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Diagnosis before replacement

Solar servicing and repairs in Glasgow & the west of Scotland

Find out why an existing solar system has stopped, lost monitoring or appears to be underperforming before spending money on replacement equipment.

MCS Certified · NAPIT · NAP-68987 · FLO Group Ltd · SC512889

Residential solar panel installation with scaffold access still in place
Installation photography

Inspect first, then recommend

Safe access, system records and evidence from the inverter help narrow down the fault.

A low generation reading can have several causes: a monitoring or communications fault, inverter issue, an isolated circuit, shading changes or a problem on one part of the array. Comparing like-for-like periods and testing the system is more useful than guessing from a single day in the app.

We can assess systems installed by another provider. Available documentation and monitoring history are reviewed first, followed by appropriate visual and electrical checks. Findings and repair options are explained before replacement work is agreed.

What's included

  • System documentation and monitoring-history review
  • Inverter, isolation and visible-cabling checks
  • Appropriate electrical performance testing
  • Roof-level visual inspection where safely accessible
  • Written findings and recommended next steps
  • Monitoring reconfiguration where equipment permits

Make it relevant to you

What matters most?

Choose a priority to see what the solar servicing and repairs assessment should focus on.

Your assessment focus

Compare symptoms with the system evidence

  • Generation history
  • Shade, soiling and visible damage
  • Inverter and string checks
Tell us about your property

Common questions

Can you repair a system installed by a company that has closed?
Yes. Any available MCS documents, inverter details and monitoring records help us identify the system before arranging appropriate testing.
How can I tell whether my panels are underperforming?
Compare similar months and weather conditions, check for inverter warnings and look for a sustained change. Send us the system size, postcode and monitoring screenshots if you are unsure whether a visit is justified.
Do solar panels need routine cleaning?
Not every array does. Cleaning is more relevant where bird fouling, nearby trees, lichen or a shallow pitch prevents normal rainfall from clearing deposits.

Real installation photography

Real roofs make the design decisions clearer

These photographs show the variety a survey has to account for. They are genuine installation images, but are not labelled as specific case studies until the matching project records are verified.

Solar panels covering a large uninterrupted section of a residential roof

Making use of clear roof space

An open roof face can support a larger, visually consistent panel field.

Solar panels arranged across several tiled roof planes around rooflights

Working around a complex roof

Rooflights, hips and separate roof faces can all influence a practical array layout.

Residential solar panel array viewed along a roofline in evening light

A neat, low-profile finish

Panel position and mounting details matter to how the finished roof looks.

Independent social proof

Independent reassurance before choosing solar servicing and repairs

Flo Solar is the specialist solar division of FLO Renewables. Ratings and excerpts below link to the public profiles so you can read the wider context. Counts can change as new reviews are published.

MCS certified through NAPITCertification NAP-68987 · FLO Group Ltd SC512889

Start with a property-specific assessment

Send your postcode, service interest and any available electricity-use information. We will confirm what is needed for the survey and proposal—without an obligation to proceed.

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