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<blockquote data-quote="binky" data-source="post: 553808" data-attributes="member: 490"><p>eaves can be rather warm, but main thing is air movement. Inverters use natural convection cooling, so must have air movement or space for that to happen. They do also have overheating protection, but it can be rather irritating on a bright, sunny, summers days to find the inverter has got too hot and partially shut itself down. I've always preferred to mount soalr inverters outdoors on a shady wall, batteries are a different kettle of fish, they really don't like getting cold, and aren't suitable for outdoor mounting anyway. Some members on here have put batteries in small wooden sheds with heating mats for the coldest weather to stop them getting too cold mid winter. I would send some time reading up on it, and come back with any queries. </p><p></p><p>As for conduit, run 25mm as you can get 4 dc cables down that if needed - 20mm tends to be too tight. If you add batteries, then you will need separate conduit for any comms cables. easiest option is run 3 lots of conduit to ensure no problems. </p><p></p><p>One other thing you might contemplate is in-roof solar mounting such as GSE. It costs more than on-roof, but much of that cost is offset by savings on the roof covering itself.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="binky, post: 553808, member: 490"] eaves can be rather warm, but main thing is air movement. Inverters use natural convection cooling, so must have air movement or space for that to happen. They do also have overheating protection, but it can be rather irritating on a bright, sunny, summers days to find the inverter has got too hot and partially shut itself down. I've always preferred to mount soalr inverters outdoors on a shady wall, batteries are a different kettle of fish, they really don't like getting cold, and aren't suitable for outdoor mounting anyway. Some members on here have put batteries in small wooden sheds with heating mats for the coldest weather to stop them getting too cold mid winter. I would send some time reading up on it, and come back with any queries. As for conduit, run 25mm as you can get 4 dc cables down that if needed - 20mm tends to be too tight. If you add batteries, then you will need separate conduit for any comms cables. easiest option is run 3 lots of conduit to ensure no problems. One other thing you might contemplate is in-roof solar mounting such as GSE. It costs more than on-roof, but much of that cost is offset by savings on the roof covering itself. [/QUOTE]
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