At last the day is set: we are coming to fit your solar panels. But what exactly happens? These five tips get you ready for installation day, so you know what to expect, our engineers can get on with it and everything runs smoothly.
We bring a good deal of material for the installation, so it helps if the engineers can park their vans close to your house, on the drive or in a space in front of it. Do you live in a busy street? Then you could ask your neighbours beforehand to bear it in mind.
Depending on the type of house we sometimes need scaffolding. It helps our engineers enormously if you move planters, garden furniture and the like out of the way in advance.
Besides working on the roof, the engineers have work to do indoors. Have you chosen a system other than Enphase? Then an inverter is fitted to turn direct current into alternating current, often in the loft, so please allow for the engineers going up there. It helps if they have enough room and nothing is in the way. They also work in the meter cupboard, so we would ask you to clear enough space in and around it as well.
While the electrician works in your meter cupboard, the power may have to go off for a while. We always agree that with you beforehand. So bear in mind that you will be without internet for a moment, and do not start the washing machine or the dishwasher just then. It rarely takes more than half an hour. If the meter cupboard has to be replaced, the power may be off a little longer. That differs per house, and we always discuss it with you.
Our engineers work carefully, but it does occasionally happen that a roof tile breaks during the installation. So it is handy to have a few spares to hand, then we can replace them for you on the spot.
Which roof tiles do I have?
If you still have the original sales brochure for your house, it will name the type of tile. If not, the make is often printed on the underside of a tile, and you can take one to a builders merchant.
Once your panels are on the roof and everything works as it should, we tidy up properly before we leave. A few things then still have to be settled. You can read about those in our blog the solar panels are installed, what now? It explains among other things when and how your monitoring app works. You also receive a message from us telling you how to register at energieleveren.nl.
Would you like to be well prepared for the installation and to see exactly what your panels generate? Then discover Max Control. Through a handy app it gives you detailed information about what your panels produce and about what your house uses.
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“De installalatie keurig volgens offerte en tijdsplanning snel en vakkundig aangebracht.”
Mark is an adviser at Dijkman Zonne-energie and is happy to answer all your questions about solar panels.
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