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Smitty77
Explorer
Jul 16, 2013

Solar Panel - How high off roof can they be mounted?

Laying out a roof grid for a planned Solar Panel system 'redo'. I have one layout with a panel straddling over the top of the shower skylight, and three plumbing vents. My wife saw this, and liked the...
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2oldman
Explorer II
Jul 16, 2013
I don't recall anyone doing this.. but, I would imagine if it's flat to the wind it would be ok. That said, I sure would be doing some 'load testing' by driving it at increasing speeds if I were you. Never know what kind of turbulence you're going to get from the skylight.

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