Once you are high fiving yourself for making the best decision to invest in solar, regular home solar maintenance is essential to ensure that your panels & isolators are operating to their maximum capacity. Maintenance includes solar power cleaning as it is essential to be sure your system is kept clean and free from dust, dirt, mould, bird droppings etc. to operate at their optimum capacity and ensure safety. Think of your system like a car that needs regular servicing to keep it operating effectively long into the future.

Regular maintenance is also essential to ensure your system in kept safe for your family. Unfortunately, rooftop solar can at times cause safety issues. Anything with a live current running through it can be dangerous if damaged or defective and solar systems are no exception. Fires have resulted from faults and, while most have been small, you don’t want to take that risk for the safety of your household.

Problems that can potentially arise include damage to panels, cabling, isolators & inverters. A yearly system inspection will detect and rectify any issues with your system before it become dangerous.

An inspection includes:

Inspection of panels

Looking for possible water ingress, burn marks or other issues, shading issues.

Inspection of cabling

Looking for cabling being clipped or cable tied up and off the roof, no chew marks from possums, no exposed conductors.

Rooftop penetrations

Ensure they are sealed correctly, aren’t trapping any debris to allow damming of water.

DC isolators

Open to check for water ingress and tightness of connections, ensure the isolator isn’t on the recalled list.

Voltage

Measurement of DC & AC voltages to ensure they are correct

Inverter

Go through inverter setup to ensure it has been installed correctly, calculate expected kWH generation and compare to actual.

Awareness

Customer gets a full run down of PV system operation and to empower them with the knowledge they need to know what to expect from their PV system

At Smart Power Solutions we pride ourselves in the quality of our workmanship. We guarantee your system with a 10-Year Workmanship Warranty.

It is strongly recommended that you have your solar panels cleaned and inspected ANNUALLY to prevent any damage. Have
peace of mind for your family knowing your solar system is working effectively and safely.

How to make the most of your solar system

If you’re on a current feed-in tariff, “self-consumption” is the way to go! You’ll get the most savings and benefit from your solar system by using the energy you generate through solar, before drawing energy from the grid.
You should aim to use as much of your electricity during the day as possible. Monitor your system and find out when your solar starts producing electricity in the morning and when it stops producing at night, so you know exactly what time you should use the majority of your appliances.

Not following this is a mistake a lot of customers make. Customers often expect to reap the benefits of solar by just investing money in a solar system and continuing to use most of their electricity outside peak solar generation periods. This leads to wastage as customers end up exporting their generation during peak solar generation times and would instead be better off utilising this output to power their homes.