Solar roller shutters: Easy maintenance and care!
Solar roller shutters are a practical and environmentally friendly solution for sun protection. With the right maintenance and care, you can extend the service life of your roller shutters and ensure that they function perfectly.
As experts in window installation, home automation and solar powered roller shutters at Dosseff GmbH, we know how important it is to properly maintain and care for your solar roller shutters. This is the only way to ensure optimum performance and durability, avoid breakdowns and costly repairs and maintain the aesthetics and functionality of your roller shutters.
Why the maintenance of solar roller shutters is important
Regular maintenance and care of your solar roller shutters are important for several reasons:
- Optimum performance and service life: By regularly cleaning and checking the moving parts and solar cells, you can ensure that your roller shutters function smoothly and perform at their best. This extends their service life and saves you repair costs in the long term.
- Avoiding failures: Solar roller shutter failures can lead to inconvenience and safety risks. Regular maintenance allows you to detect and rectify such failures at an early stage.
- Maintaining aesthetics and functionality: Dirty and damaged solar roller shutters not only affect the performance, but also the appearance of your home. Regular maintenance and care ensure that your roller shutters are always clean and in perfect condition.
Basic maintenance and care of solar roller shutters
The basic maintenance and care of your solar shutters is simple and can be carried out by anyone. Here are some important steps:
- Regular cleaning: Clean the outside and inside of the roller shutters at least once a year with a soft cloth and mild detergent. Make sure that you do not damage the solar cells.
- Check the solar cells: Check the solar cells regularly for soiling. Remove light soiling with a soft cloth or a vacuum cleaner. For stubborn dirt, you can use a mild cleaning agent. Make sure that the cleaning agent does not damage the solar cells.
- Checking the drive mechanism: Check the drive mechanism of your solar roller shutters for wear and damage. Make sure that the roller shutters move smoothly and that the drive mechanism connections are tight.
Extended maintenance and care of solar roller shutters
For comprehensive maintenance and care of your solar roller shutters, you can also carry out the following steps:
- Checking the batteries: Check the batteries in your solar roller shutters regularly to ensure they are working properly. Replace the batteries if necessary.
- Lubricating moving parts: Lubricate the moving parts of your solar roller shutters regularly with a suitable lubricant. This can help to prevent wear and extend the service life of the roller shutters.
- Checking the control settings: Check the control settings of your solar roller shutters regularly to ensure that they meet your requirements.
Tips and tricks for maintaining solar roller shutters
Here are some additional tips and tricks that can help you maintain your solar roller shutters:
- Avoid using abrasive substances or hard brushes when cleaning the roller shutters. These can damage the surface of the roller shutters.
- When cleaning the solar cells, take care not to scratch them. Scratches can impair the performance of the solar cells.
- If you are unsure about the maintenance of your solar roller shutters, have them checked and serviced by a specialist.
Regular maintenance and care of your solar roller shutters are essential to ensure their optimum performance and service life and to avoid breakdowns and costly repairs. With the simple tips and tricks in this article, you can easily maintain and care for your solar roller shutters yourself.
At Dosseff GmbH, we have advised and supported many customers in recent years who have regularly maintained and serviced their solar roller shutters. These customers tell us time and again that their shutters still work perfectly and look like new even after several years. This shows us how important regular maintenance and care are.
Contact information
E-mail: office@solar-sonnenschutz.com
Phone: +43 660 6700600
Address:
Dosseff GmbH
Ebreichsdorfer Straße 9
2522 Oberwaltersdorf, Austria
We hope that this article will help you to keep your solar roller shutters in good condition. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
In our FAQ section you will find answers to the most frequently asked questions from our customers and users. We have carefully compiled this information to help you with your concerns quickly and efficiently.
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