NWMNMom
04-17-2006, 09:24 PM
Any suggestions on placement of solar panels in the following situation?
The area the pool will go into is about 52' x 36' We plan to have an additional 2' on each side of the 18x33 pool to have stone/rock in. All measurements given will be from edge of 2' rock surrounding pool. There are pine trees on the north 4' from one long side, woods/brush on east 7' from back short end and woods/brush 14' from south long side. The west short side has a power pole and guy wire running N-S 8' from FRONT of pool/adder area.
Some taller trees further into the woods will be cut to reduce mid-day shade from the south but actually making more yard won't be possible.
I considered mounting them at 45 deg up along south side of pool like we did with the 2x20 when we had the 18' softside, but with the panel config (4x20 and 2x20) and a 33' pool, how will that work? Other suggestions? The house is about 75 feet or more from the pool area so roof mounting the panels would involve a LOT of piping right across the farm yard truck travel area and probably loss of some of the heat on the way back. This is the only area the pool can be placed (the rest is designated farm and shop or travel area, God forbid THAT gets disrupted or moved - lol) Any suggestions would be so helpful. (I added a pic of the spot so it makes more sense! looks off, but we measured)
The area the pool will go into is about 52' x 36' We plan to have an additional 2' on each side of the 18x33 pool to have stone/rock in. All measurements given will be from edge of 2' rock surrounding pool. There are pine trees on the north 4' from one long side, woods/brush on east 7' from back short end and woods/brush 14' from south long side. The west short side has a power pole and guy wire running N-S 8' from FRONT of pool/adder area.
Some taller trees further into the woods will be cut to reduce mid-day shade from the south but actually making more yard won't be possible.
I considered mounting them at 45 deg up along south side of pool like we did with the 2x20 when we had the 18' softside, but with the panel config (4x20 and 2x20) and a 33' pool, how will that work? Other suggestions? The house is about 75 feet or more from the pool area so roof mounting the panels would involve a LOT of piping right across the farm yard truck travel area and probably loss of some of the heat on the way back. This is the only area the pool can be placed (the rest is designated farm and shop or travel area, God forbid THAT gets disrupted or moved - lol) Any suggestions would be so helpful. (I added a pic of the spot so it makes more sense! looks off, but we measured)