Solar Maintenance Service
After your solar system has been installed, there is only one thing left to do, making sure you remain thorough and regular when it comes to solar maintenance service. In order to ensure the new system remains in tip top condition, it needs to be maintained on a regular basis just like any technology. Systems of every size need regular attention from simple maintenance such as a hose down to sophisticated troubleshooting measures that can prevent potential problems form arising.
Whether your solar system installer offers a solar maintenance contract as part of its service or whether you decide to hire someone external, you have to make sure that they cover all the bases. A renowned and professional maintenance service will give the following services:
Regular site visits
Besides periodic solar battery maintenance, schedule visits for regular maintenance checks from the ones who installed your panels. The contractor who you hired should be able to offer this but make sure that the installation meets the specification of the manufacturer and delivers the wattage that is appropriate.
The electrical components of the solar array should also be repaired when they are damaged and that too urgently. Inverters should also be inspected to ensure they are performing at their best but do not enter the cleaning of your solar panels in the original contract. Usually your installer should offer to do this at a lower cost than a separate operations and maintenance team.
Qualified personnel
A solar panel maintenance service is only as good as the personnel it trains and hires. To ensure you get the best people they have to offer search for a service that uses qualified electricians and who are experienced enough to troubleshoot problems in a solar system easily. In other words, hire a business whose staff understand the field of sustainable energy, what is happening with your arrays, how well they are performing and who can explain how the panels can be adjusted to act a certain way.
In addition, they should also have specific professional training in repair of solar systems along with their maintenance from a reputable institute or a college. Experienced graduates will have the expertise to work on any solar system irrespective of its complexity.
Adept Communicators
Most likely your solar system may be outside the expertise of the installers you hired. If that is the case then the maintenance provider should not only be an expert at fixing problems with your solar system but they must also be capable of communicating what must be done as clearly as possible. Besides the staff they lead to perform repairs and cleaning, they should be able to waylay your concerns by detailing what they plan to do and the benefits you will get from their solar maintenance services.
Whether you go for your original contractor or hire a separate operations and maintenance team to keep your solar system up and running, make sure to hire a reputable one you can trust.