Since we sourced the 6 new solar panels recently, we had to build the structure for mounting it on the roof. In the process, we ended up realizing that the shallow slope of the back balcony roof was even more shallow than it was supposed to be due to what was probably a slight error in the architectural drawings. So now the slope of the roof is between 2 and 3 degrees, which is very like going to be problematic during heavy rains where the wind is blowing in the wrong direction. (The rain can go “up the roof” and get under the tiles.)

Anyway, according to our friend Google Bangkok is at 13.7563 degrees north of the equator. This should mean that the ideal angle of the panels (assuming we aren’t going to do any solar tracking… let’s leave that for another day) is about 13.76 degrees southward slope. So the panels will need to slope quite a bit more than the balcony roof that they will mount on.

So here is a photo of the structure mostly complete, but not yet painted:

Hindsight being 20-20, it really would have looked better if the balcony roof were designed with more of a slope to it. Hopefully once it is painted and the panels are stuck on, it won’t look too strange. But if it does, it is probably too late to do much of anything about it.