How to avoid solar panel theft

[RedViking]

My house orientation, means my panels face east and west instead of north. The same orientation makes it hard to see my panels from the street.

Thanks to Google maps they can plan from the comfort of their treehouse.

 

[RedViking]

Thanks for stating the obvious Jennings, Jennings De Ruyter

 

[spiff]

Paint them red. The anc can't see red! They always crossing against the red no walk sign!

 

[supersunbird]

In my area there are plenty flat-roof houses, the panels are all visible from the street, and the fact that they are so accessible makes them very vulnerable

And the yards are not secured? (which would make them vulnerable for any other crime too)

 

[Felixbf1980]

This is 100 % fake news. Panels are extremely heavy and will require a team of people. Also, if it takes hours to fix them down to a roof, it will take hours to get all them out. The noise created removing them and the fact that your entire neighborhood can see and hear people on your roof speaks volumes of how silly this news story is.

 

[Sapphiron]

Step 1, install non-lethal turret
Step 2, shoot thieves with non-lethal weapon
step 3, watch as thieves fall off roof
step 4, post on internet
step 5, profit?

 

[The_MAC]

And the yards are not secured? (which would make them vulnerable for any other crime too)

I don't know whether the yards are secure, what I do know is "out of sight, out of mind"

As I said I'm not convinced this is a big issue in the residential areas, but probably more for the businesses that are not occupied all the time

 

[W@P]

My neighbor's business workshop had all the panels stolen overnight. Now they put sensors on each panel and an electric fence around the roof edges. WTAF.

 

[chrisc]

I always use these brackets that clip into a channel
Not had any theft
One customer had 2 guys on his roof trying to loosen these with a screwdriver. The SAPS arrived after 45 mins and they had damaged one panel, but only got one portion of it loose. They had torn the edge of the panel and cracked the glass, so the panel was ruined anyway

 

[B-1]

My neighbor's business workshop had all the panels stolen overnight. Now they put sensors on each panel and an electric fence around the roof edges. WTAF.

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Great now we have to learn to explain that electric fencing around your roof is a thing.

 

[Swa]

This is 100 % fake news. Panels are extremely heavy and will require a team of people. Also, if it takes hours to fix them down to a roof, it will take hours to get all them out. The noise created removing them and the fact that your entire neighborhood can see and hear people on your roof speaks volumes of how silly this news story is.

I also don't think it's very widespread. It takes a lot of effort and time and thieves are looking for easy targets without being seen.

 

[I.am.Sam]

African solutions to African problems ©

casual racism

 

[LCBXX]

Just pay my fscking insurance claim. We have a contract.

 

[gregmcc]

 

[W@P]

This is 100 % fake news. Panels are extremely heavy and will require a team of people. Also, if it takes hours to fix them down to a roof, it will take hours to get all them out. The noise created removing them and the fact that your entire neighborhood can see and hear people on your roof speaks volumes of how silly this news story is.

Huh.

It's as real as the sun outside. Have you seen how fast they empty out a place when they break in?
It's not the same effort that goes into the installation as when they steal it.

If it's fake why do you see all these cell towers etc. next to the road with solar installed and barriers of security around it?

 

[Swa]

Huh.

It's as real as the sun outside. Have you seen how fast they empty out a place when they break in?
It's not the same effort that goes into the installation as when they steal it.

If it's fake why do you see all these cell towers etc. next to the road with solar installed and barriers of security around it?

Someone tried to steal our broken gate motor. Couldn't manage it and he moved on to the water pipes. Cell towers have batteries stolen which are just connected by two wires if you don't take extra measures which they now are and they're also mostly out of sight because that's how residents want it.