[Steve kiff]

Does anyone offer solar panel cleaning as part of there services.?

If so how Often do you clean them?

Do you charge the same as if you were cleaning a standard window. Or charge more as they are harder to reach? 

I've just added this to my list of services and want to make sure I'm charging the right price. Not to mention cleaning them as frequent as I can get away with.

[PoleKing]

We do.
We only charge £1 a panel (minimum £10 though) but ours are domestic so only need 30ft pole to reach.
We 'sell' it because (don't quote me on technicalities) if one panel is dirty the voltage(?) drops and the rest drop to the lowest one.
So 'cleaning will actually save you money!)

www.laneswindowcleaning.com Rutland

[Steve kiff]

Brilliant. Thanks for the reply! :-)

[richard jagger]

the prices i have heard was more like £5 a panel.I think it would depend were you are. If you clean a 3 bed semi for 5 quid the charge a pound .BUT YOU ARE GETTING 15 QUID A HOUSE THEN CHARGE 4/5 A PANEL.

[Rob Knapman]

Was looking at some solar panels the other day in my area stuck on top of large 3 bed semi council houses, they look almost impossible to do off the ground and the time you get ladders and pole out I think i would be charging more than a quid each

[telfordwindowclnr]

We are doing it A LOT!  Priced up a 17,000 panel installation this week. We market it as a premium service.  Loads of people can clean windows, but not all can clean solar panels, no matter what they say.  Don't undersell the service.  We make more on solar jobs per hour than any of our other services.

A clean every 6 months is perfect for the customer and you.

[Cliff perkins]

Do you clean them the same way as a pane of glass
And does it take the ssme time ?

[Steve kiff]

We are doing it A LOT!  Priced up a 17,000 panel installation this week. We market it as a premium service.  Loads of people can clean windows, but not all can clean solar panels, no matter what they say.  Don't undersell the service.  We make more on solar jobs per hour than any of our other services.

A clean every 6 months is perfect for the customer and you.

I just checked out your website. Brilliant. Answered all my questions straight away. I've added it to my services as I'm seeing more and more solar panels appearing where I live.
I'm sure more & more people will be installing them in the future so I'm sure this can be quite lucrative for all window cleaners that have the correct knowledge & equipment.   Thanks

[telfordwindowclnr]

We are doing it A LOT!  Priced up a 17,000 panel installation this week. We market it as a premium service.  Loads of people can clean windows, but not all can clean solar panels, no matter what they say.  Don't undersell the service.  We make more on solar jobs per hour than any of our other services.

A clean every 6 months is perfect for the customer and you.

I just checked out your website. Brilliant. Answered all my questions straight away. I've added it to my services as I'm seeing more and more solar panels appearing where I live.
I'm sure more & more people will be installing them in the future so I'm sure this can be quite lucrative for all window cleaners that have the correct knowledge & equipment.   Thanks

Thanks. Glad you like the website. It's is designed for public information only, I have some other ideas for the industry. I've started talking to a very well respected university about the possibility of them accrediting solar panel cleaning training days. It will focus on cleaning, health & safety, marketing, pricing, benefits of solar cleaning etc. only a possibility at the moment.

I must admit that publicly, this idea has been slammed by other window cleaners on other forums, but equally, I have had a lot of very good interest via private messages. I would be interested to get some feedback here as it seems a more professional forum, rather than a place to bash other people!

[andyM]

We are doing it A LOT!  Priced up a 17,000 panel installation this week. We market it as a premium service.  Loads of people can clean windows, but not all can clean solar panels, no matter what they say.  Don't undersell the service.  We make more on solar jobs per hour than any of our other services.

A clean every 6 months is perfect for the customer and you.

