I have a wfp setup that I normally use on solar panels, it’s great, I love it, it’s in and out. HOWEVER, for this particular house there is bird netting covering 90% of the panels (and they’re glued down). The owner told me they had a really bad problem with pigeons nesting up there and this was the only way to keep them out.
I am operating under the impression I cannot scrub these with a net over them since it will either break the net or just make waterfed poling ineffective working around these.
SO, alternatives. My grandest idea I’d like to run by you is this: use some sort of solar panel soap to coat these bad boys and then spray them down with pure water.
If anyone has experience with this problem or would like to brainstorm ideas I am all ears. I told the homeowner I would talk to some “fellow professionals”
Also, as an extra variable, I do not have a pressure washer at the moment so keep that in mind.
I wonder how dense of a netting would affect the power rating?
Hmm, might be worth looking into contracting in some way with solar companies for cleaning maintenance on each sale they make as an add on?
I would use a pure-water system acting as a hose with a nozzle. You’d want some pressure, so bring a pump. This way the netting is cleaner and doesn’t need to be removed. From my experience, solar panels don’t need to be stared through. Get the sheet off so they are efficient. Ensure you sell regular maintenance.
For anyone who has this problem in the future. The netting was not super stiff and did not need anything special to clean it (just WFP).
HOWEVER, if you encounter this netting you will probably run into the bird abatement gel that I did. This was the real problem and it got on everything and reminded me of the Spot from the Dr. Seuss books. My advice- if you see what looks like silicone next to bird netting avoid it like the plague.
