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Thinking of Solar panels

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  • 08-09-2013 10:06pm
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    Cuttlefish
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    Hi,
    I am thinking of solar panels, are they worth it and is my house and location suitable.

    My house is standard three bedroom semi and the aspect is eastern facing, so my roof faces east for the front of the house and consequently west for rear of the house.

    On the gable end, south facing, is my garage with a hip, tiled roof so placing solar panels here is not feasible.

    Is the aspect of my house acceptable to solar energy???
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    strandsman
    Registered Users Posts: 393 ✭✭strandsman


    If are going to install them wait till next may. You'll get very little out of them over winter. I have flat plate and they don't do much from oct to April. Tubes are questionable over the winter also. Simply put if it's cloudy and cold they don't work.
    Cuttlefish wrote: »
    Hi,
    I am thinking of solar panels, are they worth it and is my house and location suitable.

    My house is standard three bedroom semi and the aspect is eastern facing, so my roof faces east for the front of the house and consequently west for rear of the house.

    On the gable end, south facing, is my garage with a hip, tiled roof so placing solar panels here is not feasible.

    Is the aspect of my house acceptable to solar energy???


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    shane0007
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    Grants will be gone this year so you may wish to seek approval now.
    West facing roof is slightly better than East. You will need to over-size to compensate for the not South facing factor or install an East/West configuration.


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    Cuttlefish
    Registered Users Posts: 727 ✭✭✭Cuttlefish


    shane0007 wrote: »
    Grants will be gone this year so you may wish to seek approval now.
    West facing roof is slightly better than East. You will need to over-size to compensate for the not South facing factor or install an East/West configuration.

    So it is possible but from what you are saying will need physically bigger layout due to the aspect of the house?


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    shane0007
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    Yes but only subject to inspection. A lot more goes into panel location than having a roof.
    I was recently called to look at a job & I was the 3rd one there to quote. All others gave quotes but when I got there, there was 60 foot pine trees surrounding the house, with the house in total shade for most of the day.


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    Froststop
    Registered Users Posts: 445 ✭✭Froststop


    Cuttlefish wrote: »
    Hi,
    I am thinking of solar panels, are they worth it and is my house and location suitable.

    My house is standard three bedroom semi and the aspect is eastern facing, so my roof faces east for the front of the house and consequently west for rear of the house.

    On the gable end, south facing, is my garage with a hip, tiled roof so placing solar panels here is not feasible.

    Is the aspect of my house acceptable to solar energy???

    Thermodynamic panels may be an option. They will work on any roof 24hrs a day summer & winter. Once the out side air temp is above freezing.


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