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OAITW r.2.0

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3. No damage on the panels cleared, but I really need to clear the rest ASAP as I'm sure snow

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 20, 2022, 05:45 PM

Dec 2022

is in the immediate forecast. Also, the load will get heavier as the snow melts and refreezes.

I may construct a roof ladder that mounts on the other side of the roof that mounts over the peak and then I can push the snow off, rather than pull it down. Might actually be a better solution.

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I spent the afternoon squeeging the snow off my solar panels. [View all] OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2022 OP

WOW! elleng Dec 2022 #1

Supposedly the new ones are resistant to hail damage, but I'd think too much wet hlthe2b Dec 2022 #2

No damage on the panels cleared, but I really need to clear the rest ASAP as I'm sure snow OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2022 #3

roof ladder is probably easier, NewLarry Dec 2022 #5

I remember my dad and sister shoveling 3' BigmanPigman Dec 2022 #4