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Smitty77
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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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pigman1
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Jul 16, 2013
We use brackets that are 4" high, however, I use 8 brackets per panel because I have them set up so I can tilt the panel forward/rear or side to side. I use 1" wide aluminum bar with a 1x1 angle on the bottom and thumb screws on the top. All aluminum is 1/8" thick.

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