10 things you NEED TO KNOW before getting a SOLAR PV system installed at your home
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- 10 things you NEED TO KNOW before getting a solar PV system installed at your home.
Join me as I explain how a solar photovoltaic system is installed and all the things you need to know in order to get a quote.
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As a novice thinking about adding solar panels, this was unbelievably clear and helpful. Thank you!
The old FIT tariff was where it was at. 2011 I paid 10k, had 22k back to date plus the power. Still wish I'd bought bitcoin back then instead though 🤣🤔
What about now?
@Charlie bitcoin or tariff? £2.5k a year yield on a 4kw array. The panels last very well without deterioration its the inverter you need to watch. I had a relay failure in mine, but I got a TV repair centre to solder a new one onto the board. As good as new.
That was brilliant. I don't live in the UK, but so much of what you said would be just as relevant in any country. Thank you. Fabulous!
Standard householders; just make sure that the sytem that you are interested in can deliver from 5.8 to 6 Kw to your domestic use; no less and very little more. Roof slope best 45 degrees. Direct south or 20 degrees south west,will give the best result.
I’ve got an “in-roof” system, using the GSE adaptors. I think they just look smarter! But my electrician also thinks it takes less time to install than on-roof systems, and there are fewer warranty issues compared to relying on existing roof tiles underneath not breaking. So he quoted accordingly. It took a crew of three people, two days (10 hours per day) to install 28 panels over two roof planes, There’s also much less static load on the rafters compared to tiles. You also get loads of roof tiles (hard to get) to flog online to desperate roofers who can’t get them at the builders merchants.
Thanks for the video. I love how something like electricity can be setup so differently across countries. In Canada our meter base and service panels look totally different. Our panels do lack global GFCI and serge protection instead putting it on the individual branch circuit level. Another common difference is most houses I’ve seen which are younger than 30 years old all have 200A service. Yes, that’s 200A at 240V for a total of 48kVA. It meant that my own upcoming installation of 10kW solar and EVSE is small compared with the potential loads from the electric heat pump and furnace. It’s a lot of excess capacity as my normal daily usage is sub 20kWh except for three months in the winter while the biggest daily draw was 130kWh.
A very informative video for solar pv and battery storage. Thanks for that.
Great video. Unbelievably informative. Thanks so much.
Congrats on 75K subscribers 👊🏼 smashing it as always 😀
Congratulations on reaching 75K subscribers. You guys gave me the inspiration to set up my own CZcams site. It’s in its infancy and I need to add more content…… but it’s coming very soon! 😀
Started to think about Solar PV for my house and this has really helped me prep for it. Thanks.
That was the best explanation I’ve seen so far. Thank you.
Thank you for explaining the facts of how and where to do solar. Worth thinking about in the future. 👍👍🥂
Thanks for all the info.
And please remember that people are watching from all over the world, so we need info for everyone, not just UK. I'm in South Africa.
Excellent information and presentation. Thanks for sharing.
Great vlog, thanks for the information.
Glad I came across this video. Very helpful and informative.
Any thoughts on solar roof tiles, probably quite expensive, but worth thinking about if you were wanting to repair a whole new roof? I see that the Tesla product isn't quite yet available, but there seem to be others on the market. Great videos btw.
Thanks very much, nice clear video that identifies most of the Q & A
Fantastic video, thank you for taking the time to make and hare this.
A very handy video as I am considering solar at the moment. I have no garage so my potential installer is considering installing the electrics on a frame in the loft space not to far from the consumer unit. You mention fire hazards so it would be handy to know what I have to consider, ie, do I have to lay boards down as the insulation is loosely laid down, loads of it.
This is the best video about PV i have seen. Thank you. ❤
Thank you very much ! That was very helpful.
I'm talking to 2 companies about installing panels on 2 houses in london.
A brilliant detailed video on Solar. I'm currently considering a solar installation and there is clearly a lot to consider. Thanks
Great video, much thanks. What I also wanted to know is the maintenance / service costs per year, and how on average a battery lasts / replacement costs.
Watching another. Video battery’s last about 10 years. Most panels have 25 year warranty, but you might have to pay for the scaffolding to repair them
What a fantastic broadcast
I have learned so much from this.
Congrats on 75k, great video mate keep it up always love the content 👍. Passed my exams today, hope ur having a great week!!.
Hi Jordan
Another informative post.
Here in Australia there is talk about back charging home owners for putting power back into the grid, begs the reason why you'd consider getting solar panels.
Power companies will never loose out on making money.
Also one of our states is about introduce a tax (per kilometer traveled) for EV drivers for driving EV cars as they lose out on fule tax.
As a spark in Australia it's great to see the similarities between our country's but also the differences on the installations and materials used in our trade.
Keep up the great work.
