Recommendations for installing solar panels in your home

Existing mounting options for

First of all, let's talk about how you can install solar panels yourself at home. There are several installation methods, namely:

1. On the roof of a house with a ramp not more than 40 degrees. In this case, you can either make a special supporting structure from the profiles, or, if the angle of the roof is over 30 degrees, install the solar panels without the bracket, as shown in the photo below( option 2).
2. On a flat roof of the building. Under such conditions, it is necessary to make a special metal frame with an inclined plane for fixing solar panels at an angle to the roof.
3. On the wall. In practice, such a method of installing solar panels on the roof is extremely rare. As in all other cases, first a reliable frame structure is created, to which the fastening is made. In this case, the batteries must also be installed at an angle.
4. In the ground on a special support in the form of a bar. Such an installation option can be used in regions with heavy snowfalls or if other mounting options, except on poles, are not suitable.
5. On the balcony or loggia. If you decide to install solar panels yourself in the apartment, then you can place them on the roof of the balcony or from the outside, as shown in the pictures below.

Most often at home, the first and second installation options are used. Now we'll look at how to install solar panels yourself and what nuances need to be taken into account in order to do everything right.

Stages of installation work

So, before installing the panels on the roof of a residential house, you need to make sure of the following:

• The roof is capable of withstanding the weight of the frame structure and the battery itself that you are going to install.
• Objects nearby will not cast a shadow on the surface of the batteries. First, the insufficient amount of solar energy will lower the efficiency of the devices, and secondly, some panels will not work at all if at least a small part of the surface will fall shadow. Well, in the third, the solar battery can even fail in this case because of so-called "wandering currents".
• Wind gusts will not be a threat to an autonomous system( the installed structure should not be a sailboat).
• You can easily care for the surface of solar panels( wash them from dirt, clean snow, etc.).

Based on all these moments, you first need to choose the right one, where to install the system on the roof of the house. Immediately it should be noted that the system should be on the south side of the building, since it is this area that accounts for the maximum amount of solar energy on a light day.

After you have decided where exactly the panels( or collectors) will be placed, you need to go to the assembly of the frame structure and install it on the roof. Be sure to use only metal corners and profile. It is not recommended to make a skeleton made of timber.it will soon lose its strength properties. It is best to use a square profile of 25 * 25 mm or a corner, but at this stage everything is purely individual - if you decide to install a large solar cell, the cross section of the profile should be an order of magnitude larger.

Special attention should be given to the angle of slope of the panels to the plane of the horizon, or in other words - to the earth's surface. For each region, the conditions are slightly different, but usually in the spring it is recommended to install solar panels at a 45-degree angle, and closer to the autumn of 70-75.That's why you need to think in advance of the design of the frame, so you can manually choose the angle at which to install the system under the sun. Usually the frame is made in the form of a triangular prism and fixed to the roof with the help of bolts.

Immediately draw your attention to the fact that on a flat roof or on the ground do not need to perform horizontal installation of panels. In winter, you will have to constantly remove snow from the surface, or else the system will not work.

Another equally important requirement - between the roof and the solar battery must be airspace( it is important if you decide to install the panel without a frame on a flexible or metal).If airspace is not present, heat loss will deteriorate, which may further damage the system in a short time! Exceptions are roofs made of slate or ondulin, which, thanks to the undulating structure of the roofing material, will independently provide an approach to the air.

Well, the last important moment of installation - solar panels need to be fixed in a horizontal position( long side along the house).If this rule is ignored, uneven heating of the upper and lower area of ​​the panel can occur, which will significantly reduce the efficiency of using an autonomous power supply system or heating a private house.

You can order the installation of the power supply system of the site on masts and the wall in this video:

That's all I wanted to tell you about how to install solar panels for the house with their own hands! We hope that the provided instruction with photo reports and video tutorials was interesting and useful for you!

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