The worst install ever (maybe?)

[Earthstore]

I thought this post had concluded 6 weeks ago...
As to your question MEP, I can not answer I am afraid, but all I do know it is far better than it was.
:77:

 

[Eco Deal]

its is far better i agree

 

[moggy1968]

in the same way that syphilis is better than herpes?:wink5:

 

[Orffyreus]

Definitely a bad install, everyone knows you should use hard wood or at least pressure treated timber to hold panels in place.

Wonder if they included the shading in the PV benefit analysis?

 

[MorganPVI]

I think the trapezoid posted by Prince is a far worst install, this one has it's own comedy value, but princes post is wrong on so many levels it will take some beating.

 

[solarcat]

When I tought had seen it all...

This is what I saw on Sunday! Sorry, the pic is rather bad, but I didn't dare getting any closer...

 

[SolarCity]

I think we can safely say that that is a DIY install.

 

[solarcat]

Agree, I wouldn't trust this guy to change a light bulb..

 

[JD6400]

That has just got to be your own house , and you have just laid them on the hedge and what ever else you could find , just for the crack !?
Please tell me that is the case .:shocked:

 

[solarcat]

That has just got to be your own house , and you have just laid them on the hedge and what ever else you could find , just for the crack !?
Please tell me that is the case .:shocked:

Afraid not...mg_smile:

 

[whinmoor]

I presume they fell off the roof and landed like that?

 

[moggy1968]

what ground mount system is that, I like it!

 

[drew35]

I've been holding back comments on PV installs for a long time but I'm finally opening my mouth, and putting my tin hat on.
I am yet to see, in my area, what I would call a good install. And I don't mean I'm being picky over silly things, I mean downright poor installs.
I initially put it down to the "gold rush" of installs, then the rush to start a job and get it notified before the FIT rate dropped, but I'm still seeing them.

Just last week whilst carrying out an EICR, a fault that I've seen several times, the feed in MCB laying inside the consumer unit. I've never yet seen one fitted that's the same make as the CSU, but say a Crabtree board with plug in MCBS, then the standard MCB won't fit so just lay it in there and connect it with cable.

The feed in MCB is fitted on one of the RCD's with no labelling anywhere to say when the RCD's tripped the circuits will all still be live. No duel supply stickers anywhere.

And also last week when going to fit an extra socket for an old guy, I went to turn of the CSU which is in a shoe cupboard in the entrance hall. The cupboard is only about 2ft deep, and the inverter is fitted on the back wall, and to one side. There is a piece of tile batten wedged between the inverter and the door frame, when removing the tile batten (out of interest) the inverter cover falls off?

So many customers complaining about their PV installs, one woman has had a company back eight times, with eight different wireless displays, non of which work. The reason, the walls are 2ft of stone and the signal needs to get through three of them? Luckily I'd rewired that house so I managed to hard wire it without much of a problem, problem solved.

I think the PV thing was seen as a big money maker, and so the worst of the worst thought it was a license to print money. And that's why we're seeing these quality installs. I just know my heart sinks when I turn up at a property to carry out work and see panels on the roof.

Sorry.

 

[SRE]

It's always a mistake to tar everyone with the same brush :sad3: there are thousands of great installations out there as well as a significant number of poor ones. All we can hope to do through the forum is encourage customers to be very careful about their selection of installer. Price shouldn't ever be the only deciding factor.

 

[SolarCity]

I am yet to see, in my area, what I would call a good install.

I can only assume that you live in a very small area.