K2 InsertionRail 2.0 Mounting Rail 5.70m for 30mm Frames

K2 InsertionRail 2.0 Solar Mounting Rail, 5.70m

This is the rail the rest of the InsertionRail 2.0 system hangs off: 5.70 m of profile, 6.5 kg, cut for 30 mm module frames.

It works differently from a clamped system. Instead of sitting on top of the rail and being pinned by a clamp at each edge, the module slides into a channel in the rail. Nothing stands proud of the panel, which is why it turns up on facades and on roofs where the array is meant to be seen as little as possible.

Why insert rather than clamp

A clamped array has a visible fixing every half metre along every row. An insert system has none – the edge of the glass disappears into the rail, and with the cover fitted the run reads as one line. That is the whole argument for it, and it is an aesthetic one rather than a structural one.

The trade comes at installation. Modules feed in from the end of the run rather than dropping in from above, so the sequence matters more, and a single panel cannot be lifted out of the middle of a row without working back to it.

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Length and delivery

At 5.70 m this is among the longest single lengths K2 make, which means fewer splices across a wide array and a straighter finished line. It also means a pallet: no parcel carrier will take it, so it arrives kerbside and someone has to be there to receive it.

What you also need

The rail is supplied on its own. A working run needs the parts below, all ordered separately.

• CrossConnector T sets, to fix this rail to the K2 mounting rail underneath
• A FixStop to hold the rail position, and an EndStop at each end of the row
• A RailConnector for every joint, where the row runs past 5.70 m
• The Cover 30, to close the channel once the modules are in
• The K2 mounting rail and the roof fixings beneath it all

Order alongside

• K2 InsertionRail 2.0 CrossConnector T Set

  Fixes this rail to any K2 mounting rail, with the screws outside so it still slides when squaring up.

• K2 InsertionRail 2.0 FixStop

  Holds the rail where you put it, once the connectors let it move.

• K2 InsertionRail 2.0 EndStop

  Terminates each end of the row and gives you a datum to set out from.

• K2 InsertionRail 2.0 RailConnector

  One per joint, where the array is wider than a single 5.70 m length.

• K2 InsertionRail 2.0 Cover 30, 2.85m

  The trim that closes the channel, in white or black anodised. Two covers to one rail.