Dust, salt and bird mess quietly cut what your panels generate. A quarterly clean with soft brush and pure water gets the output back.
Booking a one-off? A couple of cleans a year adds up. The Schmick Plan folds the whole exterior into one monthly price and keeps it handled, so you never think about it again.
See the PlanThe Schmick Guarantee. If any part of a job doesn’t meet the Schmick Standard, tell us and we come back and put it right. No charge, no argument.
Dust, harbour salt, pollen and bird mess build a film on solar panels that you cannot see from the ground, and every bit of it cuts what the array generates. The loss shows up on your electricity bill well before anything looks dirty from the driveway.
A garden hose will not shift the stubborn layer, and household cleaners can damage the anti-reflective coating. We use a soft brush and purified water only, which lifts the film without scratching and dries without mineral spots.
A single clean helps straight away. Near the water, where the film rebuilds in a few months, a quarterly schedule is what actually keeps the output up, and that is what the Plan is for.
Every panel checked against the list before we call it done. Here is the finish it is done to.
Soft brush and pure water only. No film, no streaking, glass left clear to the edge.
Lifted off, not smeared. Baked-on spots worked until the glass is clean, never scraped.
Rinsed with de-ionised water so it dries spot-free. No mineral marks left behind.
Grime cleared from the aluminium seams where dust packs in and holds moisture.
Leaf litter and debris cleared from the gaps so water and air move as they should.
Checked for shading build-up. Corners cleaned so no cell sits in the shade of its own dirt.
None. No detergents, no acids. Nothing that voids a panel warranty or films the glass.
Every array photographed against the checklist at close. Cracks or faults flagged, not touched.
We check the roof pitch, panel count and access on a quick call. You get a fixed price and a morning slot. No surprises on the day.
The same operator returns to your roof each visit. Soft brush and pure-water gear only. Early start, off the roof before the panels heat.
Glass clear, film gone, gaps cleared. You get the condition report with photos of every array and any fault flagged.
“Couldn’t fault them”
Had the windows and the driveway done. Turned up right on 8, finished before lunch, and the driveway honestly looks brand new. Same guy came back for the gutters last month and remembered our dog’s name. Couldn’t fault them.
“Should’ve done it years ago”
They sent me photos of what came out of our gutters. Revolting. Glad it’s gone. Lovely guys too.
“Came out after the storm”
We’re on their monthly plan. After that big blow in June they were out two days later and sorted everything without us having to chase. Worth it for that alone.
“Honest, which is rare”
Our sandstone wall had gone black and I’d assumed it was ruined. It’s come up beautifully. There was one damp patch he said needed a stone specialist rather than pretending he could fix it, which I appreciated. On time, tidy, very fair on price.
“Neighbours all asked who did it”
Windows are unreal. Two of the neighbours came over to ask who did them before the van had even left the street. Booking was easy and they text you when they’re on the way.
“10/10”
Got the whole outside done before we hosted Christmas. Mum asked if we’d had the place repainted. Showed up when they said, price was exactly what they quoted.
The price is set by how many panels you have, the pitch of the roof and how we get up there. A single-storey flat run is the low end. A steep two-storey array near the water sits higher. You get the full price before we start.
Quarterly is the sweet spot near the harbour. Salt spray, pollen and bird mess build a film faster on the North Shore and through the Eastern Suburbs than most people expect. Clean every three months and the panels never fall far from full output.
Yes. NREL research puts typical losses from panel soiling at about 5% of output a year, and higher where grime is heavy. Once the film comes off, generation recovers, and most homes can see the difference in their production figures on the next sunny day.
Soft brush and pure water only. No detergents, no acids, no scratching. Nothing touches the glass that could film it or void a panel warranty. If we spot a crack or a fault we flag it in the condition report and leave it for your installer.
Most arrays are done in a morning. We start early so the panels are cool and off the roof before the day heats up. You get the condition report with photos of every panel once it is done.
Yes. The Care tier at $179 a month includes quarterly solar cleaning alongside the rest of the exterior, with the same operator returning to the same roof each visit.
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