Comments on: Vibrant Solar Inc Article In Denver Home Magazine http://www.solardave.com/index.php/vibrant-solar-inc-article-in-denver-home-magazine/ Do-It-Yourself Solar Power. The main purpose of this blog is to research, purchase, install and test my own solar powered system. Why not document the entire process and take you along for the ride? Thanks, Dave Dugdale. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:49:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Drew http://www.solardave.com/index.php/vibrant-solar-inc-article-in-denver-home-magazine/#comment-44 Drew Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:53:27 +0000 http://www.solardave.com/index.php/vibrant-solar-inc-article-in-denver-home-magazine/#comment-44 Thank you for your positive comments. I agree that most consumers are already aware of the environmental benefits of Solar, but don't know about its affordability. As far as the placement of the panels, you are correct about a standard mounting of 4" above the roof. Panel efficiency is effected by heat, and it is good to have some "breathing room" to keep panels cooler and more efficient. The upper picture on p. 33 of the article shows the installation in progress. By the installers' feet you can see the racking system which does hold the panels at 4" above the roof. For this particular installation, we removed the tile roof, installed a shingle roof under the panels, and replaced tiles on the upper and side edges for aesthetic reasons. This may cause it to appear lower than 4", which was the desired effect. Thank you for your positive comments. I agree that most consumers are already aware of the environmental benefits of Solar, but don’t know about its affordability.

As far as the placement of the panels, you are correct about a standard mounting of 4″ above the roof. Panel efficiency is effected by heat, and it is good to have some “breathing room” to keep panels cooler and more efficient.

The upper picture on p. 33 of the article shows the installation in progress. By the installers’ feet you can see the racking system which does hold the panels at 4″ above the roof.

For this particular installation, we removed the tile roof, installed a shingle roof under the panels, and replaced tiles on the upper and side edges for aesthetic reasons. This may cause it to appear lower than 4″, which was the desired effect.

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