Because solar panels are installed with a gap between them and the roof for ventilation purposes critter guards and bird netting can be installed to block squirrels and birds from getting under and between your panels and causing costly damage.
Get rid of squirrels under solar panels.
If you wait until you see the effects of the squirrels in system functioning you have a problem he said.
1 continually trap and remove squirrels.
All squirrels dreys and debris are removed from under the solar panels.
Cut back tree branches that run close to your home can prevent their entry keeping in mind that squirrels can jump up to 10 feet.
Half inch does the trick.
3 spray a lot of pepper spray under the panels hoping that makes it inhospitable.
A juvenile squirrel can enter such a hole it would probably never get out though.
Three quarter inch hardware cloth is too large.
Galvanised metal clips are installed to the lower lip of the panel.
Proofing to stop squirrels going under the solar panel array.
Immerse cotton cloths in cider vinegar and place them where squirrels will most likely appear or nest like the attic for example.
2 drape netting over the entire panel structure.
4 do the hard work of installing steel mesh around the perimeter of the panels to prevent access.
These are also sometimes referred to as solar bird netting.
Using the system developed by apcuk.
When done the pv system is up and running but there is one minor change to the rooftop array.
Winston said that the only good way to make sure that squirrels have not set up residence under your solar panels is by arranging periodic visual inspections.
It is one of the natural repellents that squirrels object to.
Indeed cider vinegar can be effective for controlling squirrels.
Install 23 gauge hardware cloth wire mesh at locations such as drains gutters and under eaves.
It took a while but replacing those cables got the panels back to full.
The solar company installed a mesh screen around the perimeter of the array to keep those pesky squirrels from making a home and chewing the precious pv wire.
In all the last minute repair could cost a couple thousand dollars and a ton of frustration.