Inverter Repair
String inverters fail long before the panels do. We diagnose, repair and replace them — and we handle the manufacturer warranty claim if the unit is still covered.
Top Four Reasons Inverters Fail
- Central Texas Heat Never Lets UpInverters are rated for an ambient range, and a west-facing wall in an Austin or San Antonio August blows past it. Heat is what dries out the electrolytic capacitors inside and shortens the life of everything around them.
- The Parts That Wear Out FirstCooling fans and capacitors are consumables, not permanent components. Most string inverters start throwing faults somewhere between year eight and year twelve, and it is almost always one of those two.
- Your Utility’s Voltage, Not Your EquipmentWhen grid voltage drifts high, the inverter shuts down to protect itself and posts an error that looks exactly like a hardware failure. We see perfectly good inverters condemned over this.
- Water and Wasps Get InsideUnsealed conduit, open knockouts and missing gaskets let in rain and nesting insects. By the time it shows up as a fault, the damage on the board is already done.
Top Four Solutions to This Problem
- We Diagnose Before We QuoteClamp meter on the strings, voltage at the terminals, and the full error history off the display. You get to know what actually failed before anyone talks about replacing anything.
- Repair It When It Is RepairableFans, capacitors, terminations and wiring are serviceable. A repair is usually a fraction of a replacement, and we will tell you honestly when it is the better call.
- File the Warranty Claim For YouMost inverters carry ten to twelve years of coverage and a lot of owners never find out. We handle the RMA paperwork, including when the original installer is long gone.
- Replace It Only When It Makes SenseIf it is past warranty and past repair, we swap it and size the replacement for what you actually run today, not what you ran in 2016.
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