Extra Hand Solar Clean
The Ponds Solar and Glass
Job Location: The Ponds
Surrounding Suburbs: Blacktown, Rouse Hill, Beaumont Hills, Kellyville, Quakers Hill, Schofields, Riverstone, Norwest, Marsden Park
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Colorbond Roof - 2 Storey: Solar Panel and Glass Clean
Recently Extra Hand Solar Clean were asked to clean some solar panels at a property in The Ponds towards Riverstone. The owner had recently decided to spend more time there, and not having access to their solar panels, asked us to come over and perform a clean and perhaps do some other things.
We ended up cleaning all the exterior windows as well which came up extremely well.
Regarding the cleaning of the panels, we observed the solar panel enemy lichen beginning to occur in it’s early stages. The owner was very wise to get the panels cleaned before this naturally occurring substance took hold. Unfortunately, many solar cells are neglected for years and damage occurs.
You don’t need to clean your solar panels every year in many circumstances if mounted on a sufficient angle of 15 degree or above, but you do need to clean them before lichen invades keeping it at bay.
Further to this, with a roof height of well over 7 metres, we had to ensure we could do it safely. Being colorbond, it took a bit more effort to fit a temporary anchor point to attach our safety restraint line. Colorbond is very slippery and acts like a slide in a children’s playground. It was also a very hot day, consequently we had to wear long pants and gloves as well since the metal could burn our skin.
We used all our skills and knowledge to do this job efficiently & safely by using our on-board pure water system, special tools and safety equipment. We removed all the lichen leaving no evidence of it ever being there. We also removed other contaminants, some being less obvious, but still present reducing overall power generation. If not cleaned, this effectively costs the homeowner money as any shortfall in power needs to be drawn from the grid and paid for.
We compare it to driving a car with under inflated tyres, which means early failure of the tyres and higher fuel consumption.
Below we have created a video to discuss further, we suggest you watch it and see for yourself what we did. We also show you the use of a removable anchor point for a safety harness.
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