What r/SolarDIY is talking about this week

Hi all, I live in the Caribbean where the temperature is 33C (90F) year round. I put an aluminum roller shutter infront of the setup. I could leave it slightly open from the bottom, but on the top...

I'm going to try out 400W of plug-in solar without an ICA in Florida (my utility is FPL). For other people who have installed small amounts of solar on their own, did your utility notice? Did you...

i have no one to share this with so i hope yall like it

A huge (unexpected) benefit of solar has been a much cooler house. I have solar panels over more than 50% of my roof, and the roof shading/ air gap has resulted in a noticeably cooler attic. I'm...

Part 1 of my Solar PVC System Conversion Project: I designed and installed a 7.8kW direct grid-tie system 9 years ago using 30 Canadian Solar all-glass CS6K-260P panels and NEP BDMx2 inverters...

After enough years around PV wiring, these are the five mistakes I keep seeing in van builds and DIY installs, in order of how often they cause trouble: 1. Soldered MC4 contacts. Solder wicks up...

Hello SolarDIY redditors, I post this after having checked with the mods if that was okay. I don't use Reddit much, but my friends told me this is where people who enjoy DIY and build low-tech...

Some details: I live (obviously) in a very rural area so everything is tough. Nevada mountains, 38 degrees latitude. The sun December & January pops up in that little nook in the ridgeline there,...