How to Remove Snow from Solar Panels (and Should You?)
We get a lot of questions in the winter about snow on solar panels. Often people ask if it pays to manually remove snow from the panels. Although in most instances, we discourage doing this because the snow slides off on it's own, we understand there are exceptions.
Especially during our Midwest winters, we can occasionally get a combination of snow, ice & low temperatures that cause snow stick to the panels longer than normal.
If you feel the need to remove the snow, we'll show you how much difference it makes and, most importantly, how to do it safely.
The Sno-Pro foam roof rake we use in the video is an American made product sold by a family-owned company in Michigan. Here's a link to the product:
www.roofrake.com/Productpages...
The Snow Peeler can be found on Amazon or at other online hardware stores. It has a hard nylon bottom that will be safe for the solar panels if not used aggressively.
If you have any questions about this or solar panels in general, send us a message.
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Is the snow peeler safe for the panel surfaces? Or will it scratch them?
@iconic_energy
7 ай бұрын
The snow peeler we demonstrated has a hard nylon bottom that will be safe for the solar panels as long as it's not used aggressively. Thanks for the question @donbreda!
Is the verdict in on whether or not you should clean them? I recently read a study that was done, were they suggested not cleaning them because there’s more risk than gain. The study tested many solar panels at different angles, and they found the loss was fairly minuscule. I’m wondering if you have any thoughts on the risk and reward of doing it?
@iconic_energy
5 ай бұрын
Good question. We go into more detail in our article accompanying this video. You can find it here: iconicnrg.com/blog/remove-snow-solar-panels/
Where do you purchace the snow peeler?
@iconic_energy
4 ай бұрын
The Snow Peeler can be found on Amazon or at other online hardware stores. Thanks for watching!
Can You use CaCl? Calciul clorhide
@iconic_energy
5 ай бұрын
@pi1325 It's not a good idea idea to put calcium chloride (ice melt) on your solar panels.
It would be more helpful to show on a sunny day. Clearly if you got the snow to actually shed the remainder melts off very quickly in the sun. If nothing else the next day will produce at a much higher capacity.
@iconic_energy
5 ай бұрын
@cooldealmedia2865 Correct. If you lessen the snow on the panels is helps it melt faster as soon as the sun comes out, and then you'll be producing more power.
Why not you use a pressure cleaner instead of soup use sault water... Or install a sprinkler on the roof top...
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