Thank you both so much. I'll be putting the panels back up after the roof is done. Ill look into the tool for the 2 year old microinverters. I plan on roping them down to my wife to put them in the garage for a while until the roof is done.
Oh, I see that I misread your first post.
So you need to pull down the entire array before gaveling the roof repaired, which will be covered by insurance, and then the array will be reinstalled.
Are you also doing the reinstall yourself?
I’m surprised your insurance company is not covering the cost of uninstall - most roofing companies can uninstall and reinstall solar and I don’t understand why that is not a valid part of your claim.
In any case, forget what I said about cutting PV wires - I thought it was the panels that were damaged and not the roof (and I also thought you were purchasing a salvage damaged solar system and did not understand you were just taking down a working system as a prerequisite to having roof repairs done).
You will need the proper MC4 disassembly tools for your connectors. There are several flavors and they all have slightly different tools.
You can attempt to disconnect using a pair of small screwdrivers but it is exceedingly easy to damage the MC4 connectors that way.
Moving panels on the roof is best done with someone helping you on the roof.
Moving panels down off the roof needs at least one helper on the ground.
When I’ve moved panels on or off the roof, I’ve had my son helping me on the roof and my wife helping from the ground.
I strongly advise you to seek a roofing company that can disinstall the solar. Then try to get the insurance company to over that cost.
If that ends up being a no-go with the insurance company, you may decide it’s worth paying them the extra to do that work or perhaps they have one worker who can help you get that job done for a modest payment on the side.
If you have not installed solar before, you may be getting in over your head.