Installing PV non MCS

[Worcester]

There is a company in the UK, MCS registered, who have been issuing MCS certificates if you buy from them.

Probably not the best practice... Do they operate their own forum No names...

@Shunterwork, I understand that you work on the solar side though up till now on roo-fit scale projects, the MCS regulations work very much like PartP etc, putting a lot of onus on the MCS registered "INSTALLERS", as such they could be letting themselves open to losing that registration for various non-compliances. So in most cases they wont do it.
See here: Microgeneration Certification Scheme - Installer Standards

 

[Shunterwork]

There is a company in the UK, MCS registered, who have been issuing MCS certificates if you buy from them.

The he way it works is you need to be a fully qualified electrician with NICEIC/elecsa etc and they come to site and fully train you in what's is a very easy install and nothing you wouldn't know.

you then install the system and the company comes back out to check over your work and issue the mcs etc.

simple process and far safer than getting some solar specialist (week trained roofer) in solar to wire in your system , that's just a recipe for disaster.

 

[Gavin A]

Probably not the best practice... Do they operate their own forum No names...

@Shunterwork, I understand that you work on the solar side though up till now on roo-fit scale projects, the MCS regulations work very much like PartP etc, putting a lot of onus on the MCS registered "INSTALLERS", as such they could be letting themselves open to losing that registration for various non-compliances. So in most cases they wont do it.
See here: Microgeneration Certification Scheme - Installer Standards

tbf they were getting people to attend a course they ran, and have been doing pv and training people in renewables for a lot longer than most 3 day MCS course providers. They'd just do the MCS paperwork side of things.

 

[jason121]

Yes Mr Worcester. I was called to the install signed off by them before Christmas, due to inverter tripping out in summer. 70m of 2.5mm T/E installed on the AC side.

 

[marc8]

Hi got a m8 who is heating engineer, they are on new build sites, they install all panels, roof structure the lot. on-site sparks provides power to the rotary isolator heating guy does the rest.
reads from inverter display what the panels are producing & sends the info to the company & they do the paperwork. all MCS no problems.
inquired about it as we had previously done a couple of jobs for them & tested all paperwork ect & was told they were about half the cost I mentioned what happens if it don't work not my problem down to them.

 

[Worcester]

Hi got a m8 who is heating engineer, they are on new build sites, they install all panels, roof structure the lot. on-site sparks provides power to the rotary isolator heating guy does the rest.
reads from inverter display what the panels are producing & sends the info to the company & they do the paperwork. all MCS no problems.
inquired about it as we had previously done a couple of jobs for them & tested all paperwork ect & was told they were about half the cost I mentioned what happens if it don't work not my problem down to them.

Lost count of how many regulation violations you just listed. (Not just MCS)

 

[Terrie51]

Thanks for the replies
The signing off under Part P isn't an issue as I can do that, the issue is that will the DNO accept the application if it has been installed by me as I am not MCS accredited.

All G98/99 DNO applications can still be submitted even if not MCS accredited