Monitoring!your!Solar!System!
To(confirm(that(your(solar(panels(are(generating(power(we(suggest(purchasing(a(multiMmeter.(Annual(testing(
and(inspections(are(recommended(to(confirm(all(connections(are(secure(and(panels(are(functioning(properly.(
Open(voltage(testing(of(solar(panels(may(range(from(11(Volts(up(to(21.6(Volts(depending(on(the(intensity(of(the(
sun,(this(is(within(normal(range.((
Upon(annual(inspections(it(is(recommended(to(wipe(all(solar(panels(with(a(damp(towel(to(remove(dust(and(
debris(covering(the(panels,(as(layers(of(dust(can(affect(the(solar(panel(voltage.((
Routine!Maintenance!Check!List!
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Check(and(replace(damaged(components(if(necessary
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Clean(with(a(damp(towel(or(cloth(remove(all(debris
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Check(and(maintain(the(battery(electrolyte(levels(are(at(regular(intervals(as(per(the(battery
manufacturer’s(recommendations(if(flooded(wet(cell(lead(acid(batteries(are(used
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Check(solar(panel(open(voltage(range
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Check(solar(panel(close(circuit(range
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Confirm(all(wiring(connections(are(secure(and(tight
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Confirm(all(mounting(connections(are(secure(and(tight
Mounting
Recommendations!
Choose(a(site(for(mounting(the(solar(panels(that(is(free(from(shade(and(located(in(an(area(that(receives(
maximum(sunlight(daily.(For(maximum(solar(power(absorption(throughout(the(day,(a(tiltMmounting(kit(is(
recommended.(((
The(solar(panels(can(be(permanently(installed(level(using(the(hardware(included.(If(you(choose(not(to(use(the(
included(ZMbrackets(ensure(that(you(create(a(½(inch(space(between(the(mounting(surface(and(the(solar(panel(to(
allow(for(proper(airflow(under(the(solar(panel.(((
When(making(connections(ensure(polarity(is(maintained,(reverse(polarity(may(cause(damage(and(will(void(the(
warranty.(((
Measure(the(distance(between(the(mounting(site(and(the(battery(location.((The(charge(controller(should(be(
mounted(in(close(proximity(to(the(battery(bank((within(5(feet).(Refer(to(the(DC(electrical(wire(guide(to(choose(
an(appropriate(gauge(wire(for(the(length(of(the(wire.(
If(you(choose(to(mount(your(Solar(Panel(to(your(RV,(be(sure(you(solidly(mount(your(panels(to(the(roof.((If(you(
have(a(rubber(roof(over(thin(plywood(you(may(want(to(use(molly(fasteners(to(get(a(better(grip.((If(you(have(a(
fiberglass(roof,(drill(some(pilot(holes(through(the(fiberglass(to(reach(plywood(below.((This(will(prevent(cracking(
or(damaging(the(fiberglass.((If(your(RV(is(equipped(with(a(metal(roof(you(must(mount(the(solar(panel(to(the(
joists(supporting(the(roof.(((
Figure(3(shows(an(example(of(how(the(panel(can(be(mounted(with(the(zMbrackets(included.(
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