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SEMI OFFGRID SOLAR - REGISTERED ELECTRICIAN?


Gabriël

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hi, the guy who installed my solar stuff, including solar geyser - it turns out he is not a registered electrician. obviously the guy who did my house is and i have a coc for the house, but where does it leave me with my solar system and do i need a coc for the solar? i was obviously brought under the [false] impression that guys who do solar are registered...  <_<

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1 hour ago, gabriel said:

including solar geyser

Only the electrical connection needs to be done by a registered electrician and must have a CoC for the work. They geyser itself can be installed by any competent person.

1 hour ago, gabriel said:

do i need a coc for the solar

As far as I know there are presently no regulations for DC installations, though your insurance company might frown upon things if it catches fire and wasn't done properly. You need a CoC for the bit where the inverter connects to your house DB board. And you need a Pr. Eng to sign off on the whole system to certify you won't accidentally feed back.

If the system is completely off-grid (does not connect to your DB), well then technically you need nothing at all.

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tx, the electrician who did my house has volunteered to come and check everything and give a coc; i believe he had an inkling as to where this is going...

and obviously for insurance purposes!

so much energy and money and time is wasted keeping schysters at bay - and still, before you know it, you got bitten

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