Well nut size for large solar panels?
**EDIT** I will keep this post updated, but to see the install condensed into a single page, CLICK HERE. Hello all, long time lurker, first time poster. I am installing 4 solar panels, measuring ...
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I'm the guy who is building the Tesla powered 5th wheel. I am also a former residential solar installer, and I installed solar on trailers for the film industry (maybe a dozen trailers)
My next project for the trailer is to add solar.
What I'm going to use for my Tesla 5th wheel are these mounts
Fast-rack talon
which are used for asphalt shingle roofs. They are a bit pricey, and then you need to attach rails to the mounts, which adds more cost. I think it is worth the extra money because I am always thinking about resale. I want to be able to explain to a prospective purchaser with confidence that my installation will never leak. As well as the piece of mind a good installation gives me. I am planning my system and ordering parts this week. I'll post pictures in my on going thread.
I really like the brackets that Got Dirt made. They look great and im sure will do the job. What I don't like about them is that they seems to offer only one level of protection (Like most of the advertised "RV" brackets, which are just basically just screw an L-bracket into the roof). I couldn't believe it when I watched a video of a solar install by a coach manufacturer and they were doing just that. When the Dicor fails they could leak. The way im going to install the Fast-rack mounts, I should be able to have 3 levels of protection that water will have to get past. I'm still thinking like I did from my old job as an installer, whats going to last 25 years, because it going to be a hell of a job to track down and fix a leak under a large solar array.
My next project for the trailer is to add solar.
What I'm going to use for my Tesla 5th wheel are these mounts
Fast-rack talon
which are used for asphalt shingle roofs. They are a bit pricey, and then you need to attach rails to the mounts, which adds more cost. I think it is worth the extra money because I am always thinking about resale. I want to be able to explain to a prospective purchaser with confidence that my installation will never leak. As well as the piece of mind a good installation gives me. I am planning my system and ordering parts this week. I'll post pictures in my on going thread.
I really like the brackets that Got Dirt made. They look great and im sure will do the job. What I don't like about them is that they seems to offer only one level of protection (Like most of the advertised "RV" brackets, which are just basically just screw an L-bracket into the roof). I couldn't believe it when I watched a video of a solar install by a coach manufacturer and they were doing just that. When the Dicor fails they could leak. The way im going to install the Fast-rack mounts, I should be able to have 3 levels of protection that water will have to get past. I'm still thinking like I did from my old job as an installer, whats going to last 25 years, because it going to be a hell of a job to track down and fix a leak under a large solar array.
