Compare the kit families
The six Lumasol families on the same attributes, from the installation manuals, the product catalogue and the product warranty. A dash means the documents give no value.
| Attribute | Flush mount | Tilt mount | Tile and slate | Ground mount | Carport | Rails and components |
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| Concrete blocks or ground screws, designed per site.Excluded from the warranty: foundation and ground load capacity. | Designed per site. Not in the Lumasol component list.Econo: minimal foundation requirements. Steel cantilever: threaded rod to rebar connections on level concrete tops. Excluded from the warranty: foundation and ground load capacity. | Does not apply |
| Roof pitch | 0° to 30°.Full 1.5 m interface spacing up to 18° roof tilt (penetrative) or 10° (non-penetrative). | Roof slopes 0° to 30°. Rear leg kits set the panels at 5°, 10° or 20°. | 0° to 30°; outside this range, a project-specific engineering certificate.Full 1.5 m spacing up to 25° roof tilt. | Does not apply | Does not apply | Does not apply |
| Panel angle | Parallel to the roof | 5°, 10°, 20°Rear leg kits LMS-ARL5, ARL10 and ARL20 | Not published | 25° standard on the 2V17 stock set, which can be customised. | Designed per site | Does not apply |
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| 2V5, 2V10, 2V13, 2V15, 2V17, 2V18 and 2V20, pre-assembled in aluminium.The 2V17 is held in stock. The catalogue lists the ZAM steel set in 2 × 5, 2 × 12 and 2 × 17. |
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| Not published | Designed per site | PRO Rail 47 and PRO Rail H.The flush manuals use Rail H; the tilt and tile manuals use Rail 47. |
| Modules | 30 mm and 35 mm frames; adjustable end clamp for 30 to 45 mm.Penetrative 1.5 m spacing assumes modules up to 2278 × 1134 mm and 30 kg. | 30 mm and 35 mm frames, at least 20 mm between modules. | 30 mm and 35 mm frames, at least 18 mm between modules. | Not published | Designed per site | 30 mm and 35 mm (end clamp pre-set for 30 mm); adjustable end clamp 30 to 45 mm. |
| Fastening | Clamps, splices and M8 rail bolts 16 to 20 N·m.Penetrative cleats: four self-tapping screws with bonded washers at 300 RPM maximum. | Legs, splices, clamps and rail nuts 16 to 20 N·m.Penetrative bases screw into metal or timber purlins 0.42 to 2.4 mm thick over EPDM. Concrete roofs: chemical anchors or expansion bolts to the anchor datasheet. | Hooks into the rafters with timber screws, minimum 25 mm embedment. Rail to hook and clamps 16 to 20 N·m.The hook must not bear on the tile; raise it with a timber block if needed. | Not published | Designed per site | Clamps, splices and rail nut kits 16 to 20 N·m. Grounding lug M8 × 25 at 16 to 20 N·m; cable bolt M8 × 20 at 8 to 12 N·m; cable up to 35 mm². |
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| Wind and design basis | Wind regions A to D (32 to 44 m/s, 50-year recurrence). Guidance up to 20 m installation height; above that, a project-specific engineering certificate.Penetrative system assessed for terrain categories C and D. Non-penetrative system assessed for C, with spacing factors for A, B and D. | Wind regions A to D (32 to 44 m/s, 50-year recurrence). Assessed for terrain categories C and D, up to 20 m installation height.Non-penetrative system calculated to SANS 10160-3:2019 for roof zone A. | Certified to AS/NZS 1170.2:2021. Wind regions A to D, up to 20 m installation height.Designed for terrain category C, with spacing factors for A and B. | The 2V17 stock set: wind up to 44 m/s (3-second gust), designed to SANS 10160.For the other sets, Lumasol confirms the design basis for the project. | Designed per site | Does not apply |
| Interface spacing | Up to 1.5 m.Penetrative: roof height to 20 m, roof tilt to 18°, internal roof zone, terrain C or D, clamp pull-out at least 2.5 kN. Rail overhang up to 40% of the last span. | Up to 1.5 m.Roof height to 15 m, roof tilt plus panel tilt to 5°, roof zone A, terrain category D, wind region A or B, clamp pull-out at least 3.5 kN. Otherwise reduced. | Up to 1.5 m.Roof height to 10 m, roof tilt to 25° and the array in roof zone H. Hook spacing follows the truss spacing. | Not published | Designed per site | Does not apply |
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| Materials | AL6005-T5 aluminium rails, clamps, cleats and mini-rails. SUS304 stainless hardware in splice and clamp kits. | AL6005-T5 aluminium legs, PRO Rail 47, splices and supports. SUS304 stainless hardware. | SUS304 stainless steel tile and slate hooks. AL6005-T5 PRO Rail 47 and clamps. | Aluminium set: AL6005-T5 with SUS304. ZAM steel set: zinc-aluminium-magnesium coated steel. | Aluminium set (LMS-CP-AL): AL6005-T5 aluminium with SUS304 stainless steel.Heavy-duty steel cantilever carport: structural steel, hot-dip galvanised. | AL6005-T5 aluminium rails, clamps, brackets, rail nuts and grounding lug. SUS304 bolts, cable clips and splice hardware. |
| Finish | Aluminium anodised to 10 µm. Splice bolts and clamp bonding pins pierce the anodising to bond rails and modules. | Aluminium anodised to 10 µm. Splice star washers bond the rails. | Aluminium anodised to 10 µm. | Aluminium anodised to 10 µm. ZAM coating 275 g/m². | Aluminium anodised to 10 µm. | Aluminium anodised to 10 µm. Splice bolts, star washers and earthing clips pierce the anodising to bond. |
| Warranty by corrosion class | Anodised aluminium and SUS304 stainless steel: 20 years in C1 to C3 and in C4, not warranted in C5. Screws (1022A, class 3): 20 years in C1 to C3.Reduce interface spacing by 5% in C4; the penetrative manual gives 25% for C5. | Anodised aluminium and SUS304 stainless steel: 20 years in C1 to C3 and in C4, not warranted in C5. Screws (1022A, class 3): 20 years in C1 to C3.Reduce interface spacing by 5% in C4 and 25% in C5. | Anodised aluminium and SUS304 stainless steel: 20 years in C1 to C3 and in C4, not warranted in C5. Screws (1022A, class 3): 20 years in C1 to C3.Reduce interface spacing by 5% in C4. | Aluminium and SUS304: 20 years in C1 to C3 and in C4. ZAM steel: 20 years in C1 to C3, 15 years in C4. Neither is warranted in C5. | Anodised aluminium and SUS304: 20 years in C1 to C3 and in C4, not warranted in C5.Galvanised steel (steel cantilever): 20 years in C1 to C3, not warranted in C4 or C5. | Anodised aluminium and SUS304 stainless steel: 20 years in C1 to C3 and in C4, not warranted in C5. Screws (1022A, class 3): 20 years in C1 to C3. |
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| Next | Flush mount pageRequest a quote: Flush mount | Tilt mount pageRequest a quote: Tilt mount | Tile and slate pageRequest a quote: Tile and slate | Ground mount pageRequest a quote: Ground mount | Carport pageRequest a quote: Carport | Rails and components pageRequest a quote: Rails and components |
- Every value is the one on that kit's page, taken from the Lumasol installation manuals, the product catalogue (May 2026) and the product warranty (Nov 2025).
- Spacing figures are maximums under the conditions each manual sets; the kit pages list those conditions in full.
- Carports are designed for each project, so their spans, loads and foundations are set per site.
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