{"id":9393,"date":"2024-03-30T12:25:07","date_gmt":"2024-03-30T16:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/?p=9393"},"modified":"2024-03-30T12:25:07","modified_gmt":"2024-03-30T16:25:07","slug":"solar-panel-spring-cleaning-2024-03-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/solar-panel-spring-cleaning-2024-03-30.html","title":{"rendered":"Solar panel spring cleaning 2024-03-30"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\nOnce a year, we scrub off the pine pollen that builds up into a paste on our solar panels.\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Spring cleaning of old and new solar panels 2024-03-30\" name=\"MMM:Spring-cleaning-of-old-and-new-solar-panels-20240330\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-03-30--solar-cleaning\/many.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-03-30--solar-cleaning\/many.jpg\"  alt=\"[Spring cleaning of old and new solar panels 2024-03-30]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-03-30--solar-cleaning\/many.html\">Spring cleaning of old and new solar panels 2024-03-30<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nThat&#8217;s all the maintenance they require.\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<a title=\"Old (2006) 20 solar panels\" name=\"SP:Old-2006-20-solar-panels\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-03-30--solar-cleaning\/20240330_084520.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-03-30--solar-cleaning\/20240330_084520.jpg\"  alt=\"[Old (2006) 20 solar panels]\"><\/a>\r\n<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/pictures\/2024-03-30--solar-cleaning\/20240330_084520.html\">Old (2006) 20 solar panels<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nYoutube playlist:\r\n<br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLLk2OxkA4UvyWjnmPf2_IoWUZMzvzlsvT&#038;si=UUEQp_GztriKw28n\">https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLLk2OxkA4UvyWjnmPf2_IoWUZMzvzlsvT&#038;si=UUEQp_GztriKw28n<\/a><!--more-->\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%;font-style:italic\">\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?si=UUEQp_GztriKw28n&amp;list=PLLk2OxkA4UvyWjnmPf2_IoWUZMzvzlsvT\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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