Stay safe its a shocking Industry we work in.
Unfortunately you have government in Australia that seems to want to prop up the fossil fuel industry.
charging to put power on the grid is less likely once the power companies realise it will be so much cheaper for them to not have to build yet another generation station, but get the power cheap from all the solar systems on their network!
Hi, sat watching from under a large solar array, in the land down under, in the sunshine state, being a Yorkshire lad, it’s essential when summer arrives, the aircon!…is it worth it?
300 days of sunshine a year, I will let everyone else work that out….the Australian regulator is proposing the electricity providers get there acts together regarding solar , batteries……still need to drop in price….love the comment about “even on a cloudy day” classic comment. Over sizing is the way to go due to the cloudy days🙄🙄🙄 in England. Keep up the entertaining comments great work, The federal gov is embarrassing on the green zero emissions question here in the land down under🙈🙈🙈🦘
What’s the projected Gov revenue from Carmichael Mine?
@@edwyncorteen1527 no it's not that, the problem with solar is that as more people get it, there is more power during the day (when it's sunny) but then none at night.
The power company want people to buy batteries so they can dump the cost on the consumer.
But in some countries they're getting rid of equality to lower the benefits (payment and 1 for 1) like here where they buy at 5pence and sell at 37 pence.
You don't think the old grant system wasn't a scam do you?
That was due to the shortfall in power station production... As well as a way to get home owner to pay for them to sell power...
412 million pounds profit one of the many companies made the other year, not checked back on their bank balance recently.
I really enjoyed your presentation, we are downsizing and hopefully will move to a bungalow near Market Harborough and be able to get a solar system installed. Thank you for all the knowledge
Thank you, very informative. Currently considering our options, it is not a simple matter, that's for sure.
Do you provide a choice of solar Pv panels and if so what are the pros and cons of each?
Great video. Thanks for sharing
Very interesting video! It is important for people to learn and understand EV technologies, and how EV charging works if we want people to comfortably make the switch to EVs.🚗 ⚡️
Fantastic advice, thank you!
Thank you very much for the .mini documentary, very kind of you.
Thanks for sharing your information.
Thanks for an outstanding video on this topic. Very informative and helpful, this video really is definitive for anyone considering a solar install.
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When installing solar panels I would ensure that pigeons are unable to get under them to nest. My neighbour installed panels all over his roof and now he has 40+ pigeons up there. He and I spend hours every week cleaning up pigeon droppings, feathers and nesting materials that litter our passageways, gardens and driveways.
Get yourself an ISOTRONIC ultrasonic pigeon scarer. They work very well.
They will keep the pigeons away.
They come with their own integral solar panel to recharge the internal batteries, so if you're going to place the device under panels, you probably want to open the ISOTRONIC device is, remove the solar panel and extend the wires, so the panel can be place into sunshine rather than being in the shade of the panels.
Very good Info and explanation thank you. 😊
Thank you. Was informative.
You're welcome, glad you found it useful
Excellent info, thanks
Thanks again for sharing this awesome information , it is very interesting !
Would you need G99 approval if you don't include the capability to export electricity? Should also probably have mentioned that if not already fitted, you'll need a main cut-off switch fitted by the distributor (I could see one in the house you were showing).
Thanks great info
Very informative, well done.
Absolutely brilliant video... incredibly informative. So hard to understand all this... and this really helped me. Grats.
Glad it was helpful!
My back garden faces south we have a lot of room but it’s manageable and nice
Appreciated, thank you 👍🏿
Very informative video Thanks
After seeing their videos for solar I enquired for a quotation, received my quote plus loads of emails, constant emails and the tactics reminded me of Safestyle, we can reduce the cost for this or that or whatever fits your budget. Safe to say I never used Safestyle again nor made any further correspondence to these people, went with another company for solar in the end, Effective Home
Excellent- very informative
Thanks from posting. What brand of integrate system did you use?
Thanks for your info. I have a question, do I have to keep the old roof? Can I just have a roof made of solar panels? Obviously have to be joined for water ingress. If you could do this then you could have the panels front & rear of my bungalow.
Was waiting to hear about roughly how much this kind of solar could cost.
Thanks for the video
I have 18 JA 290 on 3, 6 panel strings, north, west and south a fronius inverter it generates 6800- 7000 kW per annum, installed nearly 6 year's ago. I also have a sanden heat pump for hotwater, and I had a Tesla Powerwall 2 with a gateway, installed mid 2017, and a zappi. If I could go again sunpower maxion 5 or LGs with emphase micro inverters.
One north face aspect and such an early Powerwall 2 with a gateway should give you an idea where I live!
No it doesn't generate 6800-7000 kW per annum. It might generate 6800-7000 kWh per annum. You really need to understand the different between kW and kWh.
