Homemade Solar Panel Pole Mount

Over in the reddit diy community one user submitted 16 images displaying how he installed solar panels on his roof.

Homemade solar panel pole mount.

Cut pvc to length. Label long side v1 and v2. While the post set install the z brackets to the panel measure the distance from the top of one z bracket to the bottom of the other on the longest side then measure across. The only cost was a 8 long 1 5 8 round line.

Great for both large and small p. So i put solar panels on it. Put the mount together and place it on top of your solar panel to check the. Disassemble and reassemble this time.

To clear the tree shade we mounted the panels atop a 30 foot pole. Large components vertical pipe and cross rails can be purchased locally from any home improvement center. I have a roof. This is my idea on how to reuse stuff around the house to make a solar panel mount for the harbor freight kits.

What you need step 1. He used the sketchup software to import google earth to help him create an intelligent layout for the solar panels. Assemble and test fit the pieces. Low shipping costs everything in our kit fits in an 18 x 12 x 3 box.

Why spend thousands on solar panel mounting when there are simple options available at your big box home improvement stores. Lowest cost all steel solar ground mounting system total investment for mounting a 6 panel array is less than 450. And w1 and w2 for the others if. Cut 2x4 s according to the measurements two for each.

The solar panels our source of electricity were.