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frankpaige
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# Posted: 29 May 2020 09:39am
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You never know what the weather is like while you are away from your paradise. Yesterday weather at the cabin was typical May Colorado mountain weather. Sunny, light winds, AFTERNOON thunderstorms. The hail came with a vengeance. My thoughts went to the solar panel. I have only one 100 watt panel for my place. It's truly enough. Now I am wondering if placing a plexiglass panel over it is a good or bad thing? Worth the trouble? Any problems that could arise from that installation?
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ICC
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# Posted: 29 May 2020 09:52am
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Panels are tested for hail resistance. There is a standard. There are more important things to worry about. Chill.
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ICC
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# Posted: 29 May 2020 09:53am
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https://news.energysage.com/solar-panels-hail-hurricanes/
"... not long ago, NREL’s main campus in Golden, Colorado was hit with a severe hailstorm just last month. Of over 3,000 panels on or adjacent to the roof of a net-zero energy building, only one panel was broken during the storm. To get an idea of the intensity of the storm, the same weather system left shattered car windows and dents in vehicles and home roofs around the Denver area. The single broken panel appeared to have been hit simultaneously with several large hailstones in a very concentrated location, leading to micro-cracking of the surface glass. "
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frankpaige
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# Posted: 29 May 2020 10:03am
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ICC
LOL, Chilling. TY
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drb777
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# Posted: 29 May 2020 10:28am
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You can make a simple hail guard from small ridged electrical conduit and chicken wire. 'Used to work in a welding shop where the owner also made custom greenhouse additions. And these guards did a very good job of protecting the glass w/o creating additional problems. No doubt plexiglass would also work, but it's a bit pricey.
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