There a plenty of impressive photo's online of completed Solar PV systems, glistening in the sunlight. Some of them are genuine (like those on our site) and some of them are pilfered from various corners of the world wide web, but we're not judging (needs must and all that). We've noticed a real dearth of information about the act of installation itself, and so took the opportunity to take a series of photos of a recent job in Bristol.
The slideshow above is a montage of those photos, hopefully showing our readers the various stages of installation of a 12 panel, 2.7kW Viessman. The system required two days work for 3 men on a detached house in Kingswood, Bristol. The basic stages of installation are;
1. Measuring and affixing the brackets
2. Installing the rail system
3. Laying out, affixing and connecting the panels in a series circuit
4. Siting the inverter
5. Making all necessary connections
6. Commissioning the system
Our happy customers Mr and Mrs O'Brien can expect yearly energy returns of 2,300kW/h, and a first year financial benefit (including energy savings) of £1,177. Over the 25 year FiT period they should receive an overall financial benefit of more than £29,000 - plus any inflationary increases in the generation tariff. That's about 13% per year.
Does that seem like a good return to you? Perhaps you have a comment or question on the logistics of installation or have an idea about improvements that could be made. Don't be shy, let us know your thoughts below.
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