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Originally Posted by 5./JG27.Farber
+1 A noble cause.
No like I said, the concept is great. I will explain what I ment better. I am an electrician, I look at buildings differently because I was in the construction trade (thanks bankers!) the current PV panals are do not tie in with the fabric of the building that well. In 5 -10 years they will be knackered and will deduct value from your property. You also loose some space from the house for the batteries. The "pioneers" who have them now will suffer in the future. Once they start making an actually roofing material thats also a PV panal, then we are in business! How do the current ones actual fix to the roof? Are there any holes in the roof to support them? - if there are you can bet they sealed the holes with something retarded like mastic or silicone... I wouldn't want a load of holes on my roof sealed with silicone which will degrade with UV... They pay for themselves in 5-10 years depending on who tells you, so how much longer will they last than that? Also these firms that fit the things are mostly on a quick money band wagon (government grants) so I expect the work is not being carried out by Roofers and Electricians but more an adhoc crew proberbly with one sparkie and a load of numpties...
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It's actually quite funny, but when I got my Solar Power put on it was done through quite a good family friend. I took the day off work to be there when they were installed and had quite a good talk to the forman before it started..
He was blown away because I was the first person he had ever seen that had climbed up on the roof and talked about the installation.
We got clay tiles on our roof and the battons that the pannels mount onto went on brackets that slipped under the tiles and were secured onto the beams of the roof frame. I was quite happy with the guys that did our pannels BUT I think my friend had words to them before they turned up.
There are a LOT of Cowboys out there and,as always, it is best to get a few opinions on the companies work before you sign the contract!
Just checked the inverter and we've clocked up 7,507.7 Kilo Watts produced sinced we've got it installed. Using the rule of thumb of a ton of coal per Mega Watt, that has to give you a good fuzzy feeling.
It 'almost' makes up for my 1972 Valiant Charger that I drive around!