I just checked out your website. Brilliant. Answered all my questions straight away. I've added it to my services as I'm seeing more and more solar panels appearing where I live.
I'm sure more & more people will be installing them in the future so I'm sure this can be quite lucrative for all window cleaners that have the correct knowledge & equipment.   Thanks

Thanks. Glad you like the website. It's is designed for public information only, I have some other ideas for the industry. I've started talking to a very well respected university about the possibility of them accrediting solar panel cleaning training days. It will focus on cleaning, health & safety, marketing, pricing, benefits of solar cleaning etc. only a possibility at the moment.
I must admit that publicly, this idea has been slammed by other window cleaners on other forums, but equally, I have had a lot of very good interest via private messages. I would be interested to get some feedback here as it seems a more professional forum, rather than a place to bash other people!

Oh FFS not another one?!?!!.............

[trevor perry]

We are doing it A LOT!  Priced up a 17,000 panel installation this week. We market it as a premium service.  Loads of people can clean windows, but not all can clean solar panels, no matter what they say.  Don't undersell the service.  We make more on solar jobs per hour than any of our other services.

A clean every 6 months is perfect for the customer and you.

I just checked out your website. Brilliant. Answered all my questions straight away. I've added it to my services as I'm seeing more and more solar panels appearing where I live.
I'm sure more & more people will be installing them in the future so I'm sure this can be quite lucrative for all window cleaners that have the correct knowledge & equipment.   Thanks

Thanks. Glad you like the website. It's is designed for public information only, I have some other ideas for the industry. I've started talking to a very well respected university about the possibility of them accrediting solar panel cleaning training days. It will focus on cleaning, health & safety, marketing, pricing, benefits of solar cleaning etc. only a possibility at the moment.

I must admit that publicly, this idea has been slammed by other window cleaners on other forums, but equally, I have had a lot of very good interest via private messages. I would be interested to get some feedback here as it seems a more professional forum, rather than a place to bash other people!

 sounds a good idea to me, have you ever had to use chemicals on some jobs or has water always been sufficient i have only done a few and hot water has always worked but i have seen some badly stained ones on my travels but not had to tackle one of these as yet.

[gewindows]

Nice website.

My only point of issue would be that you liken the dirt build-up on solar panels to the dirt that accumulates on car wind-screens. Solar panels aren't subject to the same levels of pollution that cars are though, such as that from other vehicles exhausts, salt, oil and fuel particulates etc; youve only got to drive down a lane on a day when the weather is as we've had of late and your car wind-screen is as dirty as before you last cleaned it in a matter of minutes.

Interesting stuff though, ta.

[Window Washers]

We are doing it A LOT!  Priced up a 17,000 panel installation this week. We market it as a premium service.  Loads of people can clean windows, but not all can clean solar panels, no matter what they say.  Don't undersell the service.  We make more on solar jobs per hour than any of our other services.

A clean every 6 months is perfect for the customer and you.

I just checked out your website. Brilliant. Answered all my questions straight away. I've added it to my services as I'm seeing more and more solar panels appearing where I live.
I'm sure more & more people will be installing them in the future so I'm sure this can be quite lucrative for all window cleaners that have the correct knowledge & equipment.   Thanks

Thanks. Glad you like the website. It's is designed for public information only, I have some other ideas for the industry. I've started talking to a very well respected university about the possibility of them accrediting solar panel cleaning training days. It will focus on cleaning, health & safety, marketing, pricing, benefits of solar cleaning etc. only a possibility at the moment.

I must admit that publicly, this idea has been slammed by other window cleaners on other forums, but equally, I have had a lot of very good interest via private messages. I would be interested to get some feedback here as it seems a more professional forum, rather than a place to bash other people!

I would like to know about this and where else your talking about this Steve so could you email me design@windowwashers.co.uk you will find resistence on here for anything thats training related imo

[DeLuce]

Thanks for this info, I'm just in the process of promoting this service, having an extra sign on the van. Any cleaning tips and information are always welcome and certainly gives me insight into what to expect. Thanks.

[telfordwindowclnr]

We are doing it A LOT!  Priced up a 17,000 panel installation this week. We market it as a premium service.  Loads of people can clean windows, but not all can clean solar panels, no matter what they say.  Don't undersell the service.  We make more on solar jobs per hour than any of our other services.

