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  1. SolarCity

    DECC launch FIT review

    Apparently so. I noticed one ours hadn't been notified and was three or four months over. I spoke to our DNO. Their response was pretty much 'no, don't worry about it. Loads of installs aren't registered'.
  2. SolarCity

    DECC launch FIT review

    Okay, lets assume that the cuts do go ahead and that material costs remain pretty much where they are now as well as fuel costs. Can anyone see a future in the industry at all? Anything but pretty much south and unshaded is looking at 15 years plus even for a good value install.
  3. SolarCity

    DECC launch FIT review

    And lets be honest, perfect roofs aren't exactly that common. Especially with a straightforward install.
  4. SolarCity

    DECC launch FIT review

    Jesus wept. I was worried, but didn't expect this. At least I won't have to worry about next years 3 day long MCS paperwork exercise.
  5. SolarCity

    PV Training - MCS requirement?

    I'll find out. I had considered making a complaint about it.
  6. SolarCity

    PV Training - MCS requirement?

    We were called out to a job earlier in the week where a system had stopped working. Turned out to be a loose connection in the AC isolator which had finally failed. Looking at the system, there were three different arrays at different orientations all on a single MPPT with huge shading. The...
  7. SolarCity

    PV Training - MCS requirement?

    Yeah, our call was from the NICEIC also. I didn't even get to the point that we talked money... £500?!
  8. SolarCity

    Protecting ground mounted PV equipment from lightning strikes

    Good idea. The cabling is all over the place at the moment so I'll have a look at sorting that
  9. SolarCity

    Protecting ground mounted PV equipment from lightning strikes

    Thanks Andy, I'll give you a call shortly.
  10. SolarCity

    Protecting ground mounted PV equipment from lightning strikes

    Thanks Bruce. I don't think this was a direct strike as there are no signs of damage whatsoever. Just dead LCD screens and data logging showing that they failed during the storm.
  11. SolarCity

    Protecting ground mounted PV equipment from lightning strikes

    We were called to a job today where all three SolarMax 15mt inverters have failed. No display on the inverter and it was around the time of a severe electric storm. We are to replace the three inverters but I wanted to offer him some protection. Does anyone have any idea what kind of measures...
  12. SolarCity

    PV Training - MCS requirement?

    Had a phone call from NICEIC today telling me that my MCS training is actually 6 months overdue. Had no idea what he was talking about but apparently I need to do a refresher course to be MCS compliant. Anyone else heard about this? I'm not particularly keen on travelling to Chesterfield to...
  13. SolarCity

    Supplier issues

    Yeah, main problems tend to be with the couriers. Amazes me how stock can leave a warehouse and then there is no way for us to track where it is. Also amazes me how often delivery drivers get lost. To be fair, this issue was with their clumsy website. Guy on the phone acknowledged that it...
  14. SolarCity

    Supplier issues

    Thought we'd try Rexel again having turned our back on them after a multitude of delivery issues. Placed an order on their website yet hadn't noticed that a couple of the items were out of stock (it's not exactly clear on their website). Rather than contacting us to tell us that they hadn't...
  15. SolarCity

    SolarX inverters

    I've not used them but I know EH Smith supply them. I would definitely recommend them as a supplier. To date, we've not had one delivery issue from them. Which I think is pretty remarkable considering how often everyone else seems to drop the ball.
  16. SolarCity

    Conservatives omit solar from 2015 manifesto

    The potential of a SNP/Labour coalition terrifies me also. Happy days.
  17. SolarCity

    Conservatives omit solar from 2015 manifesto

    The prospect of a Ukip/Conservative coalition/deal frightens me to death.
  18. SolarCity

    Problem Aurora Inverter

    We've had a bit of a game with them with our last replacement. Had to chase up our £100 payment.
  19. SolarCity

    Storage - The Way Forward ?

    We're going to take a look at the Solax X-Hybrid at the end of the month. Figures still don't seem to add up but we're getting asked for this more and more.
  20. SolarCity

    How's this for a new way of mounting on slates?

    We went to look at a job this morning where were being asked to refit some solar panels after a roof had been re-slated. The roofer said that he'd refitted the brackets exactly in the same places as before and using the same method. First of all, the brackets were 'screwed' directly through...

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