From a non solar guy, does this look OK

[Top Cat]

that spaghetti looks like coax.

No it comes from the solar panels!

 

[telectrix]

well which cowboys installed it then?

 

[Top Cat]

well which cowboys installed it then?

No name on it anywhere! That's a surprise! Have informed the owners and they are going to get in touch with firm.

 

[StuSpiers]

Jesus! - I am shocked.

Yhea that coax looking cable is only carrying 300 - 700 v of DC at 5 - 8 amp !!

No need for clips eh?!

Get the commissioning pack off the customer find out which scheme it is under nic/elecsa or nappit then report.

That is awful.

 

[Top Cat]

While i am on could i send out a big thank you to Sedgy34 for PM to give me his mobile number and helped with testing of solar for my EICR. Top Man!

 

[sedgy34]

Well done TC get them off the streets

 

[sedgy34]

While i am on could i send out a big thank you to Sedgy34 for PM to give me his mobile number and helped with testing of solar for my EICR. Top Man!

Please dont im blushing
:blush5: lol

 

[moggy1968]

OMG!! where to start!!
connection at the CU is just wrong, too much to list. Penetration through roof felt, not part of your check but it looks like they have just punched a hole through the felt, lazy breech of the regs, they shoiuld have come through the overlap, bet there's no protection for the cables rubbing on tiles either. All that cabling hanging out the bottom of the meter is against regs as it's only single insulated. We use a jewis box under the meter to do earth connection and house stripped cable.
All cables need to be clipped in place and then cut to length.
labels need to be in place on isolators and inverter but also along the DC cable to show it's DC not coax.
there's probably more but thats all I dare look at at the moment for fear of my heart!
One of the shabiest jobs I've seen!

fetch dobbin, got to move onto the next job now!!

 

[sedgy34]

No name on it anywhere! That's a surprise! Have informed the owners and they are going to get in touch with firm.

HEY TC are you able to find out who were the installers are of this, im sure theres quite a few on here now intrigued about this company after seeing that.

 

[sedgy34]

OMG!! where to start!!
connection at the CU is just wrong, too much to list. Penetration through roof felt, not part of your check but it looks like they have just punched a hole through the felt, lazy breech of the regs, they shoiuld have come through the overlap, bet there's no protection for the cables rubbing on tiles either. All that cabling hanging out the bottom of the meter is against regs as it's only single insulated. We use a jewis box under the meter to do earth connection and house stripped cable.
All cables need to be clipped in place and then cut to length.
labels need to be in place on isolators and inverter but also along the DC cable to show it's DC not coax.
there's probably more but thats all I dare look at at the moment for fear of my heart!
One of the shabiest jobs I've seen!

ha ha lol same here

 

[Top Cat]

HEY TC are you able to find out who were the installers are of this, im sure theres quite a few on here now intrigued about this company after seeing that.

Hi sedgy, i will find out if i can but as you know its a big organisation that own this house and a lot of properties (don't want to say on the forum).

Not sure to post name of solar company if i find out name, lynching mobs were outlawed years ago!

 

[moggy1968]

I believe a sound thrashing with a length of DC cable is still permitted though, at least thats what I tell the boys!!

 

[dansk]

looks like a classic rent a roof job - shameful, and most customers would be none the wiser - sad init?

 

[sedgy34]

Hi sedgy, i will find out if i can but as you know its a big organisation that own this house and a lot of properties (don't want to say on the forum).

Not sure to post name of solar company if i find out name, lynching mobs were outlawed years ago!

Pm me when you do find out as I know a guy who had a lot of renta roof work through a surveyor (as they say it's who you know)

 

[Earthstore]

that spaghetti looks like coax.

And this is the problem, I do not know telectrix, but judging by his posts he is a good electrician and he thinks it looks like coax, so what would joe public make of this? oh it is just old coax, snip, maybe 700v DC that is going to hurt...

As installs go, this is about as bad as you will get, nothing is labeled, connected to supply wrong, all the cables are a mess, (Tower will not get rich from these guys)
The surprising thing is it is working, did anyone notice how much lower the generation meter is to the inverter reading?

Well TC you have your work cut out there...