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    MCS Assessment Tips

    Ok, I decided to post on here after having completed my assessment this weekend with no non-conformities (Woo Hoo!). So, as I have realised how much of a good source of information this place is; I decided to try and input a little information, seeing as I have been taking so much from here...
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    MCS Paperwork / signing off other people's work

    Hi I'm an MCS (NICEIC) and REAL accrecredited PV installer. To date I have carried out a number of installations from start to finish i.e. providing materials, fitting panels, commissioning etc. This means I have also done all paperwork from the initial quotation and contract to commissioning...
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    change to installed system - MCS certificate update required?

    I'm new here so please be kind... If a system is changed after the MCS certificate has been issued is a certificate update required? For example, 2 years down the road and a panel is damaged or an inverter fails and the original item is obsolete and no longer available so a substitute is made...
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    mcs version 1.5 or 2 on assesment

    Hi I have my mcs inspection in a couple of weeks and have been sorting out the QMS on version mcs1.5 that i have a template for but as i started putting this together about six months ago,I see that there is now a version issue 2 that only has 18 clauses.so when does this actually come in to...
  5. SolarCity

    Non-MCS, Non-REAL firm conning people

    Okay, I'm absolutely livid about something that happened yesterday. I received a phone call from the missus' recently widowed auntie. She had had a visit from a firm which promised: To beat the 43.3p deadline - despite installing next week. To pay her all her money back after 5 years. That...
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    solar panel mcs sign off before cut off date only £500

    NEED YOUR SOLAR SYSTEM SIGNING OFF BEFORE THE CUT OFF DATE? WE SIGN OFF INSTALLS IN THE UK FOR ONLY £500 !!!! CALL TODAY TO ARRANGE A SPOT AS THEY ARE GOING QUICK! CALL STEPHEN ON 07854246343 or 0166 4566504 + £100 if located more than 60 miles from leicester
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    MCS non-conformity

    We had our MCS inspection last week and recieved one non com for our a.c isolator next to the fuse board. We used an all in one wylex unit that incorporates a double pole switch, a rcbo, and then the meter. We previously worked for a large company and thats all they ever used and have done 100s...
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    MCS website

    I have 5 jobs PENDING since 10am this morning ??? on MCS website is this normal ??
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    Is anyone MCS accredited for solar thermal aswell as Pv?

    Hi, im planning to add solar thermal to our accreditations and wondered what mods are required to the quality plan? Has anyone done this!? many thanks in advance, Matt
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    Delay on MCS Database

    Currently 5hr delay, probably longer as the week goes on. You'd have thought they would have got it sorted this time!
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    MCS annual Visit

    on your Second MCS visit Is this based still around the ONE solar pv job you will take the assessor to later in the day. IE Quotes/Sap - Contract - Surveys- Wind Cals - Roof Cals based around the single job????? or Will the assessor need access to all documents for all jobs you completed...
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    call the MCS and REAL police

    Just having a look online at the top rated on google. Most of these websites are so inaccurate, found this on a company that I did think was ok. http://www.spiritsolar.co.uk/solar-returns-are-still-fantastic2.php Pushing customers to sign up before C rating EPC ! It's D..........! It seems...
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    MCS log in issues

    Anyone else having problems logging onto MCS website today? Can't get hold of them on their so called help line all afternoon - really hacked off
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    MCS DB - working ??

    Hi chaps, Has anyone been on the MCS DB last night or this morning ? I cant seem to get logged in ......I was in it last week......!
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    2 Weeks of MCS Accreditation Talk - Gaining MCS & Maintaining MCS - Expires March 1st

    For 2 weeks our Head MCS Mentor will be discussing MCS Accreditation, what's involved, common fears and misconceptions, and for those who have already achieved MCS, the importance of maintaining it, spot checks and your annual audit. Feel free to ask as many questions as you like. Looking...
  16. Markc

    What if we're not MCS from now on?

    The question is, what would be the out come if an installer dropped out of MCS but continued with its core business if not PV? Would this be considered as ceased trading for the REAL assurance and a customer would need to act on the warranty insurance? Do you need MCS to continue with...
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    Wanted MCS Registered Electricians in Cornwall/Devon

    We are looking for MCS Registered electricians to carry out sub contracting electrical works for domestic, commercial and ground mounted solar PV installations. Please contact us via Pensolar | Solar PV Cornwall or email [email protected] if you are interested. Thanks.
  18. Energetic

    MCS Directory - Is it a scam?

    Has anyone signed up with MCS Directory? We signed up in july and had an enquiry in the first week. They've been taking our fees for 6 months and we aren't on the site anymore... been too busy to look at it but no enquiries from them since... If it's not a scam it's a pretty poor service...
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    Mcs Assessment Next Week - any tips!?

    Hi guys We have our Mcs Assessment a week today and have spent today finalising our qms. Feeling not too bad about it and the general consensus of opinion I have seen so far is not to worry too much... I hope! I have already gotten some great advice and help on here from some of those who have...
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    MCS PI insurance

    I thought I saw somewhere in the mountains of paperwork I have trawled through over the past few weeks, a minimum amount of PI insurance set out by REAL, and can't find it now, is there a specified amount, or am I imagining it? Cheers in advance

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