The connection between solar, roofing and solar hot water are essential to keep at optimal levels for your homes longevity and energy offset. In an ideal situation, your home’s solar PV, solar hot water, and roof are all maintained in top working condition and help reduce your home’s power bill to as low as possible.
Keeping Systems Optimized
The solar roofing and solar hot water systems are all a factor in the homes reduced energy usage. If any one of these three essential systems is in need of repair or is not performing optimally, it’s very important to take the necessary steps to get them repaired and ensure everything is in proper working order as soon as possible.
The roof is the foundation of your system and must be kept in top condition! The picture above shows the standing seam metal roof. This is the preferred choice for a solar installation system due mostly to the ridges that are integrated to secure the mounting and racking hardware for all of the panels.
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The solar hot water system needs regular maintenance and should be inspected annually. If not maintained properly, rust may begin to form and cause leaks in the system. Annual maintenance is required for these systems unlike solar PV which just needs to be kept relatively clean to work at optimal levels.
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The solar panels require virtually no maintenance aside from periodic cleaning. The amount of airborne dust/dirt factors associated with the particular area where you live determines how often cleaning is required. Many solar panel systems are monitored by applications that you can look at in real time to check on the performance and overall health of the system. The lower maintenance required for a solar PV system, as opposed to solar hot water systems, is one of the main reasons we recommend solar PV instead of SHW.
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