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Most people don't especially like going up on their own rooves to install things. Some folks don't mind, but it's still a big disadvantage.
by hugh3 16y ago
Most people don't especially like going up on their own rooves to install things. Some folks don't mind, but it's still a big disadvantage.
- rdtsc 16y agoBut most people probably know someone who doesn't mind or who can help them do it. In other words it doesn't have to be a $1K job for everyone. Smaller panels can make it easy to replace gradually, acouple here, a couple there...
- ars 16y agoI agree. You either make things last a long time and not fail, or you make them very easy and cheap to replace.
- InclinedPlane 16y agoHow common is it for homeowners to have a friend replace roofing tiles for them? Such a job is as easy or easier (and cheaper in terms of materials) than replacing solar panels. In practice such things are not common at all, people don't have friends who will just go up on roofs and do serious work. The best you can hope for is something as easy as installing Christmas lights (which doesn't even require getting on the roof itself, just up to the eaves).
- rdtsc 16y agoThat's the idea, it shouldn't be in the same class as replacing roofing, it should be in the same class as repainting your shutters, or cleaning your gutters.