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Almot
Apr 07, 2013Explorer III
Labor costs on RV solar often exceed the cost of components by factor of 3 or 4. Don't want to generalize, but most installers need to be watched closely during the installation to make sure that a) they are following your design, and b) they are using the hardware and materials (not to mention the components) that you would've used. Which of course requires you to do your own research and planning first. There is often more than one way to skin this cat with similar final results, different options for location and choice of batteries, controller, wire routing, brackets design. So they might do it differently from how you would, but still well. Or they might not do it well at all. The job on a single 130W panel is simple, would be difficult to screw it up, though possible. IMO, hiring somebody is only advisable if you can't or don't want to do this yourself for some reason. But I am cheap so take this with a usual grain of salt.
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