Gerald_db Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Now that I have been online to pvoutput.org for a week and being a bit ocd about the live feed power outputs I felt that my peak output was not where it was last year. This evening I climbed up onto the shop roof to look at the state of my power station. Eish. Thanks to the drought here they are truly dusty and dirty as they have not been cleaned since installation 9 months ago. 45 of them is quite a mission so will do 6 each evening. Intrigued to see the difference. Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk Mark 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 I had same. the last fires in CPT, I saw a reduction in production. After washing the panels, problem was solved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Hobson Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 I wash mine every month or so - much easier than for most folk, as it is a ground install. Bird shit is my main complaint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLEVA Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 A long handled glass washer (sqeegee) works well unless something really ingrained - Should be done every 3-6 months unless you really fanatical. I have a monthly maintenance schedule for checking all sorts of things on a dedicated maintenance day (3rd Sunday each month), my panel cleaning, battery testing, terminal checking and greasing +++ is all on that list. That way even if you find a repair takes you longer than the day, you'll get to the other regular stuff next month and at least every 2 months stuff gets checked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerald_db Posted April 28, 2016 Author Share Posted April 28, 2016 Washing 45 panels is not a quick story especially with 9 months of grime. 17 done this evening. Quite aerobic actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 A beautiful sight... I'm dreaming!! Can you give us some background the the projects and reasons for installation/benefits. Inverter details etc please... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Hobson Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 1 minute ago, Mark said: A beautiful sight... I'm dreaming!! Can you give us some background the the projects and reasons for installation/benefits. Inverter details etc please... Mark have a look here. I wonder where I learnt that nifty trick . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerald_db Posted April 28, 2016 Author Share Posted April 28, 2016 First time I've been up on the roof to look at it. Quite electrifying I must say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerald_db Posted April 28, 2016 Author Share Posted April 28, 2016 Adding another 15 or so panels shortly. Just wanted to have a year of generation documented as I dont want to produce a negative electricity bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLEVA Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 He he, from your pic and the background, I now know exactly where you live. Never noticed the panels before, will be more observant next up that way... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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