Thanks, in South Africa, we have planned power outages, called "load shedding". We even have an app to track this. I built a solar generator inside a mobile toolbox, 24v 50ah battery with 400w solar panels, so while load shedding is on, during sun shine time, I run my fridges and freezer. Night time I only run my 2 small fridges for 3 hours maximum.
Very helpful thanks
Thanks bro. Great video
Glad you liked it
Very informative. I have no car, electric or otherwise, and as of April 2022 my electric bill is £1 per day. So payback would be 14 years on a £5,000 system. Maybe consider if the roof needs replacing.
Great video with really clear explanation. I'll be coming to you for a quote
South facing solar panels have their peak production mid day obviously. So do all other solar panels in your neighborhood causing the voltage to go over 250 Vac in some cases, when the power cannot be used in the neighborhood. This means the converter will shut down during the peak.
In the Netherlands the advice is now to mount East - West facing solar panels, as much as possible. It prevents the unwanted peak. However, it makes the system less efficient.
Great video, thank you!
excellent video thanks
Excellent video thank you
If the panels on top of your existing roof maybe too heavy then what is the price difference between panels as solar tiles so you can take your old tiles off & reduce the weight? Just a rough price?
Hi I have already got 6 panel fitted with grid tied inverter (1800W). How can I move forward to get connected to grid. I would like advice on how could I get linked to octopus energy. Thanks
Ace just what I needed to know
Does the power that goes back into the grid run back through the same cable then? and across the bus bar etc.. Wil you need a special meter to measure what's going back down the system?? Good video.. Very clear 👍
This is very informative an helpful, thank you so much !! 💯
I've gotta say, you remind me of a young Jim Davidson lol 🤣🤣🤣
Was there an earth connection to the SPD in that main isolator? Only see 3 earth's in that MET. Without an earth surely the SPD is more decorative than functional?
I am curious of the detail where the solar stands penetrate the pantiles . Does the cut out have to be flashed around the solar legs? Also generally roofs trusses got weaker after the 60's so older could be better..
Grind the bottom of the tile around 5mm
Excellent - just what I needed to know!
Glad it was helpful!
Very informative video with awesome tips ! Very smart installation. Pity Im not in the UK, otherwise would have contacted you for a quote.
In Nashville, a homeowner had solar installed on his roof. Squirrels got under the panels and made holes in his roof. This cost a lot of money.
This is all very interesting. We installed ours 11 years ago, this put us in new inverter territory. When we installed it was compulsary to use an M.C.S installer. What people should be aware of is to replace an inverter you need no qualifications, Solaredge will sell to people who are not M.C.S reg. I assume other suppliers are the same. Please check if you are covered by an M.C.S guarantee when you replace your inverter. Also Solaredge offer optimisers, these are useful if your roof is in part shade as the panels opperate as individuals. If your roof is in full sun you do not get a lot of benefit from them, if they are part of the package, fine, but consider your roof orientation before adding them as an extra. Finally the tiles! If they are new tiles they will take a little walking on, if they are old and brittle your felt may also be brittle and broken tiles are sharp and if the installer is not a careful person you will have many broken tiles and punctured felt. If like the people who installed our optimisers, they re-arrange the pieces of broken tiles, hoping you don't find out until it rains and they have your money, you are in trouble! Check the condition of your felt after any work on your roof from the loft. It should perhaps have been said first, for us they have been a wonderful investment, and the original installers were very competant, though now sadly gone.
You should go for enphase micro inverters over solar Edge. Much more reliable and no need for an inverter downstairs.
Great video
Is possible to install them on a flat garage roof. My garage roof is 25m² and I could probably extend it a few more m².
Great Video
brilliant video , thanks
getting in touch for a quote , do you cover st albans herts ?
ROI with batteries is still in the order of 10 years. ROI on solar seems to be around 5-6 years which is getting better. For me, I’m interested in Vehicle to Grid (v2g) where you can use your car’s battery to run the house in the evening
@@voltare2amstereo indeed
I've got a 7kWh battery in my campervan. The 3kW Victron Inverter in the van charges it up at night on the 5p rate and discharges in the day. The LiFePO4 battery should last 10 years doing this and it's saving about £300/year at the current prices. Battery cost was £800 but I did build it myself.
I'd be wary of doing V2G with a Lithium Ion car battery. The Lithium Iron Phosphate ones should be fine though.
brilliant video
Lots of good info there.
Useful video 👍
Interesting overview. Could also deal with water heaters and tanks. Pity no battery was shown.
Silly to downsize the inverter! In the grand scheme of things it is a tiny amount saved between inverter sizes. You should rather oversize the inverter to have room for upgrades later on! Yes, I know that can be difficult in reality for some inverters, as the panel setup must be matched to the input capabilities of the inverter and the characteristics of the existing panels, but e.g. if one input is free, a separate string of panels can easily be connected there.