A clean every 6 months is perfect for the customer and you.

I just checked out your website. Brilliant. Answered all my questions straight away. I've added it to my services as I'm seeing more and more solar panels appearing where I live.
I'm sure more & more people will be installing them in the future so I'm sure this can be quite lucrative for all window cleaners that have the correct knowledge & equipment.   Thanks

Thanks. Glad you like the website. It's is designed for public information only, I have some other ideas for the industry. I've started talking to a very well respected university about the possibility of them accrediting solar panel cleaning training days. It will focus on cleaning, health & safety, marketing, pricing, benefits of solar cleaning etc. only a possibility at the moment.

I must admit that publicly, this idea has been slammed by other window cleaners on other forums, but equally, I have had a lot of very good interest via private messages. I would be interested to get some feedback here as it seems a more professional forum, rather than a place to bash other people!

 sounds a good idea to me, have you ever had to use chemicals on some jobs or has water always been sufficient i have only done a few and hot water has always worked but i have seen some badly stained ones on my travels but not had to tackle one of these as yet.

Chemicals are not recommended at all. That said, it is another avenue that we are exploring with a manufacturer and installer.

[telfordwindowclnr]

Nice website.

My only point of issue would be that you liken the dirt build-up on solar panels to the dirt that accumulates on car wind-screens. Solar panels aren't subject to the same levels of pollution that cars are though, such as that from other vehicles exhausts, salt, oil and fuel particulates etc; youve only got to drive down a lane on a day when the weather is as we've had of late and your car wind-screen is as dirty as before you last cleaned it in a matter of minutes.

Interesting stuff though, ta.

Glad you like it.  The windscreen illustration is given in the sense of leaving your car stationary. If you go abroad and leave your car parked in the open for a fortnight, your screen will be a right mess.  Imagine leaving it for 12 months and then coming to drive your car.  The accumulated dirt would clearly be visible. The same principle applies to solar panels.

[telfordwindowclnr]

By the way, all the material and photos on the website are copyrighted, but if anyone wants to copy and paste something onto their website, please contact me.

I don't mind, so long as there is a line to say something like :"windscreen illustration provided courtesy of www.solar-panel-cleaners.com", and a link going to our website.  That is only an example.

Without the link, we will ask for the material to be removed.

I will probably get grief again for mentioning that, however, we do have window cleaners who have done exactly that and who are enjoying good results and getting profitable enquiries. It builds customer confidence.

[telfordwindowclnr]

Thanks for this info, I'm just in the process of promoting this service, having an extra sign on the van. Any cleaning tips and information are always welcome and certainly gives me insight into what to expect. Thanks.

Please email via the website for more info and I will try to answer your questions.

[Ian101]

We are doing it A LOT!  Priced up a 17,000 panel installation this week. We market it as a premium service.  Loads of people can clean windows, but not all can clean solar panels, no matter what they say.  Don't undersell the service.  We make more on solar jobs per hour than any of our other services.

A clean every 6 months is perfect for the customer and you.

I just checked out your website. Brilliant. Answered all my questions straight away. I've added it to my services as I'm seeing more and more solar panels appearing where I live.
I'm sure more & more people will be installing them in the future so I'm sure this can be quite lucrative for all window cleaners that have the correct knowledge & equipment.   Thanks

Thanks. Glad you like the website. It's is designed for public information only, I have some other ideas for the industry. I've started talking to a very well respected university about the possibility of them accrediting solar panel cleaning training days. It will focus on cleaning, health & safety, marketing, pricing, benefits of solar cleaning etc. only a possibility at the moment.

I must admit that publicly, this idea has been slammed by other window cleaners on other forums, but equally, I have had a lot of very good interest via private messages. I would be interested to get some feedback here as it seems a more professional forum, rather than a place to bash other people!

just dont mention NVQ's or sales funnel 


cracking website !!

[telfordwindowclnr]

   Cool.  Will bear it in mind!!!