Residential Solar Panel Cleaning
JH Group Cleaning
Solar panel cleaning
While we are on-site making your views crystal clear it’s only a little extra work to give those solar panels a scrubbing so they, too, can have a clear view of the sun. Not just for gaining your efficiency back. Solar can deteriorate without proper maintenance causing them to either have a permanent reduction in efficiency or worst case, require replacement.
Ask now for a free no obligation solar check using our drone
Why clean Solar Panels!
(like, does it make a difference?)
Think of the difference in your solar efficiency between the winter and summer months. Now imagine you put a sunshade over your solar. That’s exactly what happens when your panels are covered in dust and dirt. And it doesn’t take a lot to noticeably reduce the efficiency causing all that money you spent having them installed isn’t working for you.
It’s not just and dirt that can reduce you efficiency but if you live near trees or moisture prone areas then mould and Lykan build up can severely impact your solar panels ability to harness that green energy. Bird and (especially) bat droppings can also have a fatal effect on your solar panels as once the coating is degraded its bye bye panel.
Often people are unaware that solar arrangement can have an effect. If your solar is String (meaning they all connected and converted to usable power in one place) it means that the inverter only converts total energy based on the LOWEST PERFORMING panel! How does this sound if one panel is degraded or covered in droppings.
Why Choose JH Group?
As professional window cleaners we carry all the kit and equipment to clean dirt and grime from a wide variety of surfaces with the expertise and experience to do this in the most hard to reach areas of your home. And solar panels are probably in the hardest part to reach (on the roof!). But for us it’s just another day in the office and another surface that needs cleaning. If we can’t reach it with our feet firmly planted on the ground, we are all height safety trained and ready to ‘don’ the harness and get up on roof (permitted its safe to do so).
Contact us for a free quote
It's a cliché but a necessary one. All our quotes a free and no obligation. Even if you just want to ask if we have a look with the drone, we will be happy to help.
What to expect
No, we use a similar process to when we clean external windows with zero pure water and dirt agitation. High pressure solutions can damage the panels, wiring and can also cause the operator to become unstable on the roof.
No. In almost all cases chemicals would not make any difference to the cleaning process but may damage the solar itself. We use zero pure water which will dry spot free and leave the panels with a fresh start. Even using just tap water can leave spots on the panels and over time these will etch into the coating and permanently degrade the efficiency.
Each client is quoted on a case-by-case basis. This can vary depending on quantity of panels, how fouled they are but mainly comes down to access. If we need to establish safe access to the roof rather than being able to reach them from ground level this increases duration of the job and the price, as you can understand.
Our quoting system is primarily based on how long the job will take an experienced technician to complete.
