Solar panel’s life span is around 25 years and it requires very less maintenance because they are made this way to work for years. This makes our life easy but still those who have installed these panels for their property should know ” How to Clean Solar Panels “.
The dust and dirt on the plates can significantly reduce the absorbing power of the solar plates which can cause you to lose around 7% energy annually.
I will talk about the 3 best and tested ways to keep your plates clean and to maintain the efficiency of it.
1: How to Clean Solar Panels in Pakistan Using Rain
The rain in Pakistan is very common due to moonsoon which starts from July to September. Every city is different from each other hence the cleaning frequency varies from one city to the other.
Using the heavy rainfall in that season might help to clean these plates in such a way that they won’t need cleaning for another 2-3months but the rain can leave a slick of brown water on the lower part of the plates which you might have to clean yourself.
If you are thinking that this way is not enough and you can’t wait for the rain to come then let’s look at the other effective methods below
2: Self-cleaning brushes and sponges
One of the most effective way of cleaning solar panels is by using Water (DI) . Take an empty spray bottle and fill half of the bottle with Water (DI) mix it with Vinegar then use it to spray on the plates after spraying use your sponges on the area where you sprayed then wipe it down till the end use this method on each plate to get effective results.
Because Karachi is the most air populated city in Pakistan and mostly all the solar systems are installed on the roof of every house there.
Click on the video text that you might find interesting in this video you will learn how to clean solar panels in Pakistan using self-cleaning brushes and sponges.
3: Hire a Service Team (Only for Large System)
Now if you are someone who is pretty busy with their work and don’t have time to clean your solar system or you may just feel like that today is not the today to work.
Then the popular opinion on this is to hire a solar panel service team who can do your job instead of you doing yourself. There are more than 15 companies who can provide this service here is the list of those companies below:
- Alpha Solar
- Pak Solar
- Zi Solar
- City Solar
- Fb Energy
- Sky Electric
- Buy Solar
- Pantera
- Sympl Solar
- Versatile Solution
- Reon
Getting this type of health is really beneficial because it can save a lot of time which you had to use but it is a little expensive but still recommend because you won’t need this service everyday just once in few months that is what the best part of solar panel is.
What You Should Not Do:
- Turn of the power before cleaning: Make sure to turn of the power before cleaning because cleaning them while power is on can harm you.
- Use normal temperature water: If you will spray cold water on hot panels during the day time it can crack.
- Don’t use harmful chemicals: Using chemicals like bleach can cause damage on the solar plates.
- Don’t use a pressure washer: As this can damage the glass on solar panels.
