Building a large shop with SIPS - Page 5

AC_Hacker · 03-23-15, 10:58 AM

Here's a clever approach, where the heat that you are trying to get rid of, has been ingeniously utilized...

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stevehull · 03-23-15, 01:22 PM

Pinball, would you mind sending me specifics about those $0.74/watt panels? Secondly, is the space above the panels or between them. The spacing for the Enphase wire connecting panels is at a fixed distance so I can't put too much room between them on sides or the connect spot would not be below panel.

What would you recommend for spacing? I have lots of room on the big shop roof.

Thanks - and it is good to be back on reading and such.

Steve

pinballlooking · 03-23-15, 01:30 PM

You can see it in this picture.
They are 4-5” up off the roof and you can walk between them to change out a microinverter.
I had to mount them that way so I could bolt the racks into the rafters.

I still used the portrait cable it just runs from the bottom to the top.

The landscape cable is more money and adds to much voltage drop.

I sent you a message on the panel prices let me know if you don't get it.

03-23-15, 10:58 AM	#41
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03-23-15, 01:22 PM	#42
stevehull Steve Hull Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: hilly, tree covered Arcadia, OK USA Posts: 826 Thanks: 241 Thanked 165 Times in 123 Posts	Pinball, would you mind sending me specifics about those $0.74/watt panels? Secondly, is the space above the panels or between them. The spacing for the Enphase wire connecting panels is at a fixed distance so I can't put too much room between them on sides or the connect spot would not be below panel. What would you recommend for spacing? I have lots of room on the big shop roof. Thanks - and it is good to be back on reading and such. Steve __________________ consulting on geothermal heating/cooling & rational energy use since 1990

03-23-15, 01:30 PM	#43
pinballlooking Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: SC Posts: 2,923 Thanks: 172 Thanked 564 Times in 463 Posts	You can see it in this picture. They are 4-5” up off the roof and you can walk between them to change out a microinverter. I had to mount them that way so I could bolt the racks into the rafters. I still used the portrait cable it just runs from the bottom to the top. The landscape cable is more money and adds to much voltage drop. I sent you a message on the panel prices let me know if you don't get it. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by pinballlooking; 03-23-15 at 02:50 PM..

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