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Roads_Less_Trav
Oct 10, 2013Explorer II
pnichols wrote:
Mark,
Are your solar panels attached to the trailer roof with adhesives ... or with bolts through the roof?
Sorry -- didn't notice your question earlier. Our panels are connected through the roof and were installed in the following steps:
- Drilled holes in the roof
- Filled holes with Dicor
- Inserted anchors in the holes
- Filled the anchor holes with Dicor
- Screwed the panels in
- Covered the screw heads with Dicor
We've never had a problem with leaks. Also, there is lots of space around our panels for walking without having to step on or lean on the panels.
We started with a single portable panel, but it was impractical. With 490 watts on the roof all day every day we get plenty of electricity to live comfortably without hookups...
There's a photo of the panels on our roof on the top of this page so you can see how we walk around them:
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