DC isolators......lockable?

Steve, believe me, most of the experts that post on here are correct (always) I have personally followed them through the learning curve of PV over the last couple of years, with all the ever changing rules and regs, but also the technical side of things too.

If I could come and help you I would, but I am not an MCS company so sadly I can not help,
Maybe someone will for a sensible fee?
 
Thanks Kevin. This forum has been a God-send and i have learnt a lot in a short period of time, thanks to people like you.
I do wonder if the installer was talking about MCS012, but from what i read, it isn't compulsory until Sept 2013, so who knows lol. I'm sure i'll get there in the end.
 
Have blown this installer off now. Emailled me today saying my Renusol wouldn't be any good until Sept 2013 as it isn't MCS accredited until then. So he's basically got MCS012 around his neck. And he's still insisting i have to have lockable isolators with a conformity cert. Had enough, so he's gone.
 
Glad to hear it. It really gets on my moobs that companies are operating out there with such a fundamental lack of basic knowledge. It's not as though this stuff is open to interpretation either, it's spelled out in black and white.
 
Was just really getting on me that he kept emailling telling me i couldn't use this or that isn't certified or something. Back on the search now, but have a couple of numbers to try.
 
Two things need to be certified - the panels and the MCS company. Your Eversolar inverters also comply with regs but are probably not the best option for this job.
 
This is exactly what i've had to tell the guy (and he should know). Seems scarey that i'm having to tell him what's what when he's an installer. Everthing i know either comes from the good people on here or reading micro generation pdfs', so i'm in no way an expert! Bizarre.
 
Lol, there's plenty of scary stuff goes on out there Steve.....thank goodness that the majority of designers/installers that are still into renewables are a credible/conscientious bunch now that a lot of the fly-by-night's have gone....
 
Steve - how far are you from Leicester? We've got a few jobs coming up around there and in Nottingham at the moment .. pm me if you want to..
 
Sounds like you're having a rough deal at the mo SolarCity, judging by your post. Hope you get something sorted.
 
Steve_rutland said:
25A DC Isolator Lockable at Swithenbanks Alternative Energy | Grid Tie Inverters | Solar Photovoltaic
This is what I was sent.
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I can't see anywhere on that ad that says it has to be lockable, all it says is that one is, which is fine, it exceeds the requirement which is nice, but not essential!

Mounting kits do have to meet certain standards (to do with weather protection etc. can't remember what they are off the top of my head) but very unlikely there's a problem with your if it's renusol. This was basically to stop firms making their own dodggy kits out of mild steel and sticking them on a roof by the sea, don't laugh, I've seen it done!!
 
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