Position of rails/clamps

[JulianC]

Regardless, I'd lop a foot or so off that soil pipe so it's flush with the array and stick the bird cage back on the top.

 

[Earthstore]

It is easy to knock other installs, but this is how it should be done, if you went for building regs, it would probably fail on part C (water ingress).

I agree with Julian about the pipe also.

 

[wstevew]

I was going to chop the pipe down, it is above the bathroom window though. I hadn't bothered as there is no obvious drop on the graph. I do have the optitrack enabled.

I have asked them to notch the tiles, sort out the clamps attached to 2-3mm of rail, and tie the wires up so they don't touch the roof.

 

[babba]

How did you manage to pick this company to do the install and when was it installed ?

 

[wstevew]

It wasn't my first choice. My first choice was unable to get stock as no sooner had I made the decision barking and his lot decided to cause a panic. Installed on the 25th November 2011.

They are not a huge company, but also not small, they have done some large scale solar farm type installs and domestic too. They offer other electrical work and renewables.

To their credit they seem willing to fix their errors. I just hope they fix my system.


At the time, I had a couple of local installers for whom it became unable to source stock. Then there was the double glazing type companies, and these who specialise in renewebles and electrical contracting.

 

[babba]

I understand the pre 12 Dec madness, they seem to be draging their heels on sorting out issues but good luck.

 

[wstevew]

I was asked to check if this was Ok now. Not so good.

 

[wstevew]

They just said they will run a 4mm Bonding to where the meter is. I asked them to check as I thought it should be 10mm.

will 4mm be ok, or is that dangerous?

 

[dansk]

Hi - we can all slate others work - but im talking with my hat of here - i would seriously ask them to re-scaff, remove all the panels and start again, its not good my friend from photos your showing on here. All they need to do is start over and make it right, the tiles are kicking up too far, it looks like they broke another one and used lead flashing to cover it up, brackets no straight, connecting rail gap too large. You paid your money and you deserve better.

Ive had my problems don't get me wrong, and ive had to taste my own medicine - resurrect scaffold and re-do a job, but i know its right now.

 

[wstevew]

dansk,
scaffold is up on other side. this is the re-fit. and he now tells me to notch the tiles he will have to take it all off again. they have done the same on the west side where the scaffold is up.

unbelievable. they move all the rails and this time do not notch the tiles and say they can't without removing it all again. he says i already have a few lifted tiles anyway. So I said that I dont want any more!

 

[dansk]

Gee's - well get them told im afraid and make them do it again - maybe third time lucky - you know and i know that those cables wont last more than 5 winters before rubbing through, and then what about the kicking up tiles? - stick to your guns.

 

[dansk]

The kicking up problem you have is they have used Renusol Aluminium hooks and they are not good for plain concrete by design, they need a lot of packing up - they would have been better using the SS hooks because the profile is much leaner.

 

[wstevew]

He said "we dont normally cut the tiles". I said but you did the first time you installed it, why would you not now.

Also now its all disturbed again the mortar on the side edge tiles is all loose.

 

[dansk]

Add that to the list then - ask them to swap the hooks.

 

[dansk]

Even my wife who is sat next to me who knows nothing about fitting solar systems says that's poor!