Cooling And Cleaning Solar Panels

The most effective way to clean your solar panels is with a hose and a bucket of soapy water.

Cooling and cleaning solar panels. Firstly cleaning panels will cool them down and cause them to operate more efficiently. Most snow will melt fairly quickly as the dark solar panels attract heat and sunlight. Never use an abrasive material to clean the solar panels. It is best to clean your solar panels using ambient temperature water during early mornings 6 7 am when the modules temperatures will be low after cooling down overnight and when the solar generation has not started.

And snow actually cleans your panels as it melts taking any dust and dirt with it as it slides off the slick module surface. Essentially in the same manner you would wash your car at home. Many times solar panels are located in hard access points on the roof and are complicated to perform regular cleaning. Read more about solar and snow here.

The essential solar panel cleaning tools are brushes intended for modules. If you have a rooftop system it may be a good idea to enlist a cleaning service if only for safety reasons. Because you don t want to scratch the panels in any way it s best to use just water and a non abrasive sponge to apply soapy water. A solar panel cleaning brush features extension poles that allow you to effectively clean the modules from a safe distance either on the ground or on.