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To: RomanSoldier19

How well do solar panels handle tennis ball sized hail?


2 posted on 09/28/2024 11:52:08 AM PDT by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021 and beyond.)
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To: CatOwner
How well do solar panels handle tennis ball sized hail?

About as well as your roof and car. Normal hail is fine.

6 posted on 09/28/2024 11:54:54 AM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐To the Left, The Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
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To: CatOwner

But why don’t they simply exclude the solar panels from coverage. The article indicates they are cancelling the entire home coverage.


8 posted on 09/28/2024 11:56:12 AM PDT by gitmo (If your theology doesn’t become your biography, what good is it?)
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To: CatOwner

it isn’t hail that is the real problem. nearly every insurance claim related to solar panels is a result of the collateral damage caused by installation and maintenance. any time an installation of virtually anything is on your roof there will eventually be resultant damage. if someone puts a hole in a roof it WILL create an eventual leak point. installed a lot of skylights in my young construction days and the only guarantee was that eventually it would leak and cause considerable damage followed by insurance claims. insurance is not a guarantee...it is a “just in case” that you pay a commensurate amount of replacement money for. have an uncle who is an actuary. it’s insane how much money insurance pays out in relation to how much an individual insuree pays in. protect yourselves and your roof. never let ANYONE convince you that bolting something to your roof is a great idea. it isn’t.


22 posted on 09/28/2024 12:21:56 PM PDT by Qwapisking ("IF the Second goes first the First goes second" L.Star)
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To: CatOwner
Here's a solar farm after a hurricane:


90 posted on 09/28/2024 5:47:22 PM PDT by NautiNurse (With a cough and a sputter, the original lying dog-faced pony soldier is led out to pasture. )
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