If you’re a solar panel owner, you would have to remove and reinstall your solar panels now and then. This removal and reinstallation allow monitoring, repair, and other maintenance work that can help your solar panel retain its maximum efficiency.
This process can be challenging, especially installing solar panels on your roofs. To help you with this, we came up with a quick guide on removing and reinstalling your solar panels without damaging them.
1. Check the warranty
Before removing your solar panels, it’s best to check your warranty first. Premium solar panel dealerships provide free removal and reinstallation for maintenance works. If you have that, it’s best to call in their professionals to do it for you.
On the other hand, if you’re not so lucky, you have to ensure that the removal and reinstallation of your solar panels will not void your warranty. This way, your panels can still be fixed or replaced for free if there are any problems.
2. Start with electrical connections.
In removing your solar panels, you first have to start unhooking the conduits, grids, and other electrical wirings. This way, you can ensure that no short circuit will happen. Furthermore, damaging your wirings can be the biggest problem for solar panel removal, so it’s best to remove that risk immediately.
3. Remove the brackets and frames.
Next, remove the brackets and frames of your solar panels from your roof. If needed, you should acquire professional-grade equipment. While they may be expensive, remember that they can lessen the risk of replacing your solar panels–which will be more expensive. When the brackets are removed from the roof, remove the solar panels from their frames on the ground.
Removal of brackets and frames is not a one-person job. A standard residential solar panel system will need at least three people to do the job.
4. Seek professional help if needed.
If you don’t have electrical and hardware knowledge in removing and reinstalling your solar panels, it’s best to get contractors for the job. There are lots of service providers that can lend you a hand for an affordable price.
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