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[CatOwner]

How well do solar panels handle tennis ball sized hail?

[Jamestown1630]

I’ve wondered how those fare in a strong hail storm.

[lightman]

Canukistan.

Coming soon south of the 49th.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

The real problem is the batteries for the solar power system and the possibility of them catching on fire and burning your house down.

[frank ballenger]

Maybe the sunlight reflects off the solar panels and low clouds and comes down to heat up the EV cars below and causes them to burst into flames much more often than average.
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[Leaning Right]

Interesting article. And given that it happened in Canada, perhaps the Boy Genius (Justin Trudeau) could force insurance companies to back off.

After all, government interference with private business always works.

[R_Kangel]

...... Most homeowners don't realize that if you have solar panels installed on your roof .... If you have any roofing problems, Most Roofing companies will require the homeowner to have the solar panels removed before they will do any roof work on your house. IMO the Return on Investment on installing Solar on your roof is not worth the cost.

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[higgmeister]

It’s Canaduh.

[BobL]

Letting a bunch of shysters drive 1000 or so nails and screws into one’s roof isn’t going to end very well, unless it’s a barn or something.

[logi_cal869]

I’ve tried having this conversation with others; not anymore.

It ain’t rocket science.

https://www.cea3.com/cea-blog/rooftop-solars-unspoken-truth-fires-and-safety-risks-are-uncomfortably-common

plus the hazards to firefighters which pose a corresponding higher risk due to rooftop solar installations.

[Mark]

Just as long Adam feels proud, money does not matter.

[BobL]

Not only does he get no more insurance, he also won’t be getting any measurable amount of power, given that he’s in Canada (not exactly the Mojave Desert) and he has a HUGE TREE right in front of the panels.

[bankwalker]

squirrels nest under the panels ... eat a hole through the roof into the attic ... it all goes downhill from there ...

[linMcHlp]

Solar panels correlation with “probably going to buy EV” and “probably going to mess up structural electric wiring.”

[Lizavetta]

We've gotten a bunch of phone calls from "people in our area" who would love to come by and talk about solar panels.

First question. On their pronouncement that Florida Power and Light will buy back the extra energy our solar panels produce that we don't use I asked, what is our recourse if they change their mind? Crickets.

Next question. What will your solar panel company do when another Hurricane Ian comes through and yanks the panels off our roof?

Oh, you're covered up to 185 mph winds.

Really? What if the weather service or whoever makes these decisions LIES as they did with Hurricane Ian and say it's a cat 4 even though the local airports are clocking it as 200 mph and cat 5? Hmm? Crickets.

No sale. Thanks for coming. Collect your door prize and buh bye.

[ronnie raygun]

because its a scam

[PIF]

First thing comes to mind solar the roof tends to degrade the roof, making a new roof come sooner, plus the solar will have to come off before the new roof goes on.

Insurance nightmare

[Boiler Plate]

Did you get a structural analysis, cause you know, Solar Panels aren’t made of helium?

[citizen]

Hailstone damage + more likely roof leaking damage = markedly higher premiums.
As they should, frankly.

[rey]

“We’re dealing with power and... changes to your existing electrical system,”

Why would that be a problem if it is to code and done by a licensed electrician? It is no different that putting an addition on your home or remodeling.