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Pigeon Proof Your Solar Panels!

Now live on OpenSolar, SolaSkirt offers a premium, all-metal system designed to protect your solar investment for its lifetime, while also giving your system a sleek finish that improves its aesthetics. Unfortunately, Pigeons love to nest under solar panels, causing a mess and damaging cables. SolaSkirt upgrades any solar panel system with a sleek black-edged appearance. Covering up unsightly gaps, rainwater run-off, cables, rail and clamps.

Generate a SolaSkirt BOM

• Within a project in OpenSolar, navigate to the Design tab and add your preferred panels to the property.
• Select the Mounting section and enter the "Roof Type", "Mounting System Type" and "Mounting System".
• Once your preferred mounting system has been selected, ensure Auto-Racking is toggled on to enable OpenSolar to auto-generate a list of required components based on your array layout.
• Scroll down to find the Partner Accessories section and click the SolaSkirt button to auto-add a list of required SolaSkirt components based on your array layout.
• Optional - For ventilation purposes, SolaSkirt recommend that at least one SolaSkirt Black Chimney component be included per array, or more for bigger panel arrays.

SolaSkirt Components

SolaSkirt designs will typically incorporate the following components:

SolaSkirt Black Corner Kit - The SolaSkirt corner kit is a meter-cut length of powder-coated skirt to form a corner. Corner kit to fit any external or internal corner. Corner cut to size and includes 2 x double clamps and 2 x single clamps. Clamps are available for panel thicknesses of 30mm – 40mm (40 – 50mm clamps are available upon direct request).

SolaSkirt Black SL kit - The SolaSkirt SL kit (single length) is a 1.2m length of powder-coated skirt 1.2m black skirt. Includes 1 x double clamp and 1 x single clamp. Clamps are available for panel thicknesses of 30mm – 40mm (40 – 50mm clamps are available upon direct request).

SolaSkirt Black Chimney (optional) - The SolaSkirt chimney is designed to be installed with one length per array. This is designed to increase air flow in the summer to let hot air escape, drawing in cooler air from below the system and keeping your solar panels operating at peak efficiency throughout the summer. 1.2m black chimney to aid air flow. Includes 1 x double clamp and 1 x single clamp for panel thickness of 30mm – 40mm.

Partner Details

Auto BOM generation. Add SolaSkirt to your next OpenSolar design with just one simple click

Mounting Systems

 SolaSkirt is compatible with all on-roof mounting systems. Learn more and browse our full range

Ordering from the Shop

SolaSkirt products are now available to order through the OpenSolar Shop!

The integration is enabled by default when you join OpenSolar, and you can purchase items in two ways:

• Order by Project – Buy the hardware you’ve added to a specific design.

• Shop in Bulk – Place a standalone order directly from the Shop.

For more information, refer to the Hardware Ordering section.