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[Silly Sausage]

Hahaha...apart from the dubious angle, them downstairs will be in complete darkness with the lights on!
I'll stick with the curtains open.

 

[JD6400]

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Sorry mate , the post before this was "Liked" by me for good reason !

But that house is one of the most unsightly installs i have yet seen , I know I have just judged it on aesthetics alone and this smacks a little of "The solar police" mentality , but it is installs like this that get people suggesting that solar is a blight on our landscape !

Again i am sorry if i have offended you as your post before shows a very tidy solution indeed for the containment on that job, but i feel for that install i had to say something .

 

[Gavin A]

Wow, I can't believe the planning department allows people to install panels on their front wall. I know nothing about solar PV so I'm not knocking your installation, I just know if that was one of my neighbours I wouldn't be a happy camper having to look at it every day.

They definitely wouldn't in a conservation area, well not on permitted development grounds anyway, that'd be pretty dubious if anyone challenged it IMO.

Still, I suppose as long as the customer was made aware of this, and insisted upon it being done like that then on their head be it. I just hope they get on well with their neighbours, otherwise they could be in trouble.

 

[rmccabe20]

2 x 50 Kw systems = 400 panels

 

[Worcester]

I refuse to comment on the above, the purpose really was to showcase good installs and hopefully good installation practices ...

 

[jonnyboy1]

8kw install. 32 250w panels sma8kw tripower south west uk



Box lid lets it down but I had all my tools stolen last month not bought my Milwaukee sawzall again yet

 

[Worcester]

Neat installtion, though why didn't you just mount the meter on top of the box and feed the cables through from the back?

 

[Gavin A]

Neat installtion, though why didn't you just mount the meter on top of the box and feed the cables through from the back?
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now there's a good idea.

 

[infinity]

 

[jonnyboy1]

That would work, we have did that way before, although would like to keep the cables in the enclosure with the metal frame work.

I'm thinking a clear Perspex box for the next 1.

 

[Worcester]

That'll be like this then

 

[stevie gill]

Our first install for around 10 months!!

16 x Suntech 250w Polys, powered by PVI-3.6-TL-OUTD inverter.

 

[peehulea750]

thank for share the post

 

[i=p/u]

Here's one for yous

 

[Worcester]

Pleasure to see a nice neat installation - good work well done, guessing a three phase 10kW? - do the inverters have a DC isolator built in to them, and presumably more than one mppt tracker?