I'll come back to you later, but yes , you are correct, kind of? Not essentially correct at all, as an Engineer I would have to say no, you are proposing things that may or may not work but if they worked for you, well, maybe you got lucky but there's no guarantee.
If you have a system that I anticipate, even that system just dumps excess load? That can be used?
Is there a deterioration factor, with power output, over time and does it vary depending on type of panel. Why can't the electric meter be designed to clock in reverse as your system is generating. This to me seems a better solution to having storage batteries installed. It also benefits those people that cannot use power during the day, when at work and needing the power in the evening.
very helpfull
Just got ours installed. Getting 3.1 out of a 4.8 already in February. Went with in roof install as well and as others have said, the panels themselves are the cheapest part- fill as much space as you can on that roof!
The best part of our investment is the storage battery. We went with the Tesla Powerwall. The gateway is very good for control and setting up on your phone. 10 year warranty also swayed us. Brilliant system and saving us a fortune already without selling back. Still waiting for the meter and tariff change!!
Looked at Tesla, but went with Project Solar, bigger at 18.2 kWh, 20% cheaper and a 15 year warranty.
What is an in roof install? Looking to install panels on my roof this summer so doing my research! Thanks 😀
@@RahulParmar1978 An in-roof system is where they remove the roof tiles, screw down mounting trays of plastic moulded plates with the lugs on that slot in place, then fit water run off fittings and tile back to the edge. The adapter boxes can then be wired into place and the solar panel is then wired in and clipped onto the tray. It’s very neat, tidy and both protects the wiring and controller boxes better as well.
@@markharris8929 Hi. Did you use Veridian? Ive seen those advertised.
Do you still get electric bills
Very helpful, thank you.
Can i put all the extra electrical stuff in my loft / attic? The battery, the extra consumer unit etc? I do have a nice clear area on the breeze block wall in my loft, i have already partly installed loft storage stilts and storage panels to cover a large area for storage there for walking and storing bits. I have also installed a larger loft hatch with pull down ladders. I do not have any room anywhere else to put extra electrical stuff as i have no garage. The gas boiler is near the loft hatch in a landing cupboard, all the gas flue pipes goes from the roof to the boiler then down to my current consumer area on ground floor (under-stairs cupboard, which too small to take anything else it is rammed with electrical stuff) so the extra electrical cables in the loft/attic could go down the same route? (I'm in the UK)
Hi Jordan/ everyone else! Such great videos thank you! Following all of these. I’m retraining as an electrician and appreciate all of the informative videos you guys make. What model of snickers work trousers do you guys use? Cheers Steve
That’s great glad you enjoy the videos! Can’t remember the part number for the snickers but we have changed to Bläklader recently they are great
@@artisanelectrics thanks for the reply! I’ll check them out 👍
Question: When the power grid is on and you have your power coming in from the panels going through the transfer switch, are you supplementing your power usage with the panels also, or just being able to disconnect from the grid when the power grid goes off line. My main thought is by adding a 5kw panel system that's producing wattage and have it on at the same time as the power grid going through the transfer switch to reduce the kW usage? Does this make sense?
These are all grid tied systems. The inverter syncs to the incoming supply and they can both work in tandem to satisfy the requirement.
11. Leave space for more panels in future, if you mount them mid roof, you will have to move the existing panels when adding more later on...
Hi I started watching your videos a few days ago as I knew next to nothing about solar or Tesla and other battery storage. I wished you guys were based closer to the New forest as you could come sort a solution out for me. Keep up the videos they are really useful. Gary
For special projects we sometimes can travel further… Get in touch!
@@artisanelectrics what about U. A. E. 🤔❓please
Interesting but I would have liked a rough guide of price for 2-bedroom end terraced no obstacles in the way but battery and inverter can it be put in the loft
Excellent video. I see you are based in Cambridge. Would you do work in East Northants? About 35 miles from Cambridge?
Brilliant video. Currently researching having a solar and battery setup. Need to check first but think I can get the panels on the pitched roof of my timber garage (100x38mm framework) which is south east / south west facing. My house roof is south facing but I am putting a dorma on it so won’t have the space for panels after that.
Quick question on the setup - can I have the inverter, battery and solar panels in my garage (rear end of property) and have the power from the battery hooked up to an EV charge point at the front of the property, or does the charge point have to be within a certain distance of the battery to charge the car? The one in the video was right next to it so wondering if by design or necessity.
Depending on your local township regulations. Some townships allow batteries to be placed inside the garage. Best way to find out is to get a quote from an installer and have the installer do a site survey to get all the engineering notes of the property.
how much energy do these generate?? can it run a house fully?