An Honest Look At DIY Solar Panels

With ongoing modernization, relying upon electrical appliances or electronics gadgets to get our work done quickly and in simple way has become a way of life. Due to this, electricity bills know no limits and it ends up giving us bill shocks when it is time to clear payments.

If you are looking for any alternative to reduce your electricity bills then you might think of decreasing utilization of electrical appliances. However, one solution where you will need to put little effort to reduce your electricity bill is to set up your own small grid at your backyard by DIY (Do It Yourself) solar panels.

A Basic Description Of An Average DIY Solar Panels

A DIY solar panel is a cluster of solar cells in a container, wired in series generating about 18volts and 4-5 amps of electricity. To hold the solar cells, a wooden container is required. Cells are wired together in series within the container and then they are soldered.

As the wooden container will expand and contract due to heat of the sun, the cells are caulked using a single dot in middle of each cell, hence expansion and contraction of wood would not be a major problem.

Final finishing of DIY solar panels needs a hole to be drilled through the bottom of the wooden container so that the wires can come out through that opening which is then filled with silicon caulk to keep wires moisture-free. Final installation is that of the Plexiglas on top of the container.

Advantages Of DIY Solar Panels

DIY solar panels are very much in demand these days, as it does not cause any harm to our environment, it is very easy to build by following online guidelines and helps in reducing electricity bills. If you still planning to start with your own grid first you have to buy basic components to build the setup as readymade panels would cost you around $20,000 to $35,000.

Advantage of DIY solar panels is, you have to gather basic components and tools, and with easy approach, you can get these stuffs from hardware shops. For a simple design, you will need saw, drill, screwdriver, a wood container, silicon waterproof filter, and wood glue. For wiring purpose collect wire cutters, wire strippers a soldering iron.

A Common Disadvantage That Has Various Work-Around Solutions

The only disadvantage with DIY solar panels is that a single panel cannot store or generate too much of energy. So to lighten up all your appliances few more solar panels are connected to supply the energy needs. This would cost you around $150 only as compared to $20,000 if you decided to buy the whole kit preassembled.