Install 23 gauge hardware cloth wire mesh at locations such as drains gutters and under eaves.
Get rid of squirrels under solar panels.
4 do the hard work of installing steel mesh around the perimeter of the panels to prevent access.
Using the system developed by apcuk.
It took a while but replacing those cables got the panels back to full.
These are also sometimes referred to as solar bird netting.
Galvanised metal clips are installed to the lower lip of the panel.
3 spray a lot of pepper spray under the panels hoping that makes it inhospitable.
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.
It is one of the natural repellents that squirrels object to.
When done the pv system is up and running but there is one minor change to the rooftop array.
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.
Indeed cider vinegar can be effective for controlling squirrels.
Three quarter inch hardware cloth is too large.
Apparently squirrels simply enjoy biting on the chewy insulation that wraps around the cables that connect the panels.
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.
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.
If you wait until you see the effects of the squirrels in system functioning you have a problem he said.
1 continually trap and remove squirrels.
Half inch does the trick.
Proofing to stop squirrels going under the solar panel array.
Immerse cotton cloths in cider vinegar and place them where squirrels will most likely appear or nest like the attic for example.
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.
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.
