Do I need a specific licence to repair solar in South Australia?

Yes. Working on the DC side of a solar system is licensed electrical work everywhere in Australia, and grid-connected solar additionally requires accreditation. Anyone attending your system in South Australia should hold both, and both are checkable — ask for the numbers before you book.

How many places in South Australia does Solar Select cover for repairs?

29 towns and cities across South Australia, and matching runs on postcode rather than on that list — so an enquiry from a suburb or locality near one of them is matched the same way.

My installer in South Australia has closed down. What are my rights?

Your manufacturer-backed product warranties on the panels, inverter and battery survive the installer closing — claim them directly with the manufacturer. Workmanship cover generally does not survive. Consumer and Business Services can advise on where you stand, and any accredited installer can take the system over and service it from here.

Solar repairs · South Australia

Solar repairs in South Australia.

What is your system doing?

Find out what is wrong

✓ A plain-English read on your fault, free — no call, no form first
✓ Whether it is safe to leave the system running
✓ Published Australian repair costs, before anyone quotes you

29 towns and cities covered across South Australia. Electrical work here is regulated by the Office of the Technical Regulator, and a warranty or workmanship dispute goes to Consumer and Business Services. South Australia’s Office of the Technical Regulator licenses the work, and South Australian systems are more likely than most to be under a remote-management or flexible-export arrangement — which is worth mentioning to whoever attends, because it changes what a shutdown means.

✓ 100% free for homeowners, no obligation
✓ Up to 3 repairers — never sold to a crowd
✓ Licensed, accredited installers only

Who regulates solar repair work in South Australia

The electrical work: the Office of the Technical Regulator. Working on the DC side of a solar system is licensed electrical work everywhere in Australia, and grid-connected solar additionally requires accreditation. Ask for both numbers before you book — they are checkable.

A warranty or workmanship dispute: Consumer and Business Services. Where you go if an installer will not stand behind their work. If the installer has closed, your manufacturer product warranties usually survive — those are claimed directly with the manufacturer instead.

Find your fault

Red light or an error code — Fault codes point straight at the failed part — grid, DC side, or the inverter itself.
Screen is blank — no lights at all — Usually a tripped breaker or a failed isolator before it is a dead inverter.
Isolation, insulation or earth fault — Shut it down now. Safety-critical. Shut it down, do not investigate it yourself, call a licensed electrician.
Drops out in the middle of the day — The classic midday cut-out — grid voltage, your network operator’s job, often no cost to you.
Producing much less than it used to — Half an array can be offline while the inverter still reads OK. Costs the most to ignore.
Bill went up or credits stopped — Sometimes a fault, sometimes just a retailer rate change. Worth telling apart before anyone visits.
Storm, water, hail or animal damage — Shut it down now. Make it safe first. Often insurable — get the photographs and the written assessment.
Not sure — something is not right — A fixed-price full system check tests everything rather than chasing one symptom.
Not sure which one? Answer four questions instead

What a repair costs

What is needed	Typical range	What it buys
Often nothing	$0 – $300	Grid voltage is your network operator’s responsibility. Where it is the cause, the fix is a network job — a sparky visit is only needed to prove it.
Diagnosis	$129 – $300	A licensed solar electrician on site, testing the whole system and telling you what is actually wrong. Most Australian repairers charge a fixed price for this.
Minor part	$80 – $450	An isolator, a plug, a switch, a breaker or a consumable — replaced without pulling the inverter off the wall.
Inverter repair	$195 – $450	Reconditioning the inverter’s internal electronics, where the unit is still supported and parts exist.
New inverter	$1,500 – $4,000	A replacement unit and installation. The trade rule of thumb: once a repair passes about 40% of the cost of a new unit, replace it — a new inverter comes with a fresh warranty.
Panel or roof work	Quoted per job	Panel replacement, re-wiring, re-flashing or making the array safe after damage. Too job-specific for a range — this one has to be quoted on site.

Published Australian market ranges, not Solar Select prices and not a quote for your job. Solar Select is free for homeowners and does not do the repair.

South Australia solar repair questions

Who regulates solar repair work in South Australia?: the Office of the Technical Regulator regulates the electrical work itself. A warranty, workmanship or contract dispute goes to Consumer and Business Services. South Australia’s Office of the Technical Regulator licenses the work, and South Australian systems are more likely than most to be under a remote-management or flexible-export arrangement — which is worth mentioning to whoever attends, because it changes what a shutdown means.
Do I need a specific licence to repair solar in South Australia?: Yes. Working on the DC side of a solar system is licensed electrical work everywhere in Australia, and grid-connected solar additionally requires accreditation. Anyone attending your system in South Australia should hold both, and both are checkable — ask for the numbers before you book.
How many places in South Australia does Solar Select cover for repairs?: 29 towns and cities across South Australia, and matching runs on postcode rather than on that list — so an enquiry from a suburb or locality near one of them is matched the same way.
My installer in South Australia has closed down. What are my rights?: Your manufacturer-backed product warranties on the panels, inverter and battery survive the installer closing — claim them directly with the manufacturer. Workmanship cover generally does not survive. Consumer and Business Services can advise on where you stand, and any accredited installer can take the system over and service it from here.

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Tell us what it is doing. We will tell you what it usually means, whether it is safe to leave running and what that repair typically costs — then pass it to repairers who cover South Australia. Free for homeowners. Maximum 3 installers. No obligation.

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