Go Solar Posted May 4, 2021 Report Share Posted May 4, 2021 Pete's post on the upper Ajijic power outage reminded me, tangentially, to remind all those with solar panels (and solar tubes for water heating, though less critical by far) to check them and clean them. This time of year being the driest and dustiest, plus the smoke, can really dirty up those panels and they can quickly lose 1/3 or more of their potential. Think of a really dirty window and trying to see through it. At any rate, in the coolest part of the day, (early AM is ideal), rinse with clean water, and if needed, it is OK to use a very soft brush and very mild diluted dish soap, then rinse thoroughly. Then DRY with a soft cloth or squeegee them, to avoid any hard water spotting. (unless your water is softened, then no need to do this part) And take full advantage of the nice strong sun, keep those CFE kWh offsets and credits going to their full potential to support the AC use, refrigeration, and pool pumps. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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