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ewarnerusa
Nomad
May 01, 2014

Solar panel weather-resistance w/ permanent flat mounting

Search for "solar panel weather damage" returned zero results. Both my dad and I have TT's with solar charging systems. His came with his TT and was installed by the dealer on that TT when it was ...
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Jack_Mayer
Explorer
May 01, 2014
You are asking for trouble leaving panels at 45* unattended all winter. Quality panels should not be affected by the weather. Period. Mounting them with a slight tilt should be all that is required, and that just helps rain wash dirt off. 2*-6* is all that is needed for a "wash cycle". And flat does not really hurt anything.

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