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8 Cleaning Tips for Solar Panels to Last Longer

It is a major investment to install  solar panels  at home.   That is the reason why  solar panel maintenance is  necessary  to ensure long-term gains.  In this article, we are going to suggest a  few tips for its  proper  maintenance and cleaning .     It will be better for you to go through the  solar panel maintenance checklist  that   is provided below before you rope in any  professional  cleaning services .     Position your  solar panels out of shade as energy production  is advers e ly affected if  they  do not  r eceive  any sunlight.   You have  to   bird-proof   the solar pa nels.     Observe  the solar panels and  check whether  the inverters are flashing green lights. If they are not,  then  you are s quander ing money by no longer repaying for your electricity use.   Properly document  the da il y performance  each day  to  maintain your  solar panel s   most effectively .  You have to record  how much energy has been  gener at ed  during  a  specific  time every day and

Reasons Why You Should Never Use Soap for Cleaning Dirty Solar Panels

  If there is one  thing  that  we all have  learned during the coronavirus pandemic , it is  the  utility  of soap and water .   Despite offen s e being the best defense,   earlier,  regularly washing our hands was our best defense.  A few dirty solar panels are indeed  benefit ted  from regular washing to  prevent   minimiz ed output and efficiency . S oap  wouldn’ t  be a viable option  here.   Most   of the  leading solar panel cleaning  service s  in California  never  ap pl y  a ny  cleaning  agent on solar  panels .   Rather they dep end  on  a rotating-brush system and  dei o nized water  for  wash ing  solar  panels.     Soaps  may  leave a film or residue that not  just  shades panels  such as  the dirt that was just washed off  but  may  encourage dirt  as well  to stick and  accumulate  faster . Many   professionals  make use of   deioniz ed  water that is applied through  the  rotating-brush system. This is the  most ideal method  to leave the  sol ar panels with a spot-fr