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Solar Detach & Reset Solar System Repair Solar Panel Removal Solar Panel Relocation Roof Replacement With Solar Insurance Claim Support

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Phoenix Scottsdale Mesa Chandler Tempe Glendale Tucson Flagstaff For Roofers
(480) 270-2745
Licensed Electrical Contractor • ROC #331356

What Does Solar Repair Cost? $199 to Know for Sure

Nobody can honestly price a repair before diagnosing it — but the diagnosis itself should have a price, and ours does: $199, flat. A licensed technician finds the actual fault and you get the repair quoted in writing before any work happens. No mystery invoices.

  • $199 diagnostic — fault found, fix quoted in writing, you approve first
  • We repair every brand, including systems whose installer no longer exists
  • Repairs carry our workmanship warranty — even where the original one died
  • SolarCare members: 10% off all repairs

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How repair pricing works — and where the money usually goes

Wall of solar inverters being tested by Solar Detach and Reset technicians
The inverter: the hardest-working component on the system and the most common four-figure repair.

Solar repair has a bad pricing reputation because most companies quote it backwards: a “free” visit, then a number invented on your doorstep that has to recover the free visit, the truck, and the next three homeowners who did not buy anything. We run it the other way: $199 buys the diagnosis — a licensed technician tests the system end to end, finds the actual fault, and hands you a written estimate. You approve it or you do not. The $199 stands either way, which is exactly what keeps the estimate honest.

What common repairs involve

The one number to be suspicious of: $0

A free diagnosis has to be paid for by something. Usually it is paid for by the repair estimate. Our diagnostic has a price, so our estimate does not have to lie.

Warranty first — we check before you spend

Panels commonly carry 25-year product warranties; inverters 10–15. Before quoting hardware, we check what is still covered — including systems whose installer has gone out of business, where the manufacturer warranty usually survives even though the workmanship warranty died. We are manufacturer-certified for Tesla, Sunrun, SunPower, SMA, SolarEdge, Enphase and APS, which means we can process those claims rather than just point at them. If your installer is gone, start with our orphaned-system guide.

Not sure whether you need a repair or a full picture of the system? The $199 diagnostic is for a known problem; the $299 inspection is the whole-system assessment with a written report. Book the wrong one and we will tell you on the phone before a truck rolls.

Questions people actually ask

The diagnostic is $199 flat: a licensed technician finds the fault and quotes the repair in writing before any work. Repair cost then depends on the fault — connector and wiring fixes are typically modest; a full inverter replacement runs roughly $3,500–$4,000 installed on most residential systems. You approve every repair before it happens.
Because free diagnosis gets recovered somewhere, and it is usually inside an inflated repair estimate. Charging for the diagnosis lets the estimate be honest. If you decline the repair, you have still bought something real: a licensed contractor’s written statement of what is wrong.
You pay for diagnosis and labor; the manufacturer covers warranted hardware. We are certified with the major manufacturers and handle the claim paperwork. If your installer is out of business, the manufacturer warranty on the equipment usually still stands even though the installer’s workmanship warranty is gone.
Standard scheduling is typically within the week; SolarCare members get priority scheduling and a technician on site within 48 hours for emergencies. After a major monsoon event, the queue grows fast — members go to the front of it.
Yes — our workmanship warranty covers what we touch, and roof-penetration work is backed by our 100% money-back no-leak guarantee. That applies even when the company that installed your system no longer exists.
Yes. Most of our repair work is on systems we did not install, including orphaned systems. We service every major brand.

Where to go from here

Solar System Repair

The full repair service: what we fix, how the diagnostic works, storm damage.

SolarCare Plan

Priority scheduling, 48-hour emergency response and 10% off every repair — $500/yr.

Solar Inspection Cost

Need the whole picture rather than one fault fixed? Start here.

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