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Solar inspection · Any installer · Any brand

Nobody has looked at your array since the day it went on.

We inspect solar we didn't install. Every module scanned with a thermal camera, the electrical checked, production read against what the system was sold to do, and a written report at the end of it.

Tell us what you need

If you are buying a house with solar on it, say so. That one has a closing date attached and we will work to it.

Scope

What an inspection covers.

  • Every module, scanned.

    We walk the array with an infrared camera and photograph what is running hot. Cracked cells, failed solder joints and bypass diodes that have given up all show themselves before they take the system offline.

  • The mounting.

    Flashing, attachments, torque and wire management. Conductors chewed by animals are one of the more common things we find, and the first sign is a wire jacket lying open under the array.

  • The electrical.

    Disconnects, conduit, terminations and the inverter, scanned and checked. A hot lug inside an enclosure is the finding we move on first.

  • The data.

    Production since switch-on against what the system was sold to produce. Drift nobody noticed is a common reason people call.

  • The paperwork.

    Monitoring access, warranty status, and where your project sits with Illinois Shines. If your installer is gone, this is often the part that matters most.

Thermal image of a solar module showing several discrete cell-sized hotspots
Crisp cell-sized squares point at one cell
Thermal image of a solar module showing a soft, diffuse warm patch
A soft warm patch points at something area-wide
Thermal image of one hot component inside an electrical enclosure
A hot lug inside an enclosure is the finding we move on first.
A rodent-chewed solar conductor with its jacket stripped, held beside an intact wire

The report

What you get.

A written report: the thermal frames with their temperatures, what each finding means, what it costs to put right, and what can be left alone. You own it. Take it to the manufacturer, to your adjuster, or to another company for a second opinion.

Pricing

What it costs.

Inspection pricing
Inspection visit and first two hours$400
Each additional hour$135
Response timeWithin 5 business days

The same as a service call. $400 covers the visit and the first two hours, then $135 an hour after that. No trip charge on top.

If the inspection is part of storm or roof work and you have signed with us, it goes into the insurance scope rather than onto a separate invoice.

Timing

When it is worth doing.

  1. Before you buy a house with an array on it.
  2. After a storm you did not claim at the time.
  3. When the company that installed it is gone.
  4. When production has drifted and nobody can tell you why.
  5. Before a workmanship warranty runs out.

Inspection FAQ

Will you inspect a system you didn't install?
Yes. That is most of this work.
Do I have to use you for the repairs?
No. You get the report either way.
How long does it take?
Most inspections are finished inside the two hours the call fee covers. A large array, or a system nobody can get monitoring access to, takes longer, and we tell you that before we start.
Can you inspect before I buy the house?
Yes. Tell us the closing date when you call.

Nobody has looked at it in years.

Most home systems around here never get looked at again after the day they went on. Worth a look before something fails on a hot afternoon.

Or call(815) 443-3155Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm

Tell us what you need

If you are buying a house with solar on it, say so. That one has a closing date attached and we will work to it.

Call (815) 443-3155Get a Quote