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3 likes • Aug '25
Plenty don’t, but it is good practice to do so regardless of the application. Truthfully, when it comes to commercial installs the larger they get, the less that people worry about the water filtration as much as just making sure they actually get cleaned, and done so safely. Only caveat I put on that thought however is: if the water is very hard and full of minerals, then filtration is a must, it is not optional. If you have a good 3-4 stage RO/DI setup you can filter plenty of water, for many commercial jobs without any problem at all. It might cost you more to setup but long term it will be a good investment. You will almost certainly want a good pump setup to maintain good presure and flow. If you have DI only then you’re going to chew through resin very fast on a commercial size clean.
Jul '25 •
Hey fellow Solar Cleaners - I'm New Here
Hi everyone, I'm new to this community and new to solar cleaning so wish me luck. Up till now I've been selling solar to both residential & commercial clients and everyone asks do we have to clean the panels and how often. I know that many sales people will avoid this topic - claiming that they're self cleaning or that the rain will clean them !!! Pure Crap !!! So I want to take advantage of this lack of understanding.
3 likes • Aug '25
Keep working on the education to change the “self cleaning” narrative. Position yourself as a trustworthy advocate for solar maintenance and asset longevity, and you should find success.
Nov '24 •
🔑🔓 [START HERE] Your Shortcut To Success
THIS POST IS PACKED WITH EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS COMMUNITY! Thank you for being here… if you wish to stay, don’t mess this part up and please read every word of this post and watch the video. #NOLURKERS... when you join, any new member who doesn't level up to Level 2 (within 14 Days) will be removed from this community. It's not that difficult: To move up to level 2 it's simple... get 5 points. 1 like on any of your comments or posts = 1 point. You only need 5 to keep access. Also all the modules inside the classroom will become available on autopilot from the moment you reach Level 2. It is simple...So don't put this off! Make one post and/or comment on a few posts here in the community as you can and you get to stay. This way we keep this community alive and kickin' 😉 🎁 Free Gifts 🎁 - Free Gift 1: Join our upcoming new member onboarding call (see calendar) - Free Gift 2: The Local Marketing Vault - Free Gift 3: Recommended softwares - Free Gift 4: Facebook Ads (Free for the first 25 members) - Free Gift 5: Linkedin Recommendations - Free Gift 6: Chemitek Training - Free Gift 7: Solarcleano Introduction and Training - Free Gift 8: Sunbrush Introduction and Training - Free Gift 9: FREE Thryvedesk Review Management-Generation Software (read instructions module 1) - Free Gift 10: EARN REWARDS & MEMBER SPOTLIGHT SESSIONS (read instructions module 1) 🥇 #1 Rule 🥇 If you are here to get value, you will, but if you GIVE value, you will find you get much more out of this community. - NO DM farming (for example: “comment below and I’ll send it over) - NO spamming people in this community, I will find out! - NO links in your posts or comments - NO sales, promotion or links to other services like marketing, groups, shops, etc... - I repeat... NO LINKS IN YOUR POSTS. If I let you do it, I have to let everyone do it and I will not let this community become a spam fest :) On that note, there will be a few members and sponsors in this communtiy that I do allow to post links. It will be very clear which posts they are as you come across them.
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5 likes • Aug '25
Bring it on
Aug '25 •
Introduction
Hey, my name is Joel. I’m in Newcastle, Australia - about 2 hours north of Sydney. I’ve been cleaning solar for nearly 6 years now and love it. I’ve learnt a lot from other guys in the community and hope to help others grow. Here’s a picture of me on a roof at a job that ChatGPT converted into a Lego style photo.
Apr '25 •
LRA
Hi, I’ve tried LRA on only one job with heavily impacted lichen growth on the panels. I tried 3 applications of LRA at the recommended dilution rate and 15 min wait before rotary brushing with only minimal success. Not very happy as each application is like $20 worth! Am I going doing something wrong? Should I try a 1in 5 mix? Any tips? Cheers Richard
2 likes • May '25
@Richard Connelly I have found that with most lichen here in Australia, especially the baked on lichen that has been there for some time, there is literally no alternative but to scrape it. The brush you use also makes a difference. Most rotary brushes and even robotic cleaner brushes just don't get the job done. I have seen @Kim Verduyckt's videos from Europe of really really bad lichen cleaned with the aid of LRA and a SolarCleano F1. The difference is amazing. With advice from Kim, I attacked a bad lichen job here in Australia with a similar approach (I don't have heated water, whereas Kim did have in his setup). At the end of it, despite 3 applications of LRA and 6 passes with the F1 along with the red bristle (hardest), I reverted back to scraping the chunks off with the solar safe scraper as the hardest bristle on the F1 simply did not cut the mustard. Once I dislodged it with the scraper, then it made things better. So my take aways from that were: 1) Aussie lichen is perhaps different to Europe and 2) I probably need to got for a heated water setup. That all said, our guys still use LRA in daily resi work, because it not only helps remove the foliage but also helps us remove the residual brown/black marks that get left behind on the panel surface that remain after foliage is removed. These can look real shit if you don't clean them, and they're not easy to remove sometimes. (Nothing worse than seeing them on a dry panel you thought was fully cleaned 😪). There are some people that will say you can just hit it with water and plastic scraper, with no LRA. And on some occasions, that method will totally get the job done, no arguments there. But on the flip side, 1) it can also end up being a bit harder work, thus take longer and 2) we've found that you're more likely to end up with those brown/black spots on the glass after the panel dries, which then means you will need to go back and clean again.
1 like • Aug '25
@Phil Gooby I’ve never strengthened the mix on LRA (on PRA I have, but never LRA). Best thing I can recommend: 1) dry brush the lichen foliage before putting anything on it, as that loosens the foliage and opens it up so you maximise the penetration of the LRA. 2) be very liberal with the LRA application, really soak it on, and give it a good 10-15 minutes to soak in. Those 2 steps will give you the best chance to maximise results, this is what has worked for us. If that doesn’t cut the mustard, then it could be worth going for a 2nd round. I’ve attached a video of a nasty one we did using single application of LRA, and some before vs afters of others. All of these were singular applications of LRA, and we used a plastic scraper on our waterfed pole to remove the lichen.
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@joel-firth-1292
Newcastle, NSW. Owner of Brighter Solar Cleaning, Solar Cleaning Solutions, & soon to be rebranded residential gutter & solar cleaning businesses.
Active 2d ago
Joined May 3, 2025
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