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kp_utah
Explorer
Sep 19, 2015

Roof feels week - and solar panel screws didn't grab well

I recently finished installing a 2x100W solar panels on my roof. I routed them in parallel to a charge controller. I am really liking the setup. My only concern is the roof. I think the wood under the...
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Harvey51
Explorer
Sep 25, 2015
I located the wood cross members (2x2's) by removing the ceiling speakers to look and using a stud finder elsewhere. It turned out there was heavy plywood below the back solar panel screws and I got the front screws in with only one mistake hole.

I like the aluminum unistrut idea.

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