Can the roof panels be removed during the winter months?
1747769
Not easily. It is a good question, though, because the roof will not stand up to large quantities of snow. I don't have to worry about that here in Seattle but you might if you live in other parts of the country.
1747770
Not easily and I would be concerned about the structure's strength without them. If you are concerned about heavy snow I would suggest disassembling the entire Gazebo.
520309
Yes, but not if the temperatures drop below 32 degrees. We're going to move ours outside in about a month, it's not getting enough sunshine inside, so it hasn't done much of anything over the winter.
2070382
They are "wintering" and as soon as spring comes around they will go away. You MAY be able to coax them away with an outdoor heat source but other than that for what to do in the meantime is indeed a toughie. Good Luck. This for sure falls into the category of "too much of a good thing"
1039591
It will be okay to leave on the roof during the winter. But you must absolutely make sure that all water is drained from the panels and connections.
1844525
I leave mine out for the month-long muzzle loader season in December without problems. If you are leaving it out and you get a bunch of snow, I've had the roof collapse, but after cleaning it off and pushing it back up it was fine.
572641
maybe under a covered porch. depending where you live, you may not want to leave it out during winter
1210514
I do not have solar panels on my roof, and my thought would to let the snow melt by it self, but if I were going to use a snow rake, it would be this one. I found an article on the web that referenced this snow rake for snow removal on solar panels. http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10156471-54.html If you were to use it you would have to be very, very careful to be sure that the bottom of the blade was lowered so the sharp corners of the rake do not touch the panels. Also, if you received heavy resistance when pulling the rake down, I would stop and lift it off rather than putting extra possible pressure on the panels. Good luck. I do not have solar panels on my roof, and my thought would to let the snow melt by it self, but if I were going to use a snow rake, it would be this one. I found an article on the web that referenced this snow rake for snow removal on solar panels. http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10156471-54.html If you were to use it you would have to be very, very careful to be sure that the bottom of the blade was lowered so the sharp corners of the rake do not touch the panels. Also, if you received heavy resistance when pulling the rake down, I would stop and lift it off rather than putting... » Read More I do not have solar panels on my roof, and my thought would to let the snow melt by it self, but if I were going to use a snow rake, it would be this one. I found an article on the web that referenced this snow rake for snow removal on solar panels. http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10156471-54.html If you were to use it you would have to be very, very careful to be sure that the bottom of the blade was lowered so the sharp corners of the rake do not touch the panels. Also, if you received heavy resistance when pulling the rake down, I would stop and lift it off rather than putting extra possible pressure on the panels. Good luck. « Show Less
228290
If its ice that is froze on the roof might not come off but it gets the snow away so the sun can get at it so the water dont back up under the shingles
479183
They will take a snow load as long as they are attached to the roof. But they should or need to be cleaned to work properly.
2025223
They look like they can be removed but I haven't used them yet so I don't know for sure as it is still way below freezing at my house.
918673
Yes, the roof is removable - just don't use the screws that bolt it down. We didn't screw ours down and it makes it easy to take off when our toddler is older.
47277
Yes it certainly can...we did that. We did remove it off the deck for the winter and stored away the cover.
2159617
I think you could. You would only need to cut the overhang of each roof on the end where the side doors go and of course you won't want to install the side doors. Should be simple.
45771
No, you would need to bring it inside for the winter and place in front of a sunny window.
438379
Take the cover off. It's meant to be a buffer against the weather/birds/leaves etc. Also a very good winter cover if you live in the northern environ.
1149799
No.sorry by the time I got it the Windows were to cold to put them up this year.
1011683
I remove the pump and solar panel in the winter because the water feature is not in the sun at any time in the winter.