texasranger556
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Last month I finished installing my 13.3 kW roof mount system. I might post about it in the show and tell when I get some time. I originally designed the system around a pair of EG4 6500 inverters, but after installing everything had an issue with them that led to returning them for warranty/credit and switched to a Sol-Ark 15k. The Sol-Ark has been working great. Last few weeks the system has been producing 50-55 kWh per day, sometimes 10-20 if cloudy/raining. 50 kWh mostly covers our summer time usage per day, depending mostly on how many loads of laundry. Our usage in winter is 50-100% higher and obviously PV production will be half what it is now, at best.
Now I have a fair bit of credit at Signature Solar and more MPPT capacity than I planned on, so I am planning to buy some more panels.
I used Iron Ridge Flash Vue and XR100 rails which I am very happy with. However, the remaining southern facing roof I have is over a screened in porch and a shallower pitch. Eventually I plan to re-build the porch with a gable roof and enclose it, but that project is several years away. Until then, looking at options to install some panels.
The existing 30 panels are on 6:12 pitch roof. The porch roof is around 2:12 pitch. I'm looking at options to raise panels on the porch roof to 6:12 pitch to match the rest. I have space for 6 portrait panels across the top of the porch roof, close to the vinyl siding. I started looking around but most products I find are aimed at "flat" roof installs, which isn't quite what I have. Anyone done something like this? How did you do it? Anything to look out for?
Thanks!
Ryan
Now I have a fair bit of credit at Signature Solar and more MPPT capacity than I planned on, so I am planning to buy some more panels.
I used Iron Ridge Flash Vue and XR100 rails which I am very happy with. However, the remaining southern facing roof I have is over a screened in porch and a shallower pitch. Eventually I plan to re-build the porch with a gable roof and enclose it, but that project is several years away. Until then, looking at options to install some panels.
The existing 30 panels are on 6:12 pitch roof. The porch roof is around 2:12 pitch. I'm looking at options to raise panels on the porch roof to 6:12 pitch to match the rest. I have space for 6 portrait panels across the top of the porch roof, close to the vinyl siding. I started looking around but most products I find are aimed at "flat" roof installs, which isn't quite what I have. Anyone done something like this? How did you do it? Anything to look out for?
Thanks!
Ryan