Thanks for the info and suggestions. That was the cheapest quote I have gotten!
Even 10 panels might be too much, site visit will be needed to confirm.
Hold on just one moment. There is a 6KW inverter out now tell your supplier you want that, they are nearly the same price.
Worth a shot, its just more power.
I was passing the time and a friend sent me a link about fit and they had an option for quotes
I got this today. About 1200 overpriced. A company in Dublin.
System size: 4.4KW - PV Panels - Leapton 440w x 10 - All black Panels.
Panel Mounting - Renusol Pitched Kit.
Inverter - Solis single phase 4G inverter.
Total cost: €7,600 including VAT.
Price above excludes SEAI grant of €1,800.
Price after grant €5,800 ( subject to eligibility )
Warranties - 25 years for both performance and panel, 10 years on inverter.
Workmanship warranty - 5 years.
Insurance – Included.
Trigger pulled and grant approved.
20x JA Solar 340w (6.8kw system)
6kw Solis Hybrid
5kw PureDrive battery.
€7600 after grant.
Will get rails extended to allow for another 4 panels when they are at it.
Does that include BER?
Nice one! Now comes "the long wait" as you look at the roof and wonder what will be :-) I'm hoping the spark will hook me up this week myself.
Dunno if I'd bother with extending the rails to leave them empty. Rails are (relatively) cheap. I'd just get them to fit the panels making sure that your optimizing space for future expansion. A lot of them will install them in the center, which isn't wrong, but really what you want is for them to go top left or bottom right, and work from there so that you have the max space for additional panels. You don't want space for 1/2 a panel on one side and space for 1/2 a panel on the other - if you know what I mean.
That's excellent ,
I priced up a similar system for a DIY install & it came in at 7300e without a battery (but with an eddie).
good price alright, like you I priced going diy but couldn't get close.
Hi,
I got a quote last week from the company in Enniskillen.
12 PANELS 4KW 340 WATT JA SOLAR 25 YEARS GUARANTEE.
3.6 KW HYBRID SOLIS INVERTER
4.8 BATTERY.
EDDIE WATER DIVERTER.
WI FI DONGLE
PRICE 10,500 EUROS INC.VAT
TOTAL 7500 EUROS when grant included.
Is this a good price? I had received a price of 11k (excl grant) for 10 panels from a local company so in comparison I think its very good but when I look at other quotes on here it seems a little high.
Thanks for any help or guidance.
They had quoted 4-5 weeks although did say that they are in the area doing another 4 jobs so we will see.
Might as well get them to extend the rails when they are on the roof or certainly get them to fix the hooks at least and leave some slack in the cable.
Not short of room so will get them to start at the top and work down which would leave me room for another row if wanted, could fit 42 panels on the one roof section alone.
Thats the exact same price I was quoted, but for 14 panels, and a 6kW hybrid inverter, and the battery is a 5kWh Puredrive battery
I see The Alm has an additional 6 panels, no Eddi and for only €100 more than me....
Getting 20 of the same panels with a bigger inverter without the Eddi for €100 more so seems high.
I do seem to be getting a good price which is while I pulled the trigger in case it changes. As you can see from the photo I posted that it should be a fairly straight forward install so this may be playing a part in the various quotes.
Might go back and see what they can knock off. Seems like its at least 1k - 1.5k too high based on the extra 8 panels you were quoted.
If it was closer to 6k I would probably go for it for sure.
Massive roof to be fair. I got 14 panels (380w) and I'd say with a bit of jiggery-pokery I might get another 3 on mine, but yeah....you've plenty of space. You should be fine on the cabling and they won't need to leave slack - although you've nothing to lose from mentioning it. Usually what they do is connect the panels in series, so if you add on another panel, they'd hook it into one of the existing strings and that whole string then goes back to the inverter, So additional panels only have to reach the nearest one already there.
