 10am. Some lessons learned for next array:

(1) I need to buy a vibrating agitator to help the concrete settle and remove air gaps. I ended up doing this the old fashioned way taking a long stick and butter churning - I now have Popeye arms as a result

(2) All the posts moved a little as the concrete flowing down the chute hit it. I needed much stouter bracing as once you get to a certain height, there’s no way I can physically move the post in the concrete slurry. The good news is all those holes at the top are to give me some leeway for the trusses when the post isn’t perfectly aligned. The Z Purlins (panel support bars going across trusses) also have a lot of play in them and I could drill new holes if needed.

Now I am waiting for concrete to cure. 7 days before adding any rack mount parts and 14 days before adding solar panels. I’ll be planning and buying parts for the wiring and trenching, grounding rods, and if I still have time cleaning up the garage to prep for manual transfer switch and SHP2 install.