When done the pv system is up and running but there is one minor change to the rooftop array.
Get rid of squirrels under solar panels.
2 drape netting over the entire panel structure.
Indeed cider vinegar can be effective for controlling squirrels.
Proofing to stop squirrels going under the solar panel array.
3 spray a lot of pepper spray under the panels hoping that makes it inhospitable.
It took a while but replacing those cables got the panels back to full.
Galvanised metal clips are installed to the lower lip of the panel.
In all the last minute repair could cost a couple thousand dollars and a ton of frustration.
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.
And mike is right you can just roll it up and put it under there though i don t know it could possibly not touch the panel frames.
Half inch does the trick.
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.
Using the system developed by apcuk.
Three quarter inch hardware cloth is too large.
Install 23 gauge hardware cloth wire mesh at locations such as drains gutters and under eaves.
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.
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.
Immerse cotton cloths in cider vinegar and place them where squirrels will most likely appear or nest like the attic for example.
Apparently squirrels simply enjoy biting on the chewy insulation that wraps around the cables that connect the panels.
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.
If you wait until you see the effects of the squirrels in system functioning you have a problem he said.
All squirrels dreys and debris are removed from under the solar panels.
A juvenile squirrel can enter such a hole it would probably never get out though.
