05.02.2026

Solar cleaning spider

German solar panel cleaning and gutter clearing company Helios Solarreinigung has purchased a 21 metre Octoplus 21 spider lift.

The Octoplus 21 features a three section telescopic boom with a maximum working height of 20.7 metres and a maximum outreach of 10.6 metres with 200kg in the platform, or nine metres with its maximum platform capacity of 250kg. The lift has an overall weight of 2,850kg and can be powered by petrol, diesel, Bi-energy or lithium battery with an optional wireless remote option.

The lift has an overall stowed width of 780mm, an overall height of 1.99 metres and an overall length of 4.97 metres, making it convenient for transport, while passing easily through a standard single doorway and down narrow paths. The company tows the lift on a trailer behind its vans.

Based in Euskirchen, to the west of Bonn, Helios Solarreinigung was established in 2015 and specialises in the cleaning of large solar panel installations on industrial buildings as well as single family homes. Other services include gutter clearing, plus bird and pigeon control.