There is a lot of information about the health and safety aspects of solar panel cleaning on social media particularly by well-meaning, but mis-informed people. So ISCA have compiled the ultimate guide to solar panel cleaning personal protective equipement (PPE). The bottom line is that solar panel cleaning is spraying water on to an electricity-creating [...]
Safe Work Australia are a goverment-associated health and safety body. In January 2016, they issued a revised version of their working at height guidance. In this document, work around solar panels is specifically mentioned twice. The document flags several working at height issues. ALL listed pertain to solar panel cleaning. They are: Working at height [...]
Can de-ionised (DI) water conduct DC electricity when solar panel cleaning? This is an excellent question. In this article, we will break the question down and discuss a few things. Firstly, what is DI water? Secondly, what is DC electricity? Thirdly, what happens when you mix DI water and DC electricity when solar [...]
