“When we decided to upgrade and expand our solar setup, there was no way we would have installed new panels without the ability to tilt them, but after 14 years of climbing onto our roof, we were eager to not have to do that anymore. SolaRVector has given us the best of both worlds… tilting, but no climbing… and much more
Before installing SolaRVector, we usually left our panels flat for short stays, mostly due to laziness! Now, not only can we quickly and effortlessly tilt them, we can adjust their angles for our latitude, the time of year and the time of day. We simply raise them until their output peaks on our solar charge controller, and we’re done!
In the past, we never considered tilting our panels in the summer, or at full hook-up sites, but we’re at a full hook-up site now and believe it or not, we’re saving money on electricity by tilting our panels. Here’s how… We’re facing south, which means our panels tilt to the west, but because it’s so easy to tilt them, we raise them after the sun passes overhead, and follow the sun as it sets.
We’re able to leave our battery charger OFF and charge only with solar power, which keeps our electric costs lower than ever. If it sounds crazy to raise and lower your panels so often, it’s only because the typical mindset (including ours) has always been to tilt them only when boondocking for extended periods of time in the winter months. Now, we tilt them whenever it suits us, because it’s so easy!
SolaRVector is a game changer, and we’ll never think of tilting our solar panels as a big decision again. We do it anytime it’s beneficial, which is a lot more often than we expected.”
