Well that's crummy. I had a different thought to my solar build and decided on an American Van rack which has a 6" gap from the roof. I can maintain solar chords and check on connections periodically because I can see them and reach all of them. There is enough space between my roof and panels that I have a 6"Ventline fan I can open fully under my panels. Disadvantage is I'm now 9'1", and I added a wind-screen to keep the rack from whistling. Your set up is great.
Thanks 😃 We would definitely enjoy reaching under our solar to get to the cords but the added height is a trade off. I bet the rack looks really nice with a windscreen!
It's going to happen again.. As your mounting brackets are upside down. So they could fit flush with the side rails. Well those side rails flex no matter what you think. And when they do they push on the side of the panels inward. So the frame has no place to go but bend up or crack the glass... Do it right. And raise the panels above the side rails.
@@MasterChief4U that was our original design which caused the problem. Our panels are now above the rack and have nothing touching any of the sides so they have enough room for thermal expansion.
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Well that's crummy. I had a different thought to my solar build and decided on an American Van rack which has a 6" gap from the roof. I can maintain solar chords and check on connections periodically because I can see them and reach all of them. There is enough space between my roof and panels that I have a 6"Ventline fan I can open fully under my panels. Disadvantage is I'm now 9'1", and I added a wind-screen to keep the rack from whistling. Your set up is great.
Thanks 😃 We would definitely enjoy reaching under our solar to get to the cords but the added height is a trade off. I bet the rack looks really nice with a windscreen!
It's going to happen again.. As your mounting brackets are upside down. So they could fit flush with the side rails. Well those side rails flex no matter what you think. And when they do they push on the side of the panels inward. So the frame has no place to go but bend up or crack the glass...
Do it right. And raise the panels above the side rails.
@@MasterChief4U that was our original design which caused the problem. Our panels are now above the rack and have nothing touching any of the sides so they have enough room for thermal expansion.