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DIY Install in Florida. Need help with Engineering diagrams for Permitting
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I'll be glad to talk to him. Where do you get your panels and inverters in Tampa?Comment
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I bought majority of the equipment from CED Green tech in Sarasota. They had really good prices, better than I could find online. http://www.cedgreentechse.com/Comment
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Yeah they have a huge warehouse and inventory of everything needed. They cater to contractors but will sell to the public. I dealt with Josh who was very helpful.Comment
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TundraLu Did you have to get the plans you created stamped by an engineer? I just purchased 12 305W Sunpower panels with a Keco string inverter. I'm in New Smyrna area, getting ready to try and attempt to file the permit with Volusia County. My neighbor is a master electrician but not a solar contractor.. hopefully I can still use him as he said he'd help. Was hoping to use channel strut mounts like many do online, but I doubt they have the wind rating I would need, so i guess ill have to buy the iron ridge ones.. My house is brand new, so I still have all the copies of the load testing the truss company did on each truss.
'm glad I found this forum with others that did a diy solar array in FL. I was getting worried I had just wasted a bunch of money on panels and inverter that id never get to install.Comment
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TundraLu Did you have to get the plans you created stamped by an engineer? I just purchased 12 305W Sunpower panels with a Keco string inverter. I'm in New Smyrna area, getting ready to try and attempt to file the permit with Volusia County. My neighbor is a master electrician but not a solar contractor.. hopefully I can still use him as he said he'd help. Was hoping to use channel strut mounts like many do online, but I doubt they have the wind rating I would need, so i guess ill have to buy the iron ridge ones.. My house is brand new, so I still have all the copies of the load testing the truss company did on each truss.
'm glad I found this forum with others that did a diy solar array in FL. I was getting worried I had just wasted a bunch of money on panels and inverter that id never get to install.
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Thanks for the response! I'm sure Volusia county probably has the same or similar. Did you still have to get the plans you created on solardesigntool.com stamped/ certified by an engineer? I found a few local placed to build the permit package but theyre charging $850, so if I can avoid that paying more for a rated rack wont be so bad..Comment
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TundraLu Did you have to get the plans you created stamped by an engineer? I just purchased 12 305W Sunpower panels with a Keco string inverter. I'm in New Smyrna area, getting ready to try and attempt to file the permit with Volusia County. My neighbor is a master electrician but not a solar contractor.. hopefully I can still use him as he said he'd help. Was hoping to use channel strut mounts like many do online, but I doubt they have the wind rating I would need, so i guess ill have to buy the iron ridge ones.. My house is brand new, so I still have all the copies of the load testing the truss company did on each truss.
'm glad I found this forum with others that did a diy solar array in FL. I was getting worried I had just wasted a bunch of money on panels and inverter that id never get to install.
NOMB, but maybe worth a check ?Comment
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Wouldnt I be able to still obtain the credit for all equipment purchased new? I got the panels for $100 a piece. and the inverter new for $400, so I figured even if I dont qualify the cost to do this myself will be much lower than having a company put a new array in. I figured with with the remainder of the stuff I still need the cost will be around 2500 for a ~3.5kw system so payback period should be pretty low.Comment
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I'm new to this forum, so im not sure if it notifies OP, so i'll tag you and post again in case.. @TundraLu Thanks for the response! I'm sure Volusia county probably has the same or similar. Did you still have to get the plans you created on solardesigntool.com stamped/ certified by an engineer? I found a few local placed to build the permit package but they're charging $850, so if I can avoid that paying more for a rated rack wont be so bad..
I started a project on the site, but they don't have my panel as an option, so i'm waiting for them to update the specs for that. Otherwise the permit package seems pretty straight forward, hopefully I get it right the first time so I don't waste money on creating a new packet.Comment
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