Geokilroy
New Member
Just a word of caution: Check your solar panels often. I was setting up for an outing with my Class C. I happened to look up at my roofline. My one solar panel looked odd. It did not look quite right. The front corner seemed tipped up a bit. Not a lot but it looked off a little. When I got up there on a ladder, the front bracket had come loose from the roof but was still attached to the coating of the roof by the dicor. It moved up and down about 1 1/2 inches. The screw had come out of the solid roof material. The roof coating (rubber?) was glued to the bracket with the dicor. If it had not looked just a little off I would have hit the road with the panel flopping up and down only glued to the roof coating. If it had blown off on the hwy at 60 mph someone could have been hurt or killed.
The panel has been mounted up there for about 5 years. I never thought to physically try to pull on it. Only just a quick glance to see if it looked ok from the top. It scared me to think what could have happened.
So once or twice a year check them physically not just a quick visual.
The panel has been mounted up there for about 5 years. I never thought to physically try to pull on it. Only just a quick glance to see if it looked ok from the top. It scared me to think what could have happened.
So once or twice a year check them physically not just a quick visual.