Solar Panel Repair in Lyons Gate, AZ

A water stain on a ceiling below a solar array is one of the most stressful Solar Panel Repair calls a Lyons Gate homeowner can make. The Gilbert area gets only about 9.2 inches of rain a year, and much of the hard rain arrives in short monsoon bursts, which means a leak can stay hidden for months and then show up all at once after a single hard storm. Lyons Gate housing leans 2000s: census estimates put the median build year at 2004, with about 45% of homes from 2000 to 2009 and 18% from the 1990s.

Where solar leaks come from

Every rooftop array is held down by mounts bolted into rafters. Each bolt is a hole in the roof, sealed with flashing and sealant. Leaks usually trace back to:

• Sealant that dried and cracked in the sun
• Flashing that was skipped or installed under the wrong course of tile
• Tiles cracked when the array was installed or serviced
• Lag bolts that missed the rafter and were left in the deck
• Debris dams on the high side of the array that push water sideways

How we find it

Water travels. A stain in the hallway can start at a mount several feet uphill. We start in the attic when there is access, looking for staining on the deck and rafters, then match that to mounts on the roof. On tile roofs we lift tiles around suspect mounts to see the flashing and the underlayment below.

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The fix depends on the cause

A dried bead of sealant is a small repair. A missing flashing usually means pulling that panel, removing the mount, installing proper flashing and resetting the mount into the rafter. If the underlayment below is torn or rotted in that spot, it gets patched. If many mounts are failing and the roof is near its end, a full remove-and-reinstall with a reroof may be the better plan, and we will say so.

Before the storms

The North American monsoon typically runs from June into mid-September, and flash floods and lightning come with it. A spring check of the mounts and the area around the array is cheap insurance. We look for cracked tiles, loose flashing and buildup that could hold water.

Living with an HOA

If your Lyons Gate home is under an HOA, leak repairs normally do not change how the array looks from the street, and Arizona law (A.R.S. 33-1816) limits associations to reasonable placement rules for solar. If tile replacement is involved, ask the association whether it has a color or profile on file. Call (602) 497-2583 if you have a stain or a drip.