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nathankaye

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Re: Solar Panel Clean - How much? (with pics)
« Reply #20 on: May 16, 2017, 04:12:50 pm »
Well either way, i clean solar panels at £5 a panel. My pricing structure is different from regular plain old window cleaning / maintenance cleans. Same as it is for fascia n gutter cleaning or conservatory roof cleaning.  These are add on jobs and not priced on the same basis as regular maintenance cleans.
My customers pay it, thats what i charge.
The question was asked, i answered my opinion and the fee that i charge. Obviously if you want to charge less or more then that is your right to do so. But dont criticise me if i charge and get paid more than what you have decided to charge when asked about doing such jobs.
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Dave Willis

Re: Solar Panel Clean - How much? (with pics)
« Reply #21 on: May 16, 2017, 04:46:24 pm »
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Re: Solar Panel Clean - How much? (with pics)
« Reply #22 on: May 16, 2017, 05:04:17 pm »
Well either way, i clean solar panels at £5 a panel. My pricing structure is different from regular plain old window cleaning / maintenance cleans. Same as it is for fascia n gutter cleaning or conservatory roof cleaning.  These are add on jobs and not priced on the same basis as regular maintenance cleans.
My customers pay it, thats what i charge.
The question was asked, i answered my opinion and the fee that i charge. Obviously if you want to charge less or more then that is your right to do so. But dont criticise me if i charge and get paid more than what you have decided to charge when asked about doing such jobs.
You haven't got paid. You clean big houses for less. It's an existing customer that could potentially feel ripped off and you lose the job and risk your reputation all for some imaginary pricing structure that doesn't add up. Maybe that's why you take on other peoples underpriced work?
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8weekly

Re: Solar Panel Clean - How much? (with pics)
« Reply #23 on: May 16, 2017, 05:10:54 pm »
He'd charge £40 to do them. Doesn't sound a rip off price to me. That said I'd probably charge £25/£30. Especially as they're so low.

Dave Anderson

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Re: Solar Panel Clean - How much? (with pics)
« Reply #24 on: May 16, 2017, 05:40:25 pm »
Someone did mention here about doing them for free, I imagine we all do the odd 'thing' for free but at the end of the day what I have learnt is that if you do something for free in a low level business setting like window cleaning thats exactly what it is worth the customer... Charge something, anything will do but just not free for me anymore.

Price... 3 per panel sounds about right for me.
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robbo333

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Re: Solar Panel Clean - How much? (with pics)
« Reply #25 on: May 16, 2017, 06:00:21 pm »
I'd run with £3 per panel. If you want to do them a favour then £2 per panel.
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SB Cleaning

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Re: Solar Panel Clean - How much? (with pics)
« Reply #26 on: May 16, 2017, 06:00:56 pm »
Reading peoples responses on here, i think i have a different mind set.
These solar panals are saving money them money. There not for any other means and especially not decorative lol.  Therefore cleaning them will make them more efficient and ultimately benefiting the owners. So therefore your cleaning of them is part of that business and your in business to make money. I would therefore charge £5 per panal.
I don't think cleaning solar panels make them any more efficient...ive asked quite a few customers if they have gained from having them cleaned and none have noticed anything considerable....it all boils down to how much sun they get in the year for how efficient they are.

Shrek

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Re: Solar Panel Clean - How much? (with pics)
« Reply #27 on: May 16, 2017, 06:24:08 pm »
Reading peoples responses on here, i think i have a different mind set.
These solar panals are saving money them money. There not for any other means and especially not decorative lol.  Therefore cleaning them will make them more efficient and ultimately benefiting the owners. So therefore your cleaning of them is part of that business and your in business to make money. I would therefore charge £5 per panal.
I don't think cleaning solar panels make them any more efficient...ive asked quite a few customers if they have gained from having them cleaned and none have noticed anything considerable....it all boils down to how much sun they get in the year for how efficient they are.

Totally agree , last year mine made me £185 more than what I earned 5 years ago when they were brand new

nathankaye

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Re: Solar Panel Clean - How much? (with pics)
« Reply #28 on: May 16, 2017, 06:48:49 pm »
Well either way, i clean solar panels at £5 a panel. My pricing structure is different from regular plain old window cleaning / maintenance cleans. Same as it is for fascia n gutter cleaning or conservatory roof cleaning.  These are add on jobs and not priced on the same basis as regular maintenance cleans.
My customers pay it, thats what i charge.
The question was asked, i answered my opinion and the fee that i charge. Obviously if you want to charge less or more then that is your right to do so. But dont criticise me if i charge and get paid more than what you have decided to charge when asked about doing such jobs.
You haven't got paid. You clean big houses for less. It's an existing customer that could potentially feel ripped off and you lose the job and risk your reputation all for some imaginary pricing structure that doesn't add up. Maybe that's why you take on other peoples underpriced work?

Peavey, whats your problem mate. Do you suck on lemons just for the fun of it, just to keep that sour view point of everything??

