How to install semi flexible solar panels correctly. More power, longer life, less heat. ep 7 

That roof needs Solar Guard paint. The ribs of the panel need to go longitudinally ie. length ways, to catch the wind when moving and ya thongs are to big for ya foot! LOL

Great solution if you need to keep the weight down.

You can also fit the solar panel to a sheet of corflute and then to the roof of the van, canopy or trailer.

As an alternative to using 'goop' to stick down the panels, you could have used ultra high bonding double sided tape. Not nearly as messy! I've got those same Solar4RV panels (3 x 100W) on my troopy and they have been great.

Get a 150 buck house panel... 500w be lighter then all the and out do them easily... Dont google them online actually go pass a solar place and by one. Online is like double but that the weight and aize in postage

That's going to be one big micro chrack , only CIGS technology is suitable for a vehicle

Great idea! Keeps it cool now, both solar panel and roof! Very smart. I would angle that L bracket for better wind flow and less resistance. I would also paint the cord loom (corrugated wire covers) on the roof in brilliant white paint so it stays cool in the heat. Time to repaint your roof too. It was on the news a while back that they created a paint so very whitey white that it kept structures as cool as if they were air conditioned. Imagine that!

Heat resistant roofing paint would make that roof 80% cooler

Using a oscillating multitool with rubbing alcohol is a good way to to remove old panels.

He cool. Where did you get the spacers and what gap did you put in between.

Great video, those plastic spacers are a perfect air gap solution. Do you know if they have a standard product name so I could buy something similar in the US?

It well resolved the heat disipation problem.Great.I would like to recommend more and more customers to watch first,and then install flexible solar panel well with much longer lifesapn.

Should paint the van roof with Cool Roof.Will get rid of that heat off the aluminium quicker

What did you use as spacers, I'm on my 4 flex panel. 1st I think the heat killed it direct mount to 4wd roof, 2nd a renogy was great but hung out of the sunroof a little and a gust of wind while driving bent it back 90 degrees snapping the conductors, 3rd Dead on arrival warranty job, so now I'm the 4th panel and want to get it sorted also what goop to fix did you use

There is an amazing invention these days its called a ladder. Who Knew?

Having replaced two sets of GoPower semi flexible, one under warranty (they explained they had a bad batch) and one with conventional ridged panels, I will wait a few years and see how the tech progresses.

Aha that's interesting. So you don't need to have that whole panel sheeting I have seen a few times in vids then, you can use strips of it. Ive got the panel already . Its big and needs to cover the angled roof of our camper so thats going to be a challenge in itself but easier if we dont need full sheeting.

Can you tell me where I can get some of the plastic spacer strips please, my van roof has some awkward ribs running along it and these would sort my problem

So almost 12 months on now. How's the panel going, Any issues ?

👍👌❤️🇨🇦, the best methodto get sikoflex offis to start at a corner, use a heavy thin stranded cord and see-saw tge string back and forth, this will cut through the Sikoflex

Thank you. Ignore sarcastic trolls.

where to buy these plastic spaces? what is the name of the adhesive?

When I had to repair my rv roof, I had the same problem, my metal roof was furnace hot. I had to repair any leaks and recoat the entire roof. In the sun, the interior of the RV was very hot. I cleaned the surfance of the roof and bought a product called Kool Seal. Sorry I'm not trying to drop any names, I used another product on another project, I dont recall the name but it was pretty much the same, a Roll on white elasdtemre rubber like roof. anyhwere you have anything coming through the roof, vents stands for railing, you use a roof cloth, comes on a roll, 6 inches wide, about 25 feet long. Cut to fit, and sturate with the white roof media, go over the seams where they meet the roof, over the screws, do them all. The Air Con you remove and put 3/4 by 1 1/2 to 2 inch strips around the opening to the cabin, making a frame for the AC seal, this you will also seal the seam along the roof with the roof cloth and roof media. It was sunny and hot when I was applying the Kool Seal but as the hot metal began to be covered, I could feel the reflection of the sun begin to cool down. where you had sealed the seams with the cloth, go over it also. When done, the cloth should be covered and look like part of the roof material. You will feel the temperature drop as you are covering the roof. you want to apply at least 2 coats for a good covering of the roof material. I went inside the RV and instantly felt the temperature difference, cooler. Where anything that was exposed to the sun had been too hot to touch, was now comfortabley warm. THis is a long term roof, mine lasted tdhe 20 years I had the coach till I sold it and made a huge difference with the heat from the roof. The only maintenance you will ever need to do is to scrub it clean every year or two as the media can pick up dirt over time. Seals any leaks you may have had. Thought I'd mention it...

