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INSTALL YOUR OWN SOLAR PANELS

Author: Joseph Burdick, Philip Schmidt

Paperback

200 pages

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Labor and related costs account for more than half of the price of the average home solar installation. But homeowners can save thousands of dollars with this user-friendly manual, which follows the same process professional contractors use. Through detailed directions and step-by-step photos, veteran solar installer Joseph Burdick and seasoned builder Philip Schmidt teach you how to determine the size, placement, and type of installation you'll need.

This comprehensive DIY guide covers everything from assembling rooftop racking or building a ground-mount structure to setting up the electrical connections and making a battery bank for off-grid systems.

Customer Reviews

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Steve Kjerulff

INSTALL YOUR OWN SOLAR PANELS

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Eugen Dunlap
Good beginners book but caution with batteries

It seems that this is an older book (can't find a publishing date); still pv solar is fine. Just at the end of the book it is the battery section that still talks about lead acid batteries and that era is over (we now use lithium batteries).

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Richard Shutt
The title given on this book (excellent)

Worth reading for those interested in home solar.

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Kirk Freitas
Informational Book

Very good, well done and easy to understand- kudos

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Richard Dennis

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