sunshine windies

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First solar panel clean tomorrow advice ?
« on: March 04, 2015, 08:22:27 pm »
Hi
Have got to clean some solar panels for the first time tomorrow any useful tips ? Do I need to get the custy to turn them off or anything before cleaning ?
Thanks
Scott

Marc Whitbread

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Re: First solar panel clean tomorrow advice ?
« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2015, 08:23:46 pm »
Just normal like windows- I think!  ;D

sunshine windies

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Re: First solar panel clean tomorrow advice ?
« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2015, 08:26:51 pm »
That's what I'm hoping , just wondered whether there are any safety issues like do they need to be turned off ?

Clever Forum Name

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Re: First solar panel clean tomorrow advice ?
« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2015, 08:30:27 pm »
Watch out for wind.

I'm serious. Lost a 47ft extreme off a roof!

alfie11

Re: First solar panel clean tomorrow advice ?
« Reply #4 on: March 04, 2015, 08:33:06 pm »
I think you need one of them certificate thingys.

sunshine windies

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Re: First solar panel clean tomorrow advice ?
« Reply #5 on: March 04, 2015, 08:34:50 pm »
It's only a bungalow so no height / wind issue ,
certificate thingy sounds like something I'll never be getting
anyone know about turning them off ?

SB Cleaning

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Re: First solar panel clean tomorrow advice ?
« Reply #6 on: March 04, 2015, 08:35:25 pm »
Just clean them like windows they are easy :D

Clever Forum Name

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Re: First solar panel clean tomorrow advice ?
« Reply #7 on: March 04, 2015, 08:48:34 pm »
It's only a bungalow so no height / wind issue ,
certificate thingy sounds like something I'll never be getting
anyone know about turning them off ?

You can't turn them off. You can only stop the power going into the grid/house. To turn them off would mean going up there and disconnecting.

If only we had somebody who knew what they were doing ;)

Lots of flow, fan jets, rubber gloves (if you wanna feel safer) gooseneck and get the brush at the right angle. Ideally you want a nice soft brush as well.

dazmond

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Re: First solar panel clean tomorrow advice ?
« Reply #8 on: March 05, 2015, 12:05:49 am »
i just clean them as if they were skylight windows.

i use a 90 degree carbon gooseneck with a standard SL flocked brush on the end.the bristles are then flat on the panels.i also use an extreme 47 extending  all the sections half way(if their not too high up)to maximise rigidity.
price higher/work harder!

rosskesava

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Re: First solar panel clean tomorrow advice ?
« Reply #9 on: March 05, 2015, 12:54:01 am »
Solar panels are waterproof....... in case it rains.....
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Re: First solar panel clean tomorrow advice ?
« Reply #10 on: March 05, 2015, 06:05:10 am »
I could say something, but I don't want the website to crash...

Darranvps

Re: First solar panel clean tomorrow advice ?
« Reply #11 on: March 05, 2015, 06:40:04 am »
We stopped offering solar panel cleaning due to one of our guys being electrocuted - badly!

We are now off into gardening instead

paulben

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Re: First solar panel clean tomorrow advice ?
« Reply #12 on: March 05, 2015, 06:43:29 am »
I was told by a electrician that does the electrical work for a panel installer that its safer to get customer to turn it off in case there is a fault or badly wired that way you only get a shock from panel not from inverter
Do not steal the government hates competition

Clever Forum Name

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Re: First solar panel clean tomorrow advice ?
« Reply #13 on: March 05, 2015, 06:43:51 am »
We stopped offering solar panel cleaning due to one of our guys being electrocuted - badly!

We are now off into gardening instead

When is being electrocuted ever nice?

PoleKing

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Re: First solar panel clean tomorrow advice ?
« Reply #14 on: March 05, 2015, 07:00:28 am »
We stopped offering solar panel cleaning due to one of our guys being electrocuted - badly!

We are now off into gardening instead

Are you sure, Daz?
It's just that if your guy was electrocuted, and it was recorded, it'd be the first ever electrocution, from solar panel cleaning, recorded.

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Darranvps

Re: First solar panel clean tomorrow advice ?
« Reply #15 on: March 05, 2015, 07:09:47 am »
He was in hospital 3 weeks


Darranvps

Re: First solar panel clean tomorrow advice ?
« Reply #17 on: March 05, 2015, 07:12:44 am »
We are moving on to grass cutting - it is safer and better paid!

Dave Willis

Re: First solar panel clean tomorrow advice ?
« Reply #18 on: March 05, 2015, 07:15:03 am »
You cover New York now?

Spruce

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Re: First solar panel clean tomorrow advice ?
« Reply #19 on: March 05, 2015, 07:17:33 am »
I could say something, but I don't want the website to crash...

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