Hi Adam, Did you join the wires when you bypassed their plug or did you get into the outlet on the panel? I am about to install the same panel on our Jayco pop top and am wondering if I should use the MC4 connectors supplied. Any thoughts??

Well on your advice I ordered a 100w flexible panel from the same place you got yours from. Cheers for the recommendation. Just have to wait until lat September to get it....

I have been looking for a better approach to avoid the overheating problem for mounting flexible solar panels on camping trailers and I think your approach has a lot of merits. Thank you for posting! However, I do not see the mounting kit at the supplier listed and I am confused as to the plastic spacer material your using between the roof and the flexible solar panel. The video shows that you used about 10 mm thick and 25 mm wide strips of twin wall (probably) polycarbonate sheeting as the spacer. However, one of your replies indicated you used coreflilute (or coreflute) (which is a polyproplene product commonly used in making advertising signs) as the spacers for mounting. Could you be more specific as to the spacer material? Also since any acute bending of the flexible panel could crack and ruin the panel, what do you think of using more plastic spacer strips so that you have narrower open spans incase a person or animal stepped on the panel after mounting? Thank you

Looking at how hot your roof gets maybe you should think about painting it. I work out of pantech trucks and whenever I get a new one I paint the roof with acrylmeric weathertuff waterproofing. I did it because my first truck had a small water leak, which it fixed, but also the inside temperature dropped dramatically as it’s white and also a membrane so stretches with the heat. Bloody good stuff.

We have 2 x Solar4RV 120W panels on an aluminium frame that Lifestyle made up for the roof our Breakaway. They work well and will be 6 years old in December.

Thank you Adam finding an honest solar review is impossible, also I still want some of the drugs that you’re on, I need the get up and gone that you have.

Useful info about fitting solar panels. Thanks. Will the new high prices for fuel impact any future touring plans?

Thanks for your video! You bring the idea in my mind to live. Thank you.

Nice job what brand and type of Silicone did you use. Thanks

Am I the only one that notice how hard you hit ya head 😅

Thats not terrible weather kid, come to Ireland!

Grea work mate, fantastic advice around heat killing your solar panels

Great video. We have the same problem, old flex solar on roof that badly needs replacing. Would like to go flexible again but was not sure. Think you've just convinced me. Really informative like normal.

Great video on solar, still gearing up for our trip to Mt Moffat in a week's time another question on your 6 month adventure did you have any problem with grey water? eg shower water on ground in National parks or free camping?

Been reading about some solar panels not liking the heat???? It goes in the sun...?? ... This is a great solution. Thank you.

Great vid Adam,very ineresting.Thanks mate😎

what is that material that you mounted the panels to called (has air gap)

👍👌❤️🇨🇦, gr8 video

Great vid Adam, Thanks. 🙏

cool video ! the new solar panels look good too ! nice work !

happy st patrick day ireland

Nice vidio freinds.

Great down to earth and honest video as usual! Wondering why you chose a flexible panel over a rigid? A lot of comments I’ve read (including auto sparky types that have at least some credibility) say no matter what the quality or how well installed the flexible panels don’t have the life of the rigid panels. I do love the low profile nature of the flexible panel though and how they are almost invisible side on, just that lifespan things finally turned me away from them.

Cracking vid Adam,

Great advice Adam 👍

job well done!

Noice....

Hey do you have a video of how you have mounted the solar on the front of the gq. Looking a putting a solar on the roof of my at the moment but I tried to fit it to the floor of the roof rack but the shadows caused but the sides of the rack are stopping the solar from producing power. Cheers Andy.