Installing Solar Panels On The Roof

Installing Solar Panels On The Roof

This Video I am Installing 6 Canadian Solar 235 Watt 24v solar panels on my roof! Each set of 2 panels are wired in Series to get 48v and then the 3 sets are Paralleled for a total of 705 Watts!
There are a few things I still need to do to complete the install that will be added later!

The solar panels are going to be used to charge the batteries in my version of the Tesla Powerwall. Ill start with 10kw at 48v (100p14s) and will add more packs as time goes on to increase the capacity. I plan to store everything in a Short Server Cabinet and It will be a Power Rack!!! Subscribe and follow my build!!!

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Music Credits: Special thanks to Terry with Apogee Software, LLC for use of Rise of the Triad Official Sound Track
Song: Excalibur

Music Provided by NoCopyrightSounds:
Tobu – Colors [NCS Release
🔗https://youtu.be/MEJCwccKWG0

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These links to Amazon and EBay are examples of some of the products I used to Install the Panels. However, I did buy most of the hardware at Lowe’s.

🔗10 Pair Mc4 Male Female M F Wire Cable Connector Set: http://amzn.to/2eNPFF2
🔗Outdoor Landscape Wire (will upgrade later): https://goo.gl/Y7J6uf
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🔗Square Washer Example: http://amzn.to/2xouvcb
🔗Roof Screw Self Drilling Hex Head Screws: http://amzn.to/2xoIte1
🔗Black Tite Roof Sealant: http://amzn.to/2gVKKpW
🔗Craftsman N17586 NEXTEC 12.0V Lithium-Ion Drill: http://amzn.to/2gVxGky

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20 thoughts on “Installing Solar Panels On The Roof”

  1. I think you should screw the aluminum channel only where there is lumber underneath. Because roofs can have a large amount of upforce with high wind.

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  2. A 3 to 1 mc4 Y connector should work fine. The holders put shade on the panels, wonder if the mounting holes on the panels would be better but then how do you screw it down? If you get a 60A controller, you should be able to have 6 more panels up there. makeskyblue lists 2800W and 190V voc as max. 12 of yours would be 2820W but just don't clean them in summer. 4s3p

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  3. It's interesting to see how other people do their builds. I know what it is like having to recycle parts from an older pv setup. I was in the process of building an outback Flexware 500, I spent about $1000 before I discovered the 240v inverter I wanted to use is no longer in production. I have an FM80 and 800w of panels.

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  4. I bought a pair of MC4 connectors recently and they stated 10, 12, or 14 AWG. I can't figure out why they would say that. I think 8 AWG was perfect, it fit snugly into the gaskets in the MC4 connectors. I did peel back and cut off a few strands of copper to get it to fit into the crimps, I should have cut off a few more because it made the connectors a little faster and they barely fit into the solar panel's MC4 connectors. Thought I'd throw this out there so hopefully some newbie sees this while they're planning to shop for wire for their MC4 connectors.

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  5. Im concerned that the screws holding the aluminum channels to the roof are only screwed into the roof sheathing.  Please say you found the roof truss and screwed into that.    The other concern I have is that the cables are laying on the roof. In professionally installed systems, the cables are clipped to the rails using rubber coated clips.  Cable straps or zip ties will deteriorate over time.  Rubber coated clips will not.

    Barry cinnamon of Spice solar has a "energy Show" podcast.  

    One of his episodes was the top 10 solar system installer mistakes. 
    These two issues come from that episode.

    A cool looking product that he reviewed was a self sealing roof anchor from Solarroofhook.com.

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  6. Nice Joe. I was looking at that hack job on the corner before you mentioned that you forgot the L brackets. Why did you offset the risers? Also, no video of your beer drinking skills 😉

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  7. Oh NO why no angle? The reason to always put solar panels on an angle is so the dirt doesn't sit on the panel and when it rains it runs off. Eg self-washing. If the solar panel is flat like what you did every two weeks you will need to brush them off "clean them" Which either won't happen or will he very annoying. You will be surprised up much dirt will sit on them for a couple of weeks. I would go back up and do the same thing as you first did on your solar setup before ripping it all apart. At least a 20% angle down or angle it right for mid winter/summer. Yes i know a pain to now do but it will be worth doing. Eg spend all that money on 6 panels it best to get the most out of them.

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