Planning Solar Panels
Hi everyone, I'm working on my very first DIY camper conversion, using a 2010 extended Ford E250. I was looking at solar panels yesterday, I was going to make the move eventually but maybe soone...
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evy wrote:
What?? Why?? Explanation please.
On the photo it looks like the mesh is raised above the roof almost to the level of A/C (or whatever is this thing in the middle). This in itself wouldn't have caused problems but you also have low garage clearance. OK, mesh doesn't limit your solar options but garage does, if this makes you feel better :).
Without mesh you could place panels wherever you have space, raising panels very little, about 0.5"-3.4". Normally people raise them higher but 3/4" would have to do, in your case.
If mesh is horizontal, then you have yet another problem because like SMK said panels should have some slope for water drainage, not much, a few degrees. This naturally occurs when panels conform to arched roof profile, but in your case mesh is flat. Though you said it's higher in the rear, so maybe there is a slope. Insufficient data.
Without mesh you could consider flexible amorphous panels - not the one in your picture earlier but panels sold in 20ft rolls. There were people that glued it to motorhome roof. Attaching it to this mesh looks more difficult to me.
Just my thoughts.
