[Richard iSparkle]

been asked by a client to clean their solar panels.  does anyone do this, and if so how much do you charge?  also do you have a minimum fee for it as they are one off jobs (or at best 6 monthly)?

[Blue Frog Systems]

Been thinking the same myself and would probably be £6 per pannel with a min of 4 pannels.

From what i have read is that solar pannels should be cleaned in March / April then again in July / August to get the best out of them.

[Richard iSparkle]

i was thinking more along the lines of £10 per panel, minimum £79.95!  unless its a client and you're on the property already i don't figure its worth doing anything for less than £60.  also if these things are damaged when you're cleaning they're thousands of pounds to replace.

[Blast Away]

It's gonna be a big market this lads in a few years.

Got a mate who is a manager at a warehouse and they're having them fitted, 400k worth. All aligned so cleaning can be done. Will have to keep in his good books in a couple of years. 

[king marko]

Would this kind of clean be c

[king marko]

Would this kind of clean be clean be covered under usual insurance?? Or would I need to upgrade?
I've been asked by customer for a once-a-year clean

[Blue Frog Systems]

probably need to up your insurance i reckon... worth asking your insurer

[Richard iSparkle]

need to inform your insurer

[king marko]

Thought so... Already told customer I won't touch them yet as not sure.
Suppose I need to decide wether to push this service to justify increase in premium?

[bobplum]

is there a risk we can damage the panels with brushes we use,as any one got experience cleaning panels

[Richard iSparkle]

hey bob,

yes there is a risk of damaging the panels if the wrong brush head is used, also a risk if water temp too hi, or too low in hot weather!  apparently they're very delicate.  that's whny you need to charge properly for this if you do it.

[LBWCS]

Are there any solar panel 'experts' on here then? I'm looking to add this service and would like to know exactly how to go about it, without learning from a costly mistake! What size poles and adapters are used as some look very tricky to get to

[Dave Turley]

Hi Rhine!
I'm also. Ery interested in this for the next few years.

[bobplum]

Probably the best thing to do is to contact a solar panel maker/supplier and get the info from them

[nathan214]

i do solar pannel cleaning now u need a very soft brush head i charge 7pound per pannel and this cant really be done off a ladder bit dangerous we use scafold towers thats the best way to do it or a cherry picker if its offices

[nathan214]

http://windowcleaningsupplies.net/prod_show.asp?prodid=698&ref=froogle

[nathan214]

thats the brush we use

[glen parva]

this the we use
http://www.windowcleaningstuff.co.uk/product.php?id_product=584

cheaper still