How To Install Solar Panels — Going The Diy Route

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Image courtesy of Dave Dugdale

The entire process to install solar panels on your property first involves buying (or making) PV panels and other components like the inverter, batteries, charge controller, et cetera.

After these photovoltaic components are in order, you will need to put them in their respective positions — PV panels on the roof, batteries and charge controller in a safe corner near to the distribution box and the inverter near the batteries.

All these work used to be done by professional installers who received some form of training before they were allowed to handle customer’s PV panels. They will also need to be familiar with different types of wiring so electrical connections can be done properly. Commercial installers would dominate the scene…until a small, radical group of experts came to reveal the tricks of the trade to “outsiders” like you and me.

These experts made building and installing DIY solar energy panels so intuitive even amateurs who have little DIY experience can complete an entire installation. As such, many homeowners are able to enjoy free solar electric power using cheap homemade photovoltaic panels.

If you’ve been searching for information on the Internet and bookstores, you’ll know by now that a complete solar energy panel installation for a medium-sized house will set you back by at least 30 grand. This is true. And such is the cost of engaging professionals to help. While this is beyond the reach of many homeowners, those who can afford it are able to enjoy renewable energy without putting in further effort.

On the other hand, if you go the DIY route, you are likely to build and install simple solar panel units for under 0 each. Multiple units of theses solar energy panels will provide sufficient power for your home. Obviously, by installing photovoltaic panels yourself, you are able to save thousands of dollars. Your solar power generator will also be able to pay for itself way earlier than homeowners who engaged professionals.

If you are interested to generate free electricity from cheap solar energy panels, you must get some information on how to build it. Many DIY solar instructional guides are available online. These are not low quality information written by DIY enthusiasts that entertains you, then immediately after leaves you high and dry. Experts (who are environmentalists at heart) developed these guides so more of us can make our own source of renewable energy. With proper education, you can install your own solar panels and tap into the inexhaustible supply of solar energy to save on your energy bills!

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About the author:

John Greenspan is an expert in homemade solar panels and has build several solar power generators in his spare time. Are you interested in building DIY Solar panels? Pick up your FREE “How To Build Solar Panels” eBook at => http://www.diysolarpanelsworld.com

Comments

  1. Dave Dugdale says:

    I am so glad that you liked my Flickr photo so much that you included it on this page. I enjoy when people use my photos, but as I noted on Flickr below each photo I let people use my photos on the condition that they provide me credit to my solardave.com site. Please add my link when you can. Thanks, Dave

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