Fruitcake
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There's one advantage to the avalanche if you think about it - you get back to maximum generation (or something close to that) very quickly. Handy if you were hit by a major snowstorm and the grid power is out.
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It is an advantage but I don't like the trade-off.There's one advantage to the avalanche if you think about it - you get back to maximum generation (or something close to that) very quickly. Handy if you were hit by a major snowstorm and the grid power is out.
We have solar panels that can sometimes shed a lot of snow at once. This is a good thing, because the snow falls from a side of the house with no walkways or sensitive vegetation. Having the show shedding abilities of a Solar Roof would be great (but I'm not going to rip off a perfectly good set of solar panels to get a Solar Roof).There's one advantage to the avalanche if you think about it - you get back to maximum generation (or something close to that) very quickly. Handy if you were hit by a major snowstorm and the grid power is out.
I would add to that last line "or design a roof product without proper snow mitigation"We have solar panels that can sometimes shed a lot of snow at once. This is a good thing, because the snow falls from a side of the house with no walkways or sensitive vegetation. Having the show shedding abilities of a Solar Roof would be great (but I'm not going to rip off a perfectly good set of solar panels to get a Solar Roof).
In snowy climates, it may generally be a mistake to design houses where the roof slopes down toward walkways or other spaces frequented by people.
Take a queue from the ski resorts and just throw explosives up thereToo bad you can’t use an air horn to send the roof avalanche down when needed! Wouldn’t make you loved by your neighbors however .
In mild area of California now but having lived back East and the mid-West I know this can be a dangerous situation. A few years back a neighbor of my mom’s back east died trying to clean the heavy snowfall they had received. Feet of snow and ice came down on him, actually knocking him to the ground and burying him. He lived alone and no one knew he was out there. Not sure if he was knocked unconscious or what but he ultimately froze to death. Very sad really to lose your life over removing snow from your roof.
One dude in Telsa Y forum was blaming Tesla that his son broke car's roof by standing too quickly while watching Netflix.
You clearly blame Tesla for show/ice failling off the solar roof. Why do you think Tesla should care about that?
What's next? Plaid owners blaming Tesla for their stomach problems due to acceleration?
What solution would satisfy you? What do you propose?
I am really curious. I've ordered Solar Roof and live where it snows as well.
I understand where you're coming from, but this was not an issue with my previous asphalt roof. I think it is very reasonable to expect Tesla not to install a new roof that is inherently dangerous in its design.
There is plenty of discussion and some info about options here on the forum. Here's one thread:
Solar Glass Snow Avalanches
Not sure if serious.I understand where you're coming from, but this was not an issue with my previous asphalt roof. I think it is very reasonable to expect Tesla not to install a new roof that is inherently dangerous in its design.
This comment is a false equivalence. We're not talking about negligent operation by an owner.Not sure if serious.
People who get angry, drunk, high and get bjs drive 2-80 ton cars and trucks. Those are in fact inherently dangerous because besides moving butts and goods those kill many people a year. FSD will help, but this is another topic.
In any case, by lour "logic", every object can be inherently dangerous. Paper clip, butcher knife, aligator.
Well, aligators aren't designed by us, but I am sure you get it.
Agreed all around.Personally, I think that this is another Tesla, move fast and break things (literally here!) issue.
A roof is generally not a hazard to pedestrians below, nor shubbery. I think solar roof owners have an implied "fit for purpose" that includes not maiming or killing innocent bystanders and shrubs. No different than any other product, e.g. You rent a car, and expect it to have brakes and an engine that powers the wheels.
How it gets fixed is on Tesla, but no question that it does need to be fixed. "Pronto dente..."
Until it gets fixed, I would have a big sign out front
"Tesla solar roof: hazardous area, falling ice and glass, enter at your own risk."
Then tweet it to Elon.
All the best,
BG
Not sure if serious.
People who get angry, drunk, high and get bjs drive 2-80 ton cars and trucks. Those are in fact inherently dangerous because besides moving butts and goods those kill many people a year. FSD will help, but this is another topic.
In any case, by lour "logic", every object can be inherently dangerous. Paper clip, butcher knife, aligator.
Well, aligators aren't designed by us, but I am sure you get it.
Warning to other solar roof customers in snowy places. They tell you that it sheds snow easily before it gets out of hand, but this is insane. We had some snow/ice rain combo in upstate NY. These ~100 lb ice slabs came off all around the house and traveled about 10 ft. Basically after a storm like this you need to treat your exterior perimeter like a war zone… This is a full sized basketball for scale. Still like the roof overall, but wish this issue was mitigated. Normal snow does shed easily FWIW.
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