The Renogy 300 watt panels arrived by truck from California.

Delivery of Renogy Solar Panels

The Panels came on a pallette which the driver pulled up the driveway with a hand truck.

Panels stacked in the garage

After unboxing the panels and storing them in the garage, the next job is to figure out how to move them to the roof.  Each panel is 77 inches long, 39 inches wide and weighs 51 pounds.  They are glass with an aluminum frame so care must be exercised in order to not damage them.

Solar Panels

I have been looking at panels, specifications and possible mounting locations for a solar panel installation for over a year.  Last week on July 23 I finally ordered 4 panels from Renogy Solar of 300 watts output each.  I also ordered 4 enphase microinverters, enphase cabling and a mounting rail system from various eBay vendors.  

I went on the roof early at 8 AM before the sun heat up the asphalt which would make it too hot to work with.

First stage was to mount the railing feet under the  asphalt shingles.

Mounting Feet with Mounting Rail Attached

The Mounting feet are screwed into a roof rafter and sealed with silicon sealer. The rails are mounted to the feet with stainlss steel hardware.

Completed Rails Mounted to the Mounting Feet