Installations

Firstly, one of our team will visit you at home, explain the process and carry out a roof survey. Then, using the pitch, direction, location and layout of your roof, they will correspondingly recommend the best installation design.

Using government recommended calculations they will provide a forecast of the income and savings you can expect. Additionally, the power generation potential of your roof and the carbon emission savings you can make.

Secondly, good design is vital to ensure that you maximise electricity generation. Elements we consider are unquestionably: angle/direction of panels, shading, quality and matching of panels, plus inverter and battery storage.

Thirdly, we supply you with all the details that you need to make a fully informed decision. You then contact us when you're ready to proceed by signing and returning the contract and make your initial payment.

Lastly, we NEVER use high pressure sales tactics and strictly adhere to government guidelines on the selling of alternative power solutions. We are guided by the Renewable Energy Consumer Code (RECC) in all our business dealings with you.

The first stage of installation is to safely and securely erect a scaffold. Above all, we take health and safety issues very seriously to ensure the protection of all of our installers, electricians and customers!

We schedule the scaffolding to be erected the day before installation so as to minimise disruption. Thereafter, we always aim to remove the scaffolding within a few days of completion. However, if you would like it to remain longer for other work being carried out, just let us know.

Solar panels are relatively lightweight but obviously need to be firmly attached and secure. The method of attaching panels will vary depending on your roof type. With tiles, we bolt brackets to the underlying rafters after lifting a few tiles. Subsequently, rails are run along these brackets and the solar panels are securely bolted to them. Flat roofs and ground-mounted arrays will require frames to mount the panels in.

Strings link together the solar panels on your roof. These strings are passed through the roof and feed an inverter. The inverter converts the DC power from the panels into AC current which is used by your domestic supply. A cable runs from there to your junction box whereby the power can either be used in your home or exported to the National Grid. A separate meter is also fitted to record your solar system's electrical output.

The entire system is then inspected with safety checks and tests carried out to ensure that the installation is safe and will generate the maximum available power output at any given time.

We register your installation with the Distribution Network Operator (DNO). The DNO run the electricity supply to your home from the National Grid via local transformer substations.

Once we have checked the system, we commission the installation (make it live). You will then begin to benefit from the electricity that your home now generates. This normally occurs on the same day that the installation is completed. Alternatively, on the next day that there is sufficient light to run the necessary generation tests.