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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Slacky on January 25, 2020, 08:38:33 am

Title: Solar Panel Cleaning Prices
Post by: Slacky on January 25, 2020, 08:38:33 am
Im curious to know what others think is likely to be the going rate for cleaning of a roof-mounted solar pandl complex. The details are as follows.

Roof mounted, on a small number of barns, though its a reasonably flat roof. Slope angle of roof ranges from about 15° to maybe 25°, so easy enough to work on.

Total number of panels is 1200.

I have got the job but am interested to see what others might suggest they’d quote the work at. I have been given a copy of another cleaning companies quote and to be frank am quite surprised, as were the owners.

Title: Re: Solar Panel Cleaning Prices
Post by: Elfyn on January 25, 2020, 09:07:42 am
£3 per penel?
Title: Re: Solar Panel Cleaning Prices
Post by: Spruce on January 25, 2020, 04:36:19 pm
£3 per penel?

 ;D
Title: Re: Solar Panel Cleaning Prices
Post by: Spruce on January 25, 2020, 04:41:43 pm
Im curious to know what others think is likely to be the going rate for cleaning of a roof-mounted solar pandl complex. The details are as follows.

Roof mounted, on a small number of barns, though its a reasonably flat roof. Slope angle of roof ranges from about 15° to maybe 25°, so easy enough to work on.

Total number of panels is 1200.

I have got the job but am interested to see what others might suggest they’d quote the work at. I have been given a copy of another cleaning companies quote and to be frank am quite surprised, as were the owners.

How much did Solar Steve pay his subcontractors a panel?  Was it 12p or 17p a panel?  ;D
Title: Re: Solar Panel Cleaning Prices
Post by: Slacky on January 25, 2020, 04:47:37 pm
 ;D
Title: Re: Solar Panel Cleaning Prices
Post by: Splash & dash on January 25, 2020, 04:48:17 pm
Im curious to know what others think is likely to be the going rate for cleaning of a roof-mounted solar pandl complex. The details are as follows.

Roof mounted, on a small number of barns, though its a reasonably flat roof. Slope angle of roof ranges from about 15° to maybe 25°, so easy enough to work on.

Total number of panels is 1200.

I have got the job but am interested to see what others might suggest they’d quote the work at. I have been given a copy of another cleaning companies quote and to be frank am quite surprised, as were the owners.

How much did Solar Steve pay his subcontractors a panel?  Was it 12p or 17p a panel?  ;D


20 p per panel needless it say we didn’t do many for him 😂😂😬
Title: Re: Solar Panel Cleaning Prices
Post by: Slacky on January 25, 2020, 05:09:07 pm
Anyone know what he reckons he was quoting at?
Title: Re: Solar Panel Cleaning Prices
Post by: NWH on January 25, 2020, 05:12:31 pm
Lol 20p per panel I thought people earned good money cleaning them.
Title: Re: Solar Panel Cleaning Prices
Post by: Splash & dash on January 25, 2020, 06:16:48 pm
Lol 20p per panel I thought people earned good money cleaning them.




If you clean 10000 panels for  him it looks good money evan at 20 p per panel but it’s not for me Ime afrade
Title: Re: Solar Panel Cleaning Prices
Post by: windowswashed on January 25, 2020, 06:37:14 pm
20p per panel....is that a joke?
Title: Re: Solar Panel Cleaning Prices
Post by: NWH on January 25, 2020, 07:03:18 pm
Yeah but why would I want to clean that many panels lol,I like my shoulders but I wouldn’t at the end of the day after cleaning that many for peanuts. I clean 10 4ft square ones and she pays me 80 notes this one customer so I think I’ll stick with what I charge thanks.
Title: Re: Solar Panel Cleaning Prices
Post by: Simon Trapani on January 25, 2020, 07:30:59 pm
It’s when you see thousands of them in a field . I’d lose where I was. As in which ones I’d cleaned.
Title: Re: Solar Panel Cleaning Prices
Post by: chris turner on January 25, 2020, 07:44:30 pm
It’s when you see thousands of them in a field . I’d lose where I was. As in which ones I’d cleaned.

And loose the will to live...
Title: Re: Solar Panel Cleaning Prices
Post by: Splash & dash on January 25, 2020, 07:57:33 pm
20p per panel....is that a joke?


Unfortunately not that’s what he offered us and I know that was more than he paid  others  ,
Title: Re: Solar Panel Cleaning Prices
Post by: Slacky on January 25, 2020, 08:28:02 pm
I’ve seen a quote of his for a job at £4.00 a panel.

Quite impressive I reckon, considering its no extreme to knock out 300 panels a day.  Its my opinion thats a conservative figure.
Title: Re: Solar Panel Cleaning Prices
Post by: Splash & dash on January 25, 2020, 08:56:07 pm
I’ve seen a quote of his for a job at £4.00 a panel.

Quite impressive I reckon, considering its no extreme to knock out 300 panels a day.  Its my opinion thats a conservative figure.



He expected us to do minimum of 800 panels a day to make any money you need to do 1000 !!!!!
Title: Re: Solar Panel Cleaning Prices
Post by: deeege on January 25, 2020, 09:38:16 pm
I’ve seen a quote of his for a job at £4.00 a panel.

Quite impressive I reckon, considering its no extreme to knock out 300 panels a day.  Its my opinion thats a conservative figure.

How many panels was that?

The prices he was offering subbies was ridiculous. There was still a steady stream of them on here willing to take the jobs off him though, probably still is.
Title: Re: Solar Panel Cleaning Prices
Post by: Slacky on January 25, 2020, 10:20:38 pm
1500 panel job that one.

The customer knew it was way over the top which is why I was given a copy of it. This was before I’d offered my quote, which was odd I thought. Basically they gsve me the job at whatever price I wanted, so really Mr SS did me a favour and bit off his own nose in the process.

Can’t win em all.

Title: Re: Solar Panel Cleaning Prices
Post by: MNWC on January 26, 2020, 03:05:00 pm
75p per panel works out a good hourly rate...you can do 4 in a minute  if you have a wide brush with four jets....you dont need pure either. There, ive said now..... ::)roll ;D
Title: Re: Solar Panel Cleaning Prices
Post by: Slacky on January 26, 2020, 05:30:36 pm
Dont be stupid.

You cannot clean 4 solar panels a minute. Minute after minute after minute. Unless theyre all within a 2 yard distance from you, are reasonably clean to start with and extremely easily accessible, i.e. on the ground.

These broad, sweeping statements on here are about as useful as a chocolate fireguard.

4 panels a minute, 8 hours a day, 75p each, that works out at £1440.00. a day. Lightweight.


There, ive said now..... ::)roll ;D

Some things are better left unsaid.
Title: Re: Solar Panel Cleaning Prices
Post by: Ooooooog on January 26, 2020, 05:57:22 pm
Give me a bell tomorrow if you want. 
Was it one of our quotes?
07813474290
Title: Re: Solar Panel Cleaning Prices
Post by: Slacky on January 26, 2020, 06:25:07 pm
No it wasnt.