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Saw a solar panel install go wrong in Phoenix and it changed my whole approach
I was at a friend's house in Phoenix last July when the crew came to install his new solar system. They bolted the panels flat on his tile roof without any gap for airflow. Within 3 weeks, the panels were hitting 180 degrees and the inverter kept shutting down. Called the company back and they said it was fine, but I dug into the specs and found flat mounting drops efficiency by almost 15% in that heat. Now I'm stuck between following standard install practices or trusting what the manufacturer actually recommends. How do you handle contractors who cut corners on heat management?
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hollyscott22d ago
Sounds like a minor temp spike, panels handle way worse than that daily.
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maryr4322d ago
Noticing this kind of stuff feels like it's happening everywhere lately too. I saw a new house last week where the roof tiles were all misaligned and the builder just shrugged it off. Nobody wants to own up to mistakes anymore. People just brush it off like it's fine instead of fixing the real problem.
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