Tom, I commented on a few different products on a thread with a similar subject line as this one, none of which would impede airflow significantly, IMO. However they will require maintenance similar to cleaning out your gutters/eavestroughs as wind-blown debris gets trapped along the upper rows.
Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 25, 2017, at 5:53 AM, Tom Lane <t...@ecs-solar.com> wrote: > > Does anyone know of a bird rodent guard THAT IS VENTED TO STILL ALLOW GOOD > AIRFLOW UNDERNEATH , I imagine that it it is too tight it will cause the > temperature to rise and lower voltage somewhat . In Florida roof temperatures > go up to 170 F and not only do you want air flow under the modules , if you > keep them 31/2 inches off the roof surface you typically lower the AC bill > under the modules in the home about 15% of the area that is covered . A guard > that does not allow airflow in my opinion would be worst than the varmints . > I would rather not have a guard that does not allow air flow as it make > shorten the life of the modules . I have Hawks around my house that take care > of critters , and a fake owl and fake snake on my roof , Gator Tom > > Tom Lane - Sent from my iPad > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
