Time ticks by and two years or so after the solar panel install I was surprised, but not overly, at the opaque sheen the panels on the roof have developed.
Wind back the clock…..I put some flexi panels and made a super job of then too..
To be fair, they were not hugely expensive, but guess this is what happens. They produced a reasonable amount of power all three , but no way the 160max per panel claimed , I found after the opaque sheen developed, the output was reduced.
Incidentally, I’ve a solar pond fountain , the small 4” square panel was also opaque. It produced 6” of verticle shower. Clean the panel with wd40 not really advised, but hey) but the panel then proceeded to a 9” verticle shower, all in the space of 2 minutes, full sun all day.
Back to the van. The old flexi ones are coming off soon, the second pic doesn’t quite show the extent , so be replacing them with 170watt x3 .
Wind back the clock…..I put some flexi panels and made a super job of then too..
To be fair, they were not hugely expensive, but guess this is what happens. They produced a reasonable amount of power all three , but no way the 160max per panel claimed , I found after the opaque sheen developed, the output was reduced.
Incidentally, I’ve a solar pond fountain , the small 4” square panel was also opaque. It produced 6” of verticle shower. Clean the panel with wd40 not really advised, but hey) but the panel then proceeded to a 9” verticle shower, all in the space of 2 minutes, full sun all day.
Back to the van. The old flexi ones are coming off soon, the second pic doesn’t quite show the extent , so be replacing them with 170watt x3 .
