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jmowreader

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4. Put it in shingles...

Reply to orangecrush (Original post)

Sat Aug 10, 2024, 01:20 AM

Aug 2024

Then coat the strip that goes under the next row up, and the entire back of the shingle, with copper. Instant solar roof with no extra effort required to install and no ugly boxes screwed to the roof deck.

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Put it in shingles... jmowreader Aug 2024 #4

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