Florida Solar Help
Straight answers about the equipment on your roof, whoever installed it. Read anything here without signing in.
These guides cover all four kinds of solar you can have on a Florida property, plus the situations that bring most homeowners here: monitoring that stopped, an installer that closed, a roof that needs replacing, and a storm on the way.
All topics
Solar Electric
How a home solar electric system works, how to identify your panels and inverter, what production figures mean, why monitoring stops, and what to do about common inverter warnings.
Battery Backup
What battery capacity and power ratings mean, how backup loads and reserve settings are chosen, what actually happens during an outage, and how to prepare a battery system for a Florida storm.
Solar Pool Heating
How solar pool heating works, what to expect through the Florida year, how the controller and automatic valve behave, how to spot a collector leak, and when professional service is needed.
Solar Water Heating
How a Florida solar water heating system works, what the storage tank and backup element do, why a failed solar side can go unnoticed, freeze protection, scale, leaks and when to call for service.
Monitoring
What solar monitoring actually shows, which systems can report data today, why monitoring stops working, how to regain access when the installer set up the account, and what is coming for thermal systems.
Repairs and Service
Common solar electric, battery, pool heating and water heating faults, what you can safely check yourself, what a diagnostic visit involves, and what information to have ready when you request service.
Roof Replacement
How solar removal and reset works during a roof replacement, how to sequence it with your roofer, what to photograph first, and why the removal and reset record matters years later.
Storm Preparation
What to do with a solar electric, battery, pool heating or water heating system before a Florida storm, what to check safely afterwards, and which records to have ready for an insurance claim.
Installer Closed
A practical plan for Florida homeowners whose solar installer closed: identifying your equipment, finding the manufacturer warranty, regaining monitoring access, and building a permanent record from here.
Buying or Selling a Home
The documents and questions that matter when a Florida home has solar electric, battery, solar pool heating or solar water heating, for buyers and for sellers preparing to hand a system over.
Warranties
The three different solar warranties homeowners confuse, what AllSolar Energy covers on its own work, what happens when an installer closes, and which documents to keep.
SunTroller Coming Soon
The monitoring product being developed for supported solar pool heating and solar water heating systems.
Education is statewide. Service is regional.
Anyone in Florida can use these guides. Onsite work is a different question: AllSolar Energy serves 17 counties across Central, East and West Central Florida, and service availability varies by location.
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