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http://www.solardave.com/index... Please tell me about your solar panel system and how you saved some money?Adam Stevenson: The total of the system and materials was $22K. I ended up spending about another $1,800 in permit fees and a structural engineer and $400 for an electrician, several hundred dollars for a guy to come help me out for the two afternoons he spent with me.Xcel (Energy) gave me $16,538 rebate. Fix cost based on the number of kilowatts you are installing and has nothing to do with how much you pay the permit office or the electrician.My final cost after rebate was $7,237. (SolarDave note: that is cheap!)I started my research in solar probably about a year before I actually installed it went and got a couple of bids from some of the local solar people both from contractors that my friends have used as well as just searching the internet and while talking to one of the guys I find of developed a good feeling from him, and I asked the question "Would it be possible to do some of the work myself" and kind of learn along the way he said "Sure I absolutely support the do-it-yourself-er (DIY) so I said why don't you throw me bids, what it would cost just come home and have solar one day and what it would cost to have it done where I do some or all the work myself. And throw them both to me and I said let's try the second one.The guys name is Steve Cross from Sun Spot Solar.I gave him my electric bills and said this is how much I think I need to generate and he said I agree and lets do these types of panels 180 watts each, you will need some where around 19 to 22 we figured out 21 fit pretty well.So I went and got all the permit information from Golden (Colorado), filled it out. He came by 1/2 hour one day he type all the Xcel application on the internet and I kind of ran the process and when I had a question I would just send him an email and he helped me out.I think in parallel we order the equipment - he dropped off in my driveway. Then one of his installers came out and helped me for two afternoons and I pretty much myself put in the whole rack system on the roof and the installer came out and helped me kind of a two man job carrying the panels up, putting the panels down and bracketing them down.I think we sketch out on the side of one of the solar panel boxes how they are all going to wire together so that we get three rows of series - 7 series strings so the amperage works out.I let his installer run the conduit because that is pretty much a one person job and then I paid an electrician to plug it all in for me.

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Uploaded: December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm
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playergame06 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
me 2 ...............i live in canada quebec and here the winter r hard so how i can keep the snow out of my panels [no i dont wanna go up all the time and clean it]up load the video of your in toutube or megaupload and send us the link..........any help with uploading let me know
drumat5280 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
I have a video on that topic, but I am not sure how I can link to it within these comments.
orochikaiba (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
If you live in an area that has winters where it snows and such, how does that affect the panels? Would icing of the panels be a problem or concern to consider when doing this kind of work?
taraff1 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
I built my own Solar Panels for Under $100 and a Solar Water Heater for $10 that are currently powering my 1700 Square Foot home using the plans at:ambigrid-review.blogspot(DOT)com
InspireImages (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
looked to me it was a grid system. No batteries
taraff1 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
I built my own Solar Panels for under $100 as well as a Solar Water Heater for just $10! I currently use them to power my 1700 Square Foot home! Get the plans at:ambigrid-review.blogspot(DOT)com
taraff1 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
I built my own Solar Panels for under $100 and a Solar Water Heater for under $10 that I am currently using to power my 1700 Square Foot home using the plans at:ambigrid-review.blogspot(DOT)com
sparklefag10 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
Once the contractors helper showed up the owner of the license is deemed responsible for all the work as the law views the contractor now as the 'supervisor' regardless of what other contracts were drawn up. Homeowners in the eyes of the court are seen as 'retards' to be protected & are treated differently than a commercial enterprise doing biz with another commercial biz. This cheapskate homeowner would turn on 'Steve' as soon as it benefits him. + all the materials used cost planet more.
7501234 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
Pretty sure the panels will pay for them self in about 2 - 2 1/2 years....Total cost was $7,237 calculating at about 300 a monthThere is places to get good prices and cheap stuff if you can look in the right places...Maintenance might depend were you live, My buddy hardly ever cleans his panels as they look clean always and we rarely get rain or snow or anything like that...His batteries have been going strong and they are like 7 years old already...What else would you maintenance?
gasdorf (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
the cost is like 12 year worth of a tripical electric bill.....not including battery maintance and replacement ....i dont see how your saving money

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