Protecting Solar Panels From Squirrels

Keeping squirrels off your roof is the first step in keeping them away from your solar panels.

Protecting solar panels from squirrels. How to protect your solar panels from critters to prevent critters from getting into the space between your panels and the roof use a wire mesh product that can attach to the frame of a solar panel. 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. Our pole guard prevents squirrels from accessing roofs by climbing poles while our line guard minimizes roof access from power lines. Squirrel guard is pvc coated aluminum fencing the wraps around your array to deter any critters large and small from making it their permeant residence.

If you wait until you see the effects of the squirrels in system functioning you have a problem he said. Animals and birds can cause significant damage to the wiring of your solar panels and your roof shingles. 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. When protecting your solar panels from squirrels we use an upgraded mesh which is stronger and of a thicker gauge size.

This can all be avoided though. Stop squirrels going under your solar panel array. The aperture size naturally has to be slightly larger however at 13x13mm this also prevents pigeons and other bird s from gaining access to the underside of the panels. Chewed wires can result in non production of electricity and could also result in roof fires.

It took a while but replacing those cables got the panels back to full. The mesh should go around the entire perimeter of the array and give no space for a creature to squeeze through. In all the last minute repair could cost a couple thousand dollars and a ton of frustration. Apparently squirrels simply enjoy biting on the chewy insulation that wraps around the cables that connect the panels.

The squirrel guard is fastened to the frames of the panels and closes the gap between the roof and your solar panels.