There's a variety of problems we encounter with different components on a system. Various troubleshooting techniques
are used to analize problems and present solutions. The solutions may vary because different companies had specific
design characteristics. We found work arounds for many situations where original components are not available
anymore. Below are some examples of common problems that develop over time.
You would be surprised how uncommon it is for glass to break in a panel. Roofs get destroyed with hail and
the glass is still intact. Glass usually breaks from things being thrown at them.
The corners of panels commonly seperate under pressure of glass and gravity. If seperation has just started,
its best to take care of it before it gets worse and the panel suffers from heat leaks and water damage.
The expansion and contraction of metals inside a panel is a factor. These temps can go from 0 to 300F in a day and
is bound to cause some problems. Here a piece of panel backing works itself loose over 30 years.
This fiberglass was clear 30 years ago. Now it needs to be replaced with tempered glass to let the ultraviolet
rays in.
These tracker panels are suppose to track the sun's rotation during the day and maximize the direct light on the
focal tube which carries a solar fluid. This system requires a lot of moving parts and something is always broke
in the complicated system.
Roofers can puncture copper pipes as they strip the old roof off.
Furnace wiring can be disrupted for a number of reasons such as new furnace install and improper control settings.
Corrosion at tank ports is common because of electrical currents that reach termination.
Square plastic tanks take on a lot of heat over 30 years and usually need to be replaced.
This bulkhead pentration is leaking from not being installed carefully.
Heat exchangers are the heart of the system and usually everything is built around them. Sometimes they fail and need to be replaced. This time lapse demonstrates a
Novan heat exchanger replacement.
