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How Do You Clean Roof Mounted Solar Heating Tubes?
« on: April 22, 2016, 09:13:54 pm »
Over the past few months I have cleaned some solar PV (flat) panels for my window cleaning customers. Today I was asked by a customer whether I can clean their solar heating tubes, (used to generate hot water), which are also roof mounted.

Does anyone have any idea how to go about this?
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Smudger

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Re: How Do You Clean Roof Mounted Solar Heating Tubes?
« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2016, 09:17:34 pm »
Always cleaned these the same as solar panels - be aware that they are glass.

Darran
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Re: How Do You Clean Roof Mounted Solar Heating Tubes?
« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2016, 09:22:17 pm »
Quote from: Smudger on April 22, 2016, 09:17:34 pm
Always cleaned these the same as solar panels - be aware that they are glass.

Darran

Thanks Darran. Do you recommend any particular brush for these?
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Smudger

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Re: How Do You Clean Roof Mounted Solar Heating Tubes?
« Reply #3 on: April 22, 2016, 09:27:18 pm »
No - super lite mixed medium for me, same as solar panels, glass, polycarbonate, upvc, render etc...

Darran
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Re: How Do You Clean Roof Mounted Solar Heating Tubes?
« Reply #4 on: April 22, 2016, 11:36:53 pm »
I always wondered if there is any benefit at all in cleaning hot water tubes.
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Re: How Do You Clean Roof Mounted Solar Heating Tubes?
« Reply #5 on: April 23, 2016, 12:55:42 pm »
They can start going green after a time, but customer pays for them to be cleaned every 3 months. Who am I to argue 🙄

Darran
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