3rd story I think i'd have to invest in more scaffolding. I was thinking about that today putting the panels down. If it was a 4:12 or 5:12 roof, I think i would have died.
Got started at the crack of 10:45 this morning. First panel sliced my hand. Cut and took panels up 4 at a time. I think i'm a bit out of shape, i was dragging by 2, and dead by 6. Got 3/4 of them done, had 6 more panels already cut and bent but had to call it due to a small fire. I think I overloaded it, 10 panels and me and hte other guy and it started smoking profusely. Climbed down and killed the power and took off the access panel, and couldn't tell where it was coming from.
It was hissing smoke, not just like a normal fire or smoke wandering about. I'm pretty sure it was the pump, but there's a lot going on in a very small place so it's hard to tell exactly. Inspected all the wires and they all looked fine. Let it cool down and installed the rest of the panels we had up there. Climbed down and powered it on and lowered it from the ground and it seemed fine.
Cleaned up and he headed out, called the wife out and got on the aerial control and went up while she watched for smoke. Everything was fine, so i came down, and it was smoking just barely.
Anyway we are gonna try and get back at it in the evenings this week before rain. Buddy is bringing his 12' brake, the last panels are going to be 6" because that's just how it works out. Gotta cut the vent and do the ridge cap. Maybe 2-3 2hr nights this week, hopefully before any rain. There's a bead of caulk at the end, so anything that gets in won't be able to get out.