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Inverter Replacement in Manchester

Eastern Greater Manchester is government-scheme heartland — thousands of systems went up across Oldham, Tameside, Rochdale and Stockport between 2011 and 2016, and their Fronius and Solis string inverters are now at the age where they fail. We cover the eastern boroughs from our Yorkshire base across the M62, at the same pricing as our core area.
from £995 string inverter, all-in; hybrid from £1,495
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  • Eastern Greater Manchester covered via the M62
  • Same pricing as our core Yorkshire area
  • DNO G98/G99 paperwork included
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Tell us the inverter brand and model — or send a photo of the unit. Include the fault symptoms and your Manchester postcode. We'll confirm the replacement spec and give you a written quote.

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Wow!!! I have a Givenergy system. The battery stopped charging and depleted fully. Obviously Givenergy went into administration, so I was working with the reseller / installer to get it fixed. They told me they couldn't resolve it and the best they could do was offer me a replAcement at cost, so basically having to buy a new system. I happened to come across STS when searching for how to fix it myself. Ronald has been a god send, within 2 days all is working perfectly and set up correctly. When it comes to experts. He truly is the expert. If you have issues with your Givenergy system and don't know where to go for good help, give him call. 07944 877329. Thanks Ronald, regards Neil W

Neil · Jul 2026 Trustpilot

Called spoke to Ron. Was very informative and more importantly listen to the issues regarding my system. Was very professional and tackled the problem and had my system back on it's way. Thank you once again Ron

Shawn Carmichael · Aug 2026 Google

Super support. Delighted I found them. System battery was down for quite a while and no one would try to fix it as GivEnergy out of business. A few hours later and I’m up and running again. Brilliant service!!! Highly recommend them.

Ed Place · Sep 2026 Google

Had a problem with my GivEnergy battery which had decided to charge and discharge to a very limited extent. From AI, felt that the problem was probably a calibration issue on the Battery Management System, but which I could not fix myself. So contacted Solar Tech Support, and Ron was brilliant in being able to identify, confirm and fix the issue remotely and very speedily. Thoroughly recommend this outfit

Geoff Henney · Oct 2026 Google

I wholeheartedly recommend. Many thanks to Ron. Amazing. Everything is fixed. And I feel safer now that I know where to come for support if anything else happens. I contacted STS for help via their extremely useful website which told me exactly what I had done wrong to require support. My GivEnergy battery had been dead for a while and an attempted firmware update had stopped the inverter. The support was prompt and very professional and over and above what I expected. I was helped every step of the way with clear instructions and e-mail support for questions. The issue was resolved within 24 hours and a technical report produces from log data to share with Octopus to try to get to the bottom of how the original issue occurred. Despite Ron saying that mine was a familiar issue with Octopus Intelligent Flux, this to me was service over and above expectations.

Gary Mitchell · Nov 2026 Google

This company are a rare gem, I had a very unusual problem following a failed firmware upgrade on my GivEnergy kit. I then found out GivEnergy were in administration and had dismissed all their support staff! None of the usual fixes to try and restore my inverter comms would work, and I looked everywhere, forums, GivEnergy youtube support videos - even AI couldn't figure it out. My installer was talking about huge sums for system replacements, and being vague / evasive about if they'd even install replacement GivEnergy inverter. Enter Solar Tech Support, reassuring and knowledgeable from the very start, I've learnt loads about my solar system though the friendly chat while my engineer worked as he diagnosed the problem and figured out a fix procedure that I've not found anywhere else - amazing. If you need solar system repairs - especially if you like me have been left high and dry by GivEnergy, I cannot recommend this company enough. Give them a call.

Andy Thomas · Apr 2026 Trustpilot

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Manchester context

Why eastern Manchester is hitting the inverter replacement window now

Eastern Greater Manchester took government-scheme solar in volume. Across Oldham, Tameside, Rochdale and Stockport, systems went up in batches between 2011 and 2016 — whole streets at a time, often the same inverter model on every roof. Those units are now ten to fifteen years old, which is the age where string inverters start to give up. The result is a steady run of replacements concentrated in the same neighbourhoods, on the same handful of models.

2011–2016

The scheme window that put most of eastern Manchester's solar on the roof

2–3 days

Typical lead time for an urgent Manchester fault once quoted

Same price

No travel surcharge — Manchester is priced as our core Yorkshire area

We cover the eastern side of the conurbation rather than all of it, because that is the side the M62 puts within reach of our Yorkshire base. It is a deliberate limit: a firm that claims the whole of Greater Manchester is either sending someone a very long way or not turning up. If you are east of the city and your town is on the list further down, you are in our area at our normal rates.

Manchester brands

Inverters we replace most often in Manchester

Because so much of the local install base came from scheme rollouts, eastern Manchester's inverter mix is narrow. A few models dominate, each with its own failure pattern and its own replacement path.

Fronius

The workhorse of the scheme era across Oldham, Rochdale and Tameside. These units were built to last and many have, which is precisely why they are failing now — they are simply old. Where the homeowner wants battery storage later, this is the moment to move to a hybrid rather than replace like for like.

Solis

Common on the later scheme installs and on private work across Stockport and Denton. High volumes of identical units on near-identical roofs make these very predictable to quote and swap — we usually know what we are fitting before we arrive.

