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Title: Solar panel detergent
Post by: bobbyboy on July 07, 2024, 07:36:07 am: Good morning all.
I've got a very dirty and lichen covered clean coming up at an awkward angle so hard to scrub scrub scrub. What's the best detergent to spray on please? I've used tfr before which was fairly good but there must be some newer products out there?
Thank you
Bob
Title: Re: Solar panel detergent
Post by: AuRavelling79 on July 07, 2024, 08:30:11 am: Quote from: bobbyboy on July 07, 2024, 07:36:07 am
Good morning all.
I've got a very dirty and lichen covered clean coming up at an awkward angle so hard to scrub scrub scrub. What's the best detergent to spray on please? I've used tfr before which was fairly good but there must be some newer products out there?
Thank you
Bob

Others will advise about detergent but I find Gardiner's little scrubbing pads useful for spots.
Title: Re: Solar panel detergent
Post by: simon w on July 07, 2024, 06:09:24 pm: Hypo & a dedicated surfactant
Title: Re: Solar panel detergent
Post by: Scottish Cleaning Service on July 07, 2024, 06:32:36 pm: Hot water and no nonsense degreaser is all I use. Wet all the panels first and spray on degreaser and scrub away.
Title: Re: Solar panel detergent
Post by: zesty on July 07, 2024, 07:06:11 pm: Unless you’re desperate for the money, don’t bother!
Title: Re: Solar panel detergent
Post by: Smudger on July 07, 2024, 07:15:16 pm: Quote from: zesty on July 07, 2024, 07:06:11 pm
Unless you’re desperate for the money, don’t bother!

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Title: Re: Solar panel detergent
Post by: dd on July 08, 2024, 08:08:01 am: Thought you were not supposed to use tfr or hypo on solar panels. Xline sell chemicals for SP cleaning but no idea how good they are.
Title: Re: Solar panel detergent
Post by: PHILIP HARDY on July 08, 2024, 09:40:30 am: Lichen takes a lot of scrubbing off whatever you use, if panels are up on a roof its pretty near impossible to get enough downward pressure on to remove it, Hypo will bleach it but it will return and surely must be contra indicated for use on them, if they are low-lying you may have a chance,
Have a look on how Lichen is so strongly attached to pavement flags and ask what equipment you could use to clean them-? You have an answer straight away.
Title: Re: Solar panel detergent
Post by: zesty on July 08, 2024, 06:04:03 pm: Quote from: PHILIP HARDY on July 08, 2024, 09:40:30 am
Lichen takes a lot of scrubbing off whatever you use, if panels are up on a roof its pretty near impossible to get enough downward pressure on to remove it, Hypo will bleach it but it will return and surely must be contra indicated for use on them, if they are low-lying you may have a chance,
Have a look on how Lichen is so strongly attached to pavement flags and ask what equipment you could use to clean them-? You have an answer straight away.

Hence my don’t bother comment.

Absolute waste of time and effort unless you’re getting well over £1000 for the job.
Title: Re: Solar panel detergent
Post by: Ggh on July 26, 2024, 07:39:21 am: Scaffold tower and chemitek. This is the best way to do it properly.