1 continually trap and remove squirrels.
Get rid of squirrels under solar 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.
These are also sometimes referred to as solar bird netting.
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.
If you wait until you see the effects of the squirrels in system functioning you have a problem he said.
I just had a new roof installed squirrels made a nest under my solar panels damaging my roof i had to pay 500 to get the panels removed which was money i don t have because of the damage to the roof i had leaks in my ceiling which i know have to fix as well as new insulation.
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.
Galvanised metal clips are installed to the lower lip of the panel.
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.
Proofing to stop squirrels going under the solar panel array.
Using the system developed by apcuk.
3 spray a lot of pepper spray under the panels hoping that makes it inhospitable.
Half inch does the trick.
Apparently squirrels simply enjoy biting on the chewy insulation that wraps around the cables that connect the panels.
Three quarter inch hardware cloth is too large.
When done the pv system is up and running but there is one minor change to the rooftop array.
It took a while but replacing those cables got the panels back to full.
All squirrels dreys and debris are removed from under the solar panels.
Install 23 gauge hardware cloth wire mesh at locations such as drains gutters and under eaves.
A juvenile squirrel can enter such a hole it would probably never get out though.
In all the last minute repair could cost a couple thousand dollars and a ton of frustration.
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.
Indeed cider vinegar can be effective for controlling squirrels.
