September 18, 20232 yr I saw these clips on AliExpress, suppose to help with standing water on your solar panels if they are installed fairly flat. Has anyone tried this or anything like it. Whats your thoughts? I ordered a few to try in anyway and should get it I think by November.
May 26May 26 On 2026/05/25 at 11:35 AM, Piper said:Hi MarkusYes I did and they actually do make a difference on my setup.Hi PiperCould you please give more info on these drainage clips and your setup?What angle is your panels?How many clips per panel?Thanks in adavance.
May 29May 29 Author On 2026/05/26 at 7:44 PM, Vaal said:Hi PiperCould you please give more info on these drainage clips and your setup?What angle is your panels?How many clips per panel?Thanks in adavance.Hi I Have 24 panels on my carport routhly @ 5 deg and added 1 clip to each panel at the point where I had the most stagnating water. If I have to guess it reduced the dust/mud/water mark about 50%. The clips were cheap as chips so any improvement was worth it for me. I actually ended up installing more panels on my house roof to make up for my losses ,especially during the winter months when the sun sits lower.
May 29May 29 7 hours ago, Piper said:HiI Have 24 panels on my carport routhly @ 5 deg and added 1 clip to each panel at the point where I had the most stagnating water. If I have to guess it reduced the dust/mud/water mark about 50%. The clips were cheap as chips so any improvement was worth it for me. I actually ended up installing more panels on my house roof to make up for my losses ,especially during the winter months when the sun sits lower.Thanks for the reply. My panels are at 10 deg so it might be worth it to try. When I installed my panels, I had the option to spend money on brackets to get the angle right or add more panels for the same amount. I went the more panels route.
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