Mounting Flexible Solar Panels To Rv Roof

Drilling holes into the roof of your rv is one way to anchor down a flexible solar panel.

Mounting flexible solar panels to rv roof. This is a great option for mounting panels because you do not have to make any holes in your rv s roof eliminating the potential for leaks. Mount your solar panels the first step in installing a solar kit is mounting your rv panels. You might be wondering using double sided tape to mount the panels. Flexible solar panels generally a 3 5mm bank of solar cells on some form of flexible backing material are only partially flexible.

Panels mounted to the roof of a vehicle or rv will be subjected to high winds and require a semi permanent installation to prevent the panel from being ripped off of the roof. We ll assume you are mounting on a caravan although similar thoughts apply for mounting on boats boxes campers etc. This means that you ll need to create four holes in the rv s roof which also means a higher risk for leaks. Mounting solar panels to a rubber rv roof the most common rv roof type is rubber made out of a material known as epdm or tpo.

I demonstrate how to do this in this article and video. Or so to allow what s probably cooler air to circulate across and behind the panel as well as across and over it. Through trial and error i ve found the best way to install flexible solar panels on my rv roof. 2 is most easily achieved by keeping the panels away from their mounting surface by some healthy distance like 10 15 cm.

Mounting options for flexible solar panels vary depending upon the type of surface they are being mounted to as well as the type of vehicle or vessel you are mounting to. Watch me install two new 100 watt monocrystalline solar panel. The easiest way to mount a solar panel to the roof uses a few lengths of angle aluminum. I attached our panels to the roof using 3m 4941 vhb tape and sealed the mounts with dicor self leveling sealant.

They can be carefully fitted with the right adhesives around very gentle curves. One side of the angle is bolted screwed or adhered to the roof surface while the other side is attached to the panel. Flexible panels can be mounted with screws but can also generally be mounted with adhesive. Rigid panels typically must be affixed to the roof with screws.

The process will differ depending on what type of panels you have. A solar panel is held in place with four bolts.