How is everyone cleaning the panels and how often? Couldn’t find much online. Got mix opinions on using soap. Ended up just using glass cleaner today.
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How is everyone cleaning the panels and how often? Couldn’t find much online. Got mix opinions on using soap. Ended up just using glass cleaner today.
It wasn’t that bad for me. Roof is easily accessible with a ladder and it’s a one level house. I just used a window cleaner chemical similar to windex. Took about 20mins. The solar panels were a bit dusty. I could see it from the ground level.
I’m just not sure what the proper cleaning chemical is to use for solar panels.
In TN we get enough rain that there is no need to clean them. After 7 years, when cleaning some skylights, I did a good job of cleaning my panels. When I then compared against another solar install I found out that after cleaning my system did slightly less. I am sure it is just random error, but bottom line no gain for the time spent.How is everyone cleaning the panels and how often? Couldn’t find much online. Got mix opinions on using soap. Ended up just using glass cleaner today.
Depends on where you live. West coast rainy season is in the winter. Even those areas in the PAC NW that get over 100 inches of rain a year will go all summer, 4 or more months, with no rain at all. Those in the SW US will get thick dust accumulation after just a couple weeks during the summer, and may go without rain for over 6 months. Cleaning is very important.I don't! perhaps you need to see someone about your OCD!
I think what I'm going to do as a test is to clean 2 of my panels, then look at the numbers for the following day and compare the output of those 2 panels to the panels adjacent to them to see what the production difference is.
I don't have Tesla panels, just a Tesla Powerwall2. I've got panels with micro-inverters and can see the production of each panel on my Enphase system.
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I think what I'm going to do as a test is to clean 2 of my panels, then look at the numbers for the following day and compare the output of those 2 panels to the panels adjacent to them to see what the production difference is.
I don't have Tesla panels, just a Tesla Powerwall2. I've got panels with micro-inverters and can see the production of each panel on my Enphase system.
He is, a solar panel cleaner!I don't! perhaps you need to see someone about your OCD!