Solar Panel Removal & Reinstall in Austin
We work for homeowners in this situation or for roofers. Either way, what matters is the solar is put back together properly and your new roof isn’t damaged in the process. Homeowners and roofers beware – that isn’t as easy as it sounds and you get what you pay for!
Top Four Problems During a Removal and Reinstall
- Roofers Are Not Solar ElectriciansPanels taken off by a roofing crew come back with pinched leads, cross-threaded grounds and missing optimizers. We get called to fix that more than we would like.
- Mixing and Matching Old and New Racking HardwareOld rails, new feet, clamps that are no longer made — getting them to work together properly is hard. We do it every day, not just when a roofing job happens to have solar on it, so your system goes back on as strong as the day it was installed.
- Skipping the FlashingsSadly, “solar guys” and “the guy your roofer has” will often times skip important things like flashings altogether. No flashings will cause roof leaks down the line. We use flashings on every job — no exceptions.
- The Array Goes Back On but Never Gets Re-CommissionedPanels back on the roof is not the finish line. Connections have to be re-torqued, rapid shutdown re-tested and production verified before anyone leaves. Skip that and you find out months later that half the array has been dead since the day the roof went on.
Top Four Solutions to This Problem
- Remove, Label and Store ProperlyEvery module, optimizer and conductor labeled and mapped as it comes off, stored safely, so what goes back on is what came off.
- Coordinate Around the Roofing ScheduleWe work to the roofer’s dates so your house is not open longer than it needs to be and nobody stands around waiting.
- Reinstall With New Flashing and HardwareNew flashings, new seals, correct torque. The reinstall is where a re-roof either fixes your penetrations for good or repeats the same mistakes.
- Test Everything Before We LeaveFull commissioning after reassembly, every panel confirmed reporting, so you are not finding a dead string next spring.
Let’s get your solar working again.
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