Solar Panel Cleaning FAQ’s

Yes. Dirt, debris, paint overspray, falling ash from a bad fire season, and bird droppings build up on your panels and block the sun's rays from reaching. As the build-up continues, you will see a decrease in your solar power production and an increase in your monthly power bill.

Every 3 to 6 months, depending on several factors:
● How fast dust, dirt, pollen, and debris build-up
● A bad fire season – falling ash on your panels blocks the sun's rays
● Road construction – beware of dirt, dust, and kicked-up rock
● House /Home Improvement construction – paint/concrete/stucco overspray can seriously damage your panels
● Bird infestations – bird poop, nesting in the wires, claw scratches on the panel
● How fast your power bill goes up – If your power bill is spiking,
check how dirty your panels are.
● HOA cleanliness rules – HOAs are getting serious about factoring in solar panel cleanliness as part of the property value
● Selling your home – Clean solar panels improve curb appeal

Water from your hose carries minerals, chlorine, and other particulates that will stain your panels AND will not get everything off, like sticky pollen, bird droppings, and fire season ash.

City water is typically hard water that leaves mineral deposits on your panels in the form of streaking and stains. The stains create hot spots in your panel that burn out the solar cells embedded in the panel. In addition to decreasing your solar panels' life, it can invalidate your warranty.

Roofs are hot places. Dish soap dries fast in this hot environment and leaves a hazy film on the panels that reduce your power production. Soap film also creates hot spots in the panels, which cuts their lifespan.

Squeegees are scrape debris like ash, pollen, rock, and dust that scratch your panel's surface. This type of deliberate scratching invalidates your solar array's warranty.

Also, there is no need for a squeegee. The heat of the roof and the sun will dry the panels quickly.

When you mix heights, slopes, water, and electricity, you have a recipe for falls. We always install a safety roof anchor to protect our employees from falls and homeowners/businesses from lawsuits. Installing a permanent safety roof anchor is automatically a part of every service we sell. In fact, per OSHA regulations, we cannot be on a roof without the proper safety gear. If a homeowner refuses to allow a safety anchor, we will not perform the service. The safety of our employees is too important to risk.

If you already have a roof safety anchor installed, we automatically give you a discount. It is our way of saying thank you for taking safety seriously!

OSHA-30 certification is the highest level of safety certification for solar panels. It means we can work on homes, businesses, solar glass windows, agricultural solar farms, and high rises safely.

Solar panels are NOT windows. They are sophisticated electricity-producing power plants. You need to know how to be safe around water, electricity, heights, slopes, and roofs. We wanted to create a company that we would want to work for.

We imagined and then built a company that cares about its employees' safety and well-being. Getting all employees trained to the highest safety standards is one way we show we respect our employees.

We want them to enjoy what they do and be safe at the same time. It is just one of the many ways we show we care about our team.

Companies that take the time and invest in earning an OSHA-30
certification know what they are doing. They also carry heavy general
liability insurance. So if an accident does happen, their insurance pays –
NOT yours.

Yes. Collecting the sun's rays is not temperature dependent. You only need the rays to get to your solar panel to convert it to a lower power bill.

Yes. We safely and effectively remove the snow from solar panels safely and effectively to help you save money all year.

Snow guards are claw-like attachments to the eave of your roof. When the snow flows through them, the snow gets broken up into sections. As a result, the snow is not coming down in one sheet that can harm someone or cause property damage.