Quote Originally Posted by ellenicol
Thank you so much. Your help is greatly appreciated!!! One more question though... what kind of piping do I use to get the water to the roof and is there a way to fasten the panels to the roof w/out buying a roof kit too. Sorry that was 2 questions. Hope I'm not being a bother and if you aren't sure could you direct me where I can find out. I'm really new at this and just want to make sure I do it right with as little money spent as possible
I agree on the roof rack. I dont think they are that expensive but I would just got with one. You dont want the wind to get underneath a panel and it takes off. You could have quite a mess on your hands with the water leaking everywhere. On my install I had a problem where one of my hose clamps wasnt tight and the hose poped off while I wasnt there. I come back to find a big mess. The water was everywhere.

As for piping I was going with 1.5" or 2" schedule 40 PVC from Home Depot. I will most likely be using 1.5" on this project. Your existing flexible hoses on the pump and filter are all 1.5".