Possible? Thermal Shade Effect? Panels On Roof?
Has anyone out there plastered solar panels all over their roof and noticed a marked difference in ceiling heating? A difference maybe felt by the hand?
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Hi,
Basically my panels shade about 25% of my roof. Other shade is provided by the A/C unit, 1 square foot per Maxx Air cover, and the antenna also shades about 1 square foot.
So I guess you could say that about 30% less sunshine is hitting my roof than before installing the solar panels, maxx air covers, and of course the A/C unit reflects heat as well.
I did put some Reflex insulation on my roof while working in Phoenix AZ one summer, and it did help a little. Not to much, so when wind blew it off the roof, I never put it back up. It was about 115 most days, and my 13,500 Btu A/C could only keep it down to about 95 inside on the hot days, while I was at work. After sunset, it would go below 80.
30' Bounder without a slide, with dual pane windows. So fairly good roof insulation, and 1.5" in the sidewalls, and between the basement and floor.
It is something that you could spend a hour calculating how much shade you will have, however I am not that bored.
Have fun camping!
Fred.
Basically my panels shade about 25% of my roof. Other shade is provided by the A/C unit, 1 square foot per Maxx Air cover, and the antenna also shades about 1 square foot.
So I guess you could say that about 30% less sunshine is hitting my roof than before installing the solar panels, maxx air covers, and of course the A/C unit reflects heat as well.
I did put some Reflex insulation on my roof while working in Phoenix AZ one summer, and it did help a little. Not to much, so when wind blew it off the roof, I never put it back up. It was about 115 most days, and my 13,500 Btu A/C could only keep it down to about 95 inside on the hot days, while I was at work. After sunset, it would go below 80.
30' Bounder without a slide, with dual pane windows. So fairly good roof insulation, and 1.5" in the sidewalls, and between the basement and floor.
It is something that you could spend a hour calculating how much shade you will have, however I am not that bored.
Have fun camping!
Fred.
