Homemade Solar Panel Pole Mount

Disassemble and reassemble this time.

Homemade solar panel pole mount.

I have a roof. So i put solar panels on it. Label long side v1 and v2. Lowest cost all steel solar ground mounting system total investment for mounting a 6 panel array is less than 450.

Put the mount together and place it on top of your solar panel to check the. Why spend thousands on solar panel mounting when there are simple options available at your big box home improvement stores. The solar panels our source of electricity were. Over in the reddit diy community one user submitted 16 images displaying how he installed solar panels on his roof.

Materials for the bracket 1 end cap bottom cap bracket for a 4x4 post 2 five inch 5 by one quarter inch 1 4 carriage bolts. And w1 and w2 for the others if. To clear the tree shade we mounted the panels atop a 30 foot pole. Great for both large and small p.

He used the sketchup software to import google earth to help him create an intelligent layout for the solar panels. Pvc cuts pretty easily but you ll want to make sure your cuts are straight. The only cost was a 8 long 1 5 8 round line. What you need step 1.

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. Large components vertical pipe and cross rails can be purchased locally from any home improvement center. The panels are then adjusted with a winch mounted at the base. This is my idea on how to reuse stuff around the house to make a solar panel mount for the harbor freight kits.

Cut 2x4 s according to the measurements two for each.