{"id":17645,"date":"2021-05-20T15:56:25","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T05:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/?post_type=change&#038;p=17645"},"modified":"2024-02-23T13:20:59","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T03:20:59","slug":"change36-solar-maintenance","status":"publish","type":"change","link":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/change\/change36-solar-maintenance\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar&nbsp;maintenance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>Keep it clean.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Spring clean for the summer. Once you\u2019ve installed solar panels, be sure to get them regularly cleaned for maximum efficiency. Unsurprisingly, your solar panels prefer the sun where there\u2019s nothing between them and those sweet sweet rays. Giving your solar panels a scrub helps keep them free of hotspots, minimises microcracks and ensures maximum energy efficiency of your solar system.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Want more info? Here are some FAQSASPCs (Frequently Asked Questions, Specifically About Solar Panel Cleaning).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>How often should they be cleaned?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>We recommend once every 6 to 12 months (by a professional&#8230; don\u2019t go climbing your rooftop with a scrubbing brush).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>What should they be cleaned with?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>A mild detergent &#8211; anything stronger could scratch or damage your panels.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Does having solar panels make us better than people who don\u2019t have them?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>We decline to comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Want to book in a cleaning now? Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/solar\/\">solar services<\/a> to keep your system in tip-top condition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wondering if you should make time to spring clean your solar panels? Or maybe how often they need a good clean? We&#8217;ve got you&nbsp;covered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":17647,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[47,49],"class_list":["post-17645","change","type-change","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-energy-efficiency","tag-solar"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/change\/17645","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/change"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/change"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/change\/17645\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17647"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}