Everyones prices are their own to set. My prices are considerably higher than others in my areas where i work. But yes they may be lower than yours, pending again where you are working. 
The rounds i have taken over cost me nothing as they are good friends who after 10yrs doing this work have moved into different lines of work. But the prices are not mine and so im not scared to adjust them mate.
But even those customer i charge min of £70 for a conservatory roof clean, whereas their usual 4 weekly clean may only be £15.  Guess what, if they dont like the price then i dont do the work, its that simple. However ive not been turned down once on price and im not holding a gun to their heads either 😭

So my point still stands in MY opinion. You have yours. Should i try to belittle you to try and make my point????? Nah,
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Re: Solar Panel Clean - How much? (with pics)
« Reply #29 on: May 16, 2017, 06:53:03 pm »
Well either way, i clean solar panels at £5 a panel. My pricing structure is different from regular plain old window cleaning / maintenance cleans. Same as it is for fascia n gutter cleaning or conservatory roof cleaning.  These are add on jobs and not priced on the same basis as regular maintenance cleans.
My customers pay it, thats what i charge.
The question was asked, i answered my opinion and the fee that i charge. Obviously if you want to charge less or more then that is your right to do so. But dont criticise me if i charge and get paid more than what you have decided to charge when asked about doing such jobs.
You haven't got paid. You clean big houses for less. It's an existing customer that could potentially feel ripped off and you lose the job and risk your reputation all for some imaginary pricing structure that doesn't add up. Maybe that's why you take on other peoples underpriced work?

Peavey, whats your problem mate. Do you suck on lemons just for the fun of it, just to keep that sour view point of everything??


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֍Winp®oClean֍

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Re: Solar Panel Clean - How much? (with pics)
« Reply #30 on: May 16, 2017, 06:56:31 pm »
Well either way, i clean solar panels at £5 a panel. My pricing structure is different from regular plain old window cleaning / maintenance cleans. Same as it is for fascia n gutter cleaning or conservatory roof cleaning.  These are add on jobs and not priced on the same basis as regular maintenance cleans.
My customers pay it, thats what i charge.
The question was asked, i answered my opinion and the fee that i charge. Obviously if you want to charge less or more then that is your right to do so. But dont criticise me if i charge and get paid more than what you have decided to charge when asked about doing such jobs.
You haven't got paid. You clean big houses for less. It's an existing customer that could potentially feel ripped off and you lose the job and risk your reputation all for some imaginary pricing structure that doesn't add up. Maybe that's why you take on other peoples underpriced work?

Peavey, whats your problem mate. Do you suck on lemons just for the fun of it, just to keep that sour view point of everything??

Everyones prices are their own to set. My prices are considerably higher than others in my areas where i work. But yes they may be lower than yours, pending again where you are working. 
The rounds i have taken over cost me nothing as they are good friends who after 10yrs doing this work have moved into different lines of work. But the prices are not mine and so im not scared to adjust them mate.
But even those customer i charge min of £70 for a conservatory roof clean, whereas their usual 4 weekly clean may only be £15.  Guess what, if they dont like the price then i dont do the work, its that simple. However ive not been turned down once on price and im not holding a gun to their heads either 😭

So my point still stands in MY opinion. You have yours. Should i try to belittle you to try and make my point????? Nah,

You're spending too much time reading 8 weekly's narcissistic drivel and beginning to believe your own BS mate - just a "heads up" that's all!  ;D
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8weekly

Re: Solar Panel Clean - How much? (with pics)
« Reply #31 on: May 16, 2017, 06:59:28 pm »
Well either way, i clean solar panels at £5 a panel. My pricing structure is different from regular plain old window cleaning / maintenance cleans. Same as it is for fascia n gutter cleaning or conservatory roof cleaning.  These are add on jobs and not priced on the same basis as regular maintenance cleans.
My customers pay it, thats what i charge.
The question was asked, i answered my opinion and the fee that i charge. Obviously if you want to charge less or more then that is your right to do so. But dont criticise me if i charge and get paid more than what you have decided to charge when asked about doing such jobs.
You haven't got paid. You clean big houses for less. It's an existing customer that could potentially feel ripped off and you lose the job and risk your reputation all for some imaginary pricing structure that doesn't add up. Maybe that's why you take on other peoples underpriced work?

Peavey, whats your problem mate. Do you suck on lemons just for the fun of it, just to keep that sour view point of everything??

Everyones prices are their own to set. My prices are considerably higher than others in my areas where i work. But yes they may be lower than yours, pending again where you are working. 
The rounds i have taken over cost me nothing as they are good friends who after 10yrs doing this work have moved into different lines of work. But the prices are not mine and so im not scared to adjust them mate.
But even those customer i charge min of £70 for a conservatory roof clean, whereas their usual 4 weekly clean may only be £15.  Guess what, if they dont like the price then i dont do the work, its that simple. However ive not been turned down once on price and im not holding a gun to their heads either 😭

So my point still stands in MY opinion. You have yours. Should i try to belittle you to try and make my point????? Nah,

You're spending too much time reading 8 weekly's narcissistic drivel and beginning to believe your own BS mate - just a "heads up" that's all!  ;D
Stay calm Chummy. A heads up for you. Stay off here when you've been drinking.

dazmond

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Re: Solar Panel Clean - How much? (with pics)
« Reply #32 on: May 16, 2017, 07:15:44 pm »
we can all charge what we like.thats the beauty of working for yourself but for me charging £40 for cleaning them 8 solar panels(its like cleaning 8 large velux windows)on a property i already clean is a bit much esp as i know theyll only take 10 mins.plus they can be cleaned with my main 25ft pole so no getting my 47 footer out.

i clean a fair few window cleaning customers solar panels from time to time and they are easy money even though i dont charge as much as some of you.
price higher/work harder!