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Install has started

So the installers made a start on the new garage yesterday.
I have a couple of questions for you lot.
I haven’t raised these with them yet because it’s the weekend.
Firstly the loops of cable underneath the panels. I had thought they would be clipped up tidily. Is this normal, sloppy or unacceptable?
The cables run under the tiles but above the felt and then come out through the verge (which has not yet been mucked in). Do we think that looks like it’ll be ok when finished?
Thanks

u/Unusual-Engineering5 — 12 days ago
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Another question

Our installer has proposed a panel layout that includes a string with 2 panels facing SE and 3 panels facing SW. They say they’re comfortable with this plan. It seems to me that all 5 panels are never going to be optimally lit simultaneously and therefore the string will never generate very efficiently.
Am I overthinking this?

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u/Unusual-Engineering5 — 1 month ago
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Solar quote

I’ve had a number of quotes, but all seem very expensive compared to others I see posted and discussed here.

I’m torn between 2
a) 25 480W Longi panels all with optimisers,12kW Sigen inverter with 30 (27) kWh of batteries and a gateway. £20k
b) 27 490W Longi panels with 15 optimisers, same inverter and batteries. £23.5k but company been around much longer and has more EPVS, RECC etc credentials.

SE England

Do these seem expensive to everyone else?

Is £3.5k extra worth it for 2 more of the newer panels and all the accreditation?

Thanks for your opinions.

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u/Unusual-Engineering5 — 2 months ago
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Z1s have shipped

Received shipping notification, but no mention of the free batteries or the free X1Q.
I’ve tried emailing Ivy several times but had no reply.
Anyone else had the same issue?

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u/Unusual-Engineering5 — 3 months ago