GivEnergy

The brand we meet most often on newer battery retrofits. A GivEnergy fault is frequently a configuration or communications problem rather than dead hardware, so it is worth diagnosing before replacing. Full detail on our GivEnergy support page for Manchester.

Sunsynk / SolarEdge / SMA

Sunsynk is growing on battery retrofits alongside GivEnergy. SolarEdge appears on the more expensive private installs, where an inverter fault and an optimiser fault look identical from the ground. SMA Sunny Boy turns up on older high-end systems.

We also replace Growatt, Enphase, Huawei, Fox ESS, SolaX, and all other major UK brands. Full inverter replacement service details →

Pricing

Inverter replacement pricing in Manchester

String inverter
From £995

Single-phase, 2–6 kW. Same-spec or updated equivalent. The standard swap for eastern Manchester's scheme-era Fronius and Solis fleet.

Hybrid inverter
From £1,495

Replace a failed string unit with a hybrid that runs both solar and battery. Worth doing now if storage is on the cards, rather than paying twice.

Three-phase / large
From £1,295

8 kW+ and three-phase units. Assessed individually. Full pricing details →

All prices include supply, decommission, installation, commissioning, DNO G98/G99 paperwork, and post-installation report. Same pricing as our core Yorkshire area — no additional charge for Manchester.

Landlord or inherited system?

Bought a Manchester property with solar — and now the inverter has failed

Scheme-era systems have changed hands several times since they went up, and the paperwork rarely travels with the house. The original installer may be long gone, the monitoring account belongs to somebody nobody can name, and the FiT registration may never have been transferred. When the inverter then fails, most owners have no idea where to start. We handle that recovery alongside the physical replacement.

Manufacturer warranty check — may still cover the hardware, except GivEnergy
FiT / SEG transfer and monitoring recovery (GivEnergy: the current owner transfers it in the app)
Tenant scheduling and documented handover
Installer Gone Bust?

Solarplicity, Mark Group, All Seasons Energy, Snug Energy — full recovery guides for every major installer that has ceased trading.

See all guides →
Solar Health Check — £145

Full system assessment if you've inherited a solar system and want to know its condition before deciding on repairs or upgrades.

Health check details → Book inverter replacement
Coverage

Areas we cover for inverter replacement in Manchester

We work the eastern boroughs of Greater Manchester — the side of the conurbation the M62 puts closest to our Yorkshire base. Extended coverage, so two to three working days on an urgent fault, at the same pricing as our core area.

Oldham Ashton-under-Lyne Rochdale Stockport Hyde Stalybridge Mossley Droylsden Denton Dukinfield Glossop Saddleworth

On the Yorkshire side of the Pennines we also cover Huddersfield and Leeds. Full coverage map → · All solar services in Manchester →

FAQ

Inverter replacement in Manchester — common questions

For a typical single-phase string inverter, the all-in price starts from £995 — the replacement unit, safe removal of the old hardware, installation, full commissioning, DNO G98/G99 paperwork, and a documented post-installation report. Upgrading to a hybrid inverter so you can add battery storage later starts from £1,495. Three-phase and larger systems are quoted individually from £1,295. Because eastern Manchester's install base is so heavily weighted toward scheme-era Fronius and Solis units, those are the models we carry. Pricing is identical to our core Yorkshire area — no travel surcharge. Not certain the inverter is the fault? A free remote diagnostic confirms it before you commit to anything.
We cover the eastern boroughs — the side of Greater Manchester closest to our Yorkshire base across the M62. That means Oldham, Ashton-under-Lyne, Rochdale, Stockport, Hyde, Stalybridge, Mossley, Droylsden, Denton, Dukinfield, Glossop, and Saddleworth. We would rather be specific than claim the whole conurbation and let you down: the western side of Greater Manchester sits outside the area we can reach reliably for on-site work. If you are on the eastern side and your town is not on that list, ask us — we will tell you straight whether we can get to you.
Eastern Greater Manchester is extended coverage rather than core, so the usual lead time is two to three working days for urgent faults, once the quote is approved and we have confirmed the hardware is in stock. The swap itself is a half-day job on a standard domestic system — decommission, mount, wire, commission, test. If you need an answer sooner than a site visit allows, a free remote diagnostic gives you a written fault assessment first, so you know whether a replacement is even the right call.
Yes, and on eastern Manchester's scheme-era systems it is the normal case rather than the exception. Plenty of the firms that fitted those systems between 2011 and 2016 are no longer trading, which leaves you with no warranty contact, no monitoring access and usually no paperwork. We replace the inverter and handle the recovery around it — a manufacturer warranty check on the hardware itself, monitoring set up in your name, FiT and SEG details confirmed, and a written record of what is actually on your roof. Our installer gone bust guides cover the major collapses, and a health check at £145 is the usual starting point if you want the whole system assessed rather than just the inverter.

Inverter failed in Manchester? Get a replacement quote.

Send us the inverter brand, model, and what it is doing wrong — or photograph the data label and pass that through instead. We'll match the replacement to your array, confirm the price in writing, and book the swap. Eastern Greater Manchester gets the same rates as our Yorkshire heartland with no mileage add-on.

  • Same pricing as our core Yorkshire area — no travel surcharge
  • DNO G98/G99 paperwork and post-installation report included
  • Not sure it's the inverter? Free remote diagnostic

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