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Thank you for all of your replies. You have convinced me to not install PVC conduit. What type of conduit would you recommend? On another note: I have my pv wires in 2.5" PVC conduit 3' down in the ground as it runs from the barn (where the panels are located) to the basement of the home...

In the process of running pv wire from my DC disconnect (inside of barn on the ground) to the panels on a metal barn roof. There is 4 strings (360Voc and 10A each). I intend to run 4 pair of pv wire cables from the DC disconnect (1 for each string) up to the roof in 1.25" PVC conduit. Once on...

I did additional investigation as I was a bit hesitant about mounting to just the metal. I felt as if I needed to mount to something a little more solid. I checked with S-5 and they indicated that roof metal had to be at minimum 26Ga steel. My roof was 28 Ga steel. So that confirmed that...

A newbie here and working on my system design. I am considering using the Square D QO load center for my battery distribution. I am looking at purchasing twelve 2.1Kwh, 180Ah, 12V Carbon AGM batteries (50% DOD). Plan to have 3 48V strings. Putting this on a Sol-Ark 12K. Understanding that...

We are in the planning stages for our 1st array. We will be installing on the roof of a 42 x 32 pole barn. We intend to have 3 rows of 12 panels on the roof which would leave 1' of perimeter space around the edge of the array. Barn has trusses spaced 4' apart. The horizontal purlins are 24"...

Newbie question ..... trying to identify the best location on the property for solar panels. We have 5 different locations on our property that we could put solar panels, however the time of full sun at all of those locations are different due to shading from trees. Could you please advise as...