However, you're probably approaching the limits of voltage/wattage on a single inverter. I don't know your specifics, but you may have to get an additional inverter if you plan on expanding much (1-2Kwp) beyond what you have already. That's a nice system that. Jealous.
another 2 panels should be fine although 4 pushes me over the 8kw limit of the inverter, will monitor it and see what figures it is producing before deciding.
No, it's not a good price. Stay clear.
That's not bad. Pretty reasonable.
Excellent price in comparison with most of what I've seen. Can you PM details please?
Could I get a PM as well please
I am hearing from a few people that price rises are on the way if not happening right now.
If you are seriously thinking of Solar PV or already have quotes ya better get your skates on.
Please remember value can still be found, don't jump at the first quote but don't hang around.
I had also heard that potentially the grants are going to be looked at, with a view to reducing them…..
they did it with EV’s over €50k, so who’s to say home grants won’t be next for a bit of a chop..?
Im only going by the market.
Hey guys thanks for all the info on thread and via DM. I've been learning and pricing a system for a couple of weeks now and want to know have I got the right idea! My roof is small so can only fit 8 panels so a 2.5-3kw array with hot water diverter looks like the solution I'll be going for. All bar one of the companies I've spoken to didn't think it would be worth installing a battery due to the price of the batteries and limited generation power so I'm excluding for now. There's 6 in the house too so hot water is in high demand.
With that in mind, I'm looking for
8x 380w panel
3kw+ Inverter with battery support in case it becomes viable!
Hot water diverter
BER
The SEAI site seems to suggest if I get to 3kw I can claim €2100 as a grant?
Anything wrong or improvements that could be made to that shopping list? Also I'd like to monitor/connect the system to my home automation any advice for that?
You will get 1800 grant with no battery.for a small system it's not justified.
A lot of us have gone solar as a service.
7 x 360 w panels payable over 10 years works out at 20 per month over 10 years.
Some of us bought extra panels at 400e each payable in full on installation.
Their diverter over 10 years is too dear. They may do one paid up front For less.
I didn't get one but priced one locally for 435 installed.. I've not decided on it yet
I take it you've done the math on the roof space verses panel size? Most panels are 360-380w, but there are 450w panels out there which are larger (physically). Depending on the shape of your roof you might be able to squeeze in 8 larger panels over the 8 "regular" sized ones. All depend on how much spare space you have left over with the regular panels I guess.
Another alternative is if hot water is a priority, the evacuated tubes are more efficient in converting suns energy into hot water. Most PV systems run about 20-25% efficient in converting suns energy to usable energy, but the evacuated tubes are in about the 50% range, meaning that you may be able to get more hot water out of that system for more months of the year than you would out of a PV one. I personally don't know much about them to be honest, but perhaps someone whos on the forums can educate us.
Certainly for flexibility the PV system is the way to go. One last alternative is if roof mounting can only give you 8 panels. Perhaps mounting some ground mounted ones may be an option, or perhaps a few panels on a shed? Dunno your layout, but I'd have a think.
The prices for just the panels seems too low, with grant given, no up front costs is 2400 over 10 years, and with inflation over the next few years, assuming no recession or deflation, will make it even better value.
Price with extras is crazy, basically doubling the price with a diverter.
Is there anything in the ts and cs that prohibits adding extras like a diverter?
No. Once you don't interfere with the system itself.
I priced a diverter locally for 434 installed.
Hi Folks,
Received another quote during the week. Just wondering what peoples thoughts are on it.
15 x LONGI360M Longi Black Mono 360w
SOL5HYBRID Solis 5kW Hybrid Battery Inverter
PTUS200B Pylontech Battery 2.4KwHr, 2.2KwHr usable
10,250 before grant taken off.
Would I need a second a larger battery with a 5Kw battery Inverter?
An EIDDIS or iBoost hasnt been quoted for yet. We use immersion to heat water for 1 hr/per day. What would peoples opinion be on getting a hot water diverter?
Thanks for the help.
J
Is adding a diverter not interfering with the system?
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