For the same reason after building my golf cart power station we have not seen a major hurricane.why is it every time you get new solar panels installed it rains? Every time you I charge the battery from grid I get that years record performance day that follow?
I got to find someone here to let me put a panel on the their cart… that looks like a fun project…For the same reason after building my golf cart power station we have not seen a major hurricane.
Nice, can’t wait to see it.. here are a few more details if your interestedThose pictures inspire me to build a shed literally with solar panels for roof and walls.
Yeah 50 yards from the ocean, I will use some deck treatment on it, but it will only last a few years anyhow around here. No water inside, there is a bead of clear bathroom waterproof caulk under that seal were the shed meets the wood.You need to put something on that raw wood, especially that floor sticking out. Here in La. that would rot in a couple years.
You might be able to put a sheet metal flashing over the wood and under the shed walls. Does the water go in the shed when it rained.
I got to find someone here to let me put a panel on the their cart… that looks like a fun project…
Yep .. was getting 15kwh a day …then I connected this and yesterday was rain and cloudy.. got 5kwh with it added to the totals… yuk.. here is hoping for today .. and PV wire is coming today, so I can get them last two panels on the back of shed wired up also..To make you second guess your investment and life choices....As soon as you put them up you get rain and lots of consecutive cloudy days with poor production. Murphy's Law at it's best.
You have a link to your build? Have a similar idea ThanksFor the same reason after building my golf cart power station we have not seen a major hurricane.
Has anyone come up with a no leaking way to use Panels on the roof?Those pictures inspire me to build a shed literally with solar panels for roof and walls.
Sorry no link. I used PVC pipe and swivel couplings to allow raising the panels. However this make the panels squeak so I currently have removed to remount as fixed. Here are a couple of pics to illustrate the mounting. I only bolted through the glued joints where there was maximum strength. I also edge-bolted the panels for rigidity..You have a link to your build? Have a similar idea Thanks
@MattMan119why is it every time you get new solar panels installed it rains? Every time you I charge the battery from grid I get that years record performance day that follow?
Anyway here are the new shed panels … and them in the rain at Solar noon the next day ….
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Haha the solar panels are cheaper than wood in my area. If we can close the gap between two panels to create a weatherproof, it will be ideal to build a Shed with solar wall.Those pictures inspire me to build a shed literally with solar panels for roof and walls.
You can compensate it by seeding new lawn or forgetting to pay your fire insurance.It is a well understood scientific principle that installing new solar equipment causes bad weather.
why is it every time you get new solar panels installed it rains? Every time you I charge the battery from grid I get that years record performance day that follow?
Anyway here are the new shed panels … and them in the rain at Solar noon the next day ….
My first 5 days I struggled to break 5kwh. This week we've been at 30kwh/day off-grid.Yep .. was getting 15kwh a day …then I connected this and yesterday was rain and cloudy.. got 5kwh with it added to the totals… yuk.. here is hoping for today .. and PV wire is coming today, so I can get them last two panels on the back of shed wired up also..
Yes, use RV self leveling lap sealant …Has anyone come up with a no leaking way to use Panels on the roof?
If so I would be super interested
I have 10 panels they are ran 2S5P this allows each side To contribute best they can ..@MattMan119
how are you wiring those panels with different orientattions and directions like that Matt ?