PanelGlow
Cleaning it yourself?

Most DIY cleaning quietly damages panels.

Many owners clean their own panels or ask a helper to do it — with good intentions. But these common habits cost units, shorten panel life and can void the warranty. Here's what goes wrong:

Household brushes & scrubbersThey trap sand and grit and drag it across the glass. The micro-scratches scatter sunlight and cut output — permanently.
Washing powder, soap & chemicalsThey leave a sticky film that attracts dust faster, can damage the anti-reflective coating and seals, and can put your warranty at risk.
Borewell or hard waterDissolved minerals dry into white spots and a cloudy layer on the glass — the panel looks clean but still loses light.
Cleaning at noon on hot glassCold water on sun-heated panels causes thermal stress, and water evaporates before rinsing, leaving streaks.
Walking or kneeling on panelsYour weight can cause invisible micro-cracks in the cells. They show up later as hot spots and lost generation.
Cleaning once in 6 monthsIn Kerala, dust, salt air and bird droppings build up every week. Waiting months means losing units every single day.
Slippery roofs and live wiringWet panels, tile roofs and DC cables are a real fall and shock risk — especially for someone not trained or harnessed.
No way to know it worked"Looks cleaner" isn't a result. Without checking generation before and after, you never know what you gained — or what's wrong.
The PanelGlow way

Done right, by people who do it every day.

  • Solar-grade soft brushes, always used with water
  • Low-mineral water and panel-safe cleaner only — no detergents
  • Early-morning or evening cleaning, never on hot glass
  • Trained, safety-equipped crew who never stand on panels
  • Electrical check and a before/after kWh report every visit
PanelGlow technician on a rooftop checking solar panel output on a tablet
Annual maintenance plan (AMC)

A clean every month. A check you can trust.

In Kerala, dust, salt air and bird droppings build up every week — so your panels need cleaning every month, not twice a year. One yearly plan and we come back on schedule; you never have to remember or climb up.

  • 12 cleanings a year — one every month, including 2 deep cleans (before and after monsoon)
  • Electrical safety check every quarter — connections, earthing, inverter
  • Monthly kWh check, so a failing panel is caught early
  • A short report after every visit you can check against your KSEB bill
  • Priority booking and free re-visit if anything looks wrong
System sizeTypical panelsYearly plan
Up to 3 kW5–6 panels₹6,000₹500/month
Up to 5 kW8–9 panels₹7,800₹650/month
Up to 10 kWup to 20 panels₹12,000₹1,000/month
Above 10 kWcommercial / industrialCustom quote

Paid yearly in advance · sheet roofs and high structures included · sites more than 25 km from Kollam may have a small travel charge.

Simple process

Four steps, roof to report

01

Book on WhatsApp

Send your location and a photo of your solar panels, and tell us the roof type — concrete, tiled or sheet. We confirm a slot, usually within the week.

02

Free inspection

We check panel condition, soiling, wiring and safe access — sheet roofs and high structures included — before quoting.

03

Clean & service

Trained crew cleans with panel-safe tools and runs electrical and output checks.

04

Generation report

You get a short before/after on units and a note of anything to watch.

Real rooftops

We clean it. You see the units.

Solar panels before cleaning, dull and dusty, and the same panels after cleaning, spotless and reflective, on a coastal Kerala rooftop BEFORE AFTER