I'm a big fan of solar panels but the alignment could've been better!

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[–] 10 points 3 years ago (3 children)

Why is that mildly infuriating?

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  • [–] 11 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    if I had to guess, probably the lack of proper alignment.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Ohhhhh..... I thought it was going to be the chimneys apparently held in place with duct tape.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Haha, very well may be. I know nothing about that stuff. I guess I should have said "appears to be duct tape". Blowing the picture up it is definitely not that. It's definitely metal flashing of some sort.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Not the panels themselves but the alignment of the top left two panels.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago

    My website after I fail again at CSS ^

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    [–] 4 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

    i just watched this post get: 1.65k, then 1.5k, then 24, then 5, then 64, and now 5 upvotes... how?

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago

    hell, i think it's cool. maybe the upper left set of squares could move right a couple inches, but they look good!

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    you cant go any closer to the skylight or you're gonna punch holes in the flashing and it will leak.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    Hey this place is supposed to be mildly infuriating, not wildly infuriating! :p

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    Vaporware marketing product.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    Absolutely criminal

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    Lmao this is terrrible. Looks like one of those 2D birds or something

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    Could be a few things, but I think the main cause is because they don't want the solar panels to be seen from the inside skywindow.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    Installing most anything on a tiled roof can lead to nightmares.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    Tell them I hate them!

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    Much like a lot of Tesla stuff it is basically vaporware. There have been few installations and they are insanely expensive even if you already have to replace your roof.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I’d like to believe that we are in a transitional period with solar panels, and soon it will be more common for them to just be an integral part of the roof. However I don’t see much uptake for the companies that have tried offering such products. Has anyone seen a house with integrated panels?

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

    It does like a little annoying, but since I'm not a roofer or solar panel installer I feel like there's probably a reason for this that I don't know.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago*

    There is. They have to be installed on the rafters/trusses and the skylight is in the way of being able to put them all on the same rafter/truss.

    They’re usually 16 inches in center so moving over one rafter would put that row off by 16 inches. They probably have the panel installed as far to the end of the support track that they can so it’s only a little bit off instead of a full 16 inches.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Looks fine. Get over your adhd.

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  • [–] -1 points 3 years ago*

    I thought Tesla had solar shingles that were supposed to be hail etc proof? EDIT: found it https://www.tesla.com/solarroof

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