Solar Panels for the Home & RV - What the Salesperson Won’t Tell You.
If you are interested in installing Solar Panels for your Home or RV then you need to know what the salesperson won’t tell you as well as what the meaning is for what they do tell you.
When I asked Solar Sam, real name Ralph George, what is missing from the solar system salespersons spiel he told me that they nearly always forget to tell you about maintenance or shading and how that impacts the efficiency of your solar panel system.
Solar Sam then told me that even a small amount of shading in one corner of your whole solar panel array can reduce the output by as much as 60% which costs you money or storage depending on whether you have installed a grid connected system or a fully standalone solar system.
“The reason for this is the way the panels are connected together and it is possible to connect them in such a way that these impacts are minimised but salespeople generally don’t even mention the problem let alone the solution” said Sam.
OK, that covers shading but what about the maintenance? “All solar panels either on your home or your RV collect dust, dirt and bird droppings. These all have the effect of reducing the efficiency of your panels and reduce the power output” said Solar Sam. “It can be as bad or even worse than shading so annual cleaning should be the minimum that’s done.”
According to Sam this lack of information is an unfortunate side effect of the salesperson’s desire to make a sale without making sure that you, the buyer and ultimate beneficiary of those solar panels, fully understand the limitations as well as the benefits of installing solar panels for a grid connect system or a full off-grid solar system.
Since I am also in the market for an off-grid system for my motorhome I found this discussion with Solar Sam to be of major interest and he has helped me to make good decisions about what type of solar panel kit to buy. He also pointed me to an excellent source of good quality and affordable panels, batteries, controllers, inverters, cabling and plugs if I chose to buy the components individually rather than one of their excellent kits.
More information about solar panels for the home and RV can be found on the excellent website https://200wsolarpanel.com/
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