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Solar Panel Cleaning Checklist

Safety – Operator 

  • Extensive Safety Training
  • First Aid Kit
  • Study the installation via Google Earth prior to cleaning
  • Preparation for each specific cleaning job
  • Electrical tester
  • Electrical Tape, Flame Retardant Indoor Outdoor High-Temperature Resistance Electric Tape, Premium Black Waterproof Tape
  • Operator uniform designed for electrical safety
  • Articulated Aerial lift
  • Fall protection gear
  • Polarized sunglasses
  • Light  for cleaners
  • Light for working area
  • Reflective Orange cones
  • Hydraulic Scissor lift / Aerial lift
  • Communication between operators
  • Sunscreen
  • Food, Bathroom, Shade break
  • Snake Venom – https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/snakes/symptoms.html – Antivenom is the treatment for serious snake envenomation. The sooner antivenom can be started, the sooner irreversible damage from venom can be stopped.

Safety – Bystander

  • Bystander Safety
  • Edge Detection / Fall protection technology in the case you are cleaning with solar panel cleaning robots
  • “Transportation hook / Ramp in the case you are cleaning with solar panel cleaning robots
  • Getting the robot from the lift to the rooftop”
  • Reflective Orange cones

Transportation

  • Van
  • Standard Pickup Truck
  • Trailer
  • Flatbed Truck
  • Other

PV Site Damage Control – Night Cleaning

  • Light for the array
  • Light for the ground in the situation we are cleaning with a tractor/excavator brush system
  • Light for the working area

Arrival / Setup

  • Hydraulic Scissor lift and Keys
  • Standard Garden hose
  • Specialized Hose
  • Fall protection gear
  • Articulated Aerial Lift
  • Ladder
  • Standard Boost Water Pump
  • Specialized water pump
  • Water treatment
  • Hose Reel
  • Double vacuum sucker plates
  • Battery charging station
  • Communication between operators
  • Food & Water – for operators
  • Bathroom for operators
  • Shade
  • Sunscreen
  • Vacuum Sucker Plates
  • Electrical Generator
  • Water-fed Pole
  • Garden hose splitter
  • Booster Pump System
  • 5-16-y-fitting
  • Extension Cords
  • Pressure Gauge
  • Keys to Scissor lift or aerial lift
  • Water Siphon Clips

Water Treatment

  • Water Treatment Plant / System
  • TDS Monitor
  • Water Containers
  • Pumps
  • Hoses
  • Generators
  • Gas or electricity for generators
  • Extension Cords

Water Management

  • Hose Reels
  • Vacuum Sucker Plates
  • Water Containers
  • Pumps

Single Array / Row Cleaning

  • Hydraulic Scissor lift
  • Hose Reels
  • Vacuum Sucker Plates
  • Lifting Hook
  • Articulated Aerial Lift
  • Ladder
  • Roofing Fall protection gear
  • Water Siphon clips

Gap Management

  • Wood Plank
  • Lifting Hook
  • Articulated Aerial Lift
  • Hydraulic Scissor lift

Row to Row (Array to array) movement

  • Articulated Aerial Lift
  • Hydraulic Scissor lift
  • Spider Lift
  • Lifting Hook
  • Ladder

“Power Management – Battery Replacement, Gas, Power lines, Solar Energy”

  • Battery Charging Station
  • Spare Batteries
  • Spare Gas
  • Extension Cords
  • Rag
  • Departure
  • Transportation

Departure

  • Similar to Arrival

Transportation

  • Van
  • Standard Pickup Truck
  • Trailer
  • Flatbed Truck
  • Other