Is moving a solar inverter about 2ft to the right a DIY job?
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I have a Solax inverter currently installed in the garage but due to the need to fit a new garage door it needs to be move around 2ft to the right (the sectional garage door rails extend much further back than the original rails do).
Looking at the work it appears to be fairly easy - the black cables leading u to the inverter will simply loop the other way to the other side of the black isolators, and I can install a wood base onto the garage wall to take the new position of the inverter.
However, the white cable wil need replacing and I have no idea what it is in terms of amps, cores etc .
Can these be bought ready made up so I can simply buy one, switch everything off, remove the white cable move the inverter, and plug in the new cable and switch on, or is it definitely a qualified electrician job because a new cable has to be made up?
I am competent with house stuff like spurs and that type of thing so not a complete novice, but I am new to solar stuff.
Thanks in advance.

Looking at the work it appears to be fairly easy - the black cables leading u to the inverter will simply loop the other way to the other side of the black isolators, and I can install a wood base onto the garage wall to take the new position of the inverter.
However, the white cable wil need replacing and I have no idea what it is in terms of amps, cores etc .
Can these be bought ready made up so I can simply buy one, switch everything off, remove the white cable move the inverter, and plug in the new cable and switch on, or is it definitely a qualified electrician job because a new cable has to be made up?
I am competent with house stuff like spurs and that type of thing so not a complete novice, but I am new to solar stuff.
Thanks in advance.
Hoofy said:
Can you speak to the people who installed the system? Or another solar installer? I know it's small fry compared to them being called out to install a full system but if they have spare capacity they might be happy for the extra work.
Cheers, I did speak to them but apparently they are inundated with work and can’t even look at it until well into September. However, I might go back to them and ask if they can supply that white cables but longer to allow the move.They actually suggested trying a local electrician but not much joy in that direction.
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