Installing Solar Panels

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HI, I am installing solar panels on roof. would like advise as regards lightning protection.?

Can I use normal earthing cablewhat size?

I don't know that solar panels require lightning protection anymore than the rest of the roof surface area.
There isn't anything about a solar panel that would attract lightning nearly as much as a standard TV tower.

I have a small solar system at my weekend peoperty & have had the solar panels installed for about 10 years without any lightning protection or ground connection directly to the panels themselves.

I have a ground connection just to the batteries with a 4 AWG stranded wire to a grounding stake driven about 4 ft into the ground.

I wouldn't try grounding the panels unless the manufacturer recommends it. I would think that grounding the panels will be more likely to attract lightning to the panels rather than protect them from it.

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Installing Solar Panels On Your House

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Going solar: please share your experiences! Like to install solar HWS, heating etc. Live in Victoria Australia?

We're about to move to a 5 acre bush block outside Daylesford. The house is rendered brick double storey. It has an electric HWS and wood heater. We'd like to install solar panels on the roof to power everything but cannot afford this at all now. We thought we could start off with a solar combined hydronic heating and HWS but don't know much about it. If anyone has experiences with this, or in general about solar power it would really help us decide the best way to make our new home more sustainable. Thanks for any help offered!

Solar Hot Water would be worth having (and not too expensive), solar panels probably aren't worth it.

You should ignore those who suggest paying extra for electricity from the grid as that is pretty much just a fraud (it has been known to sell more power from 'renewables' than was actually generated) leaving aside the whole problem of wind not being able to actually replace coal.

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