Is your solar system in safe hands?
Why choosing an MCS Certified installer matters when installing, maintaining or repairing your solar PV system.
Installing solar panels is a significant investment in a home, offering the opportunity to generate cleaner energy, reduce reliance on the grid and lower electricity costs. But once those panels are sitting neatly on the roof, it can be tempting to simply forget about them.
Like any electrical system, however, solar PV benefits from proper care, inspection and maintenance. Tincleton Solar Systems believes regular servicing is an important part of protecting both the system and the home it is attached to.
Solar panels are designed to withstand the British weather, but they are exposed to the elements 365 days a year. Wind, rain, storms, debris and wildlife can all potentially take their toll. Elsewhere within the system, electrical connections, cabling, isolators and inverters are continually working behind the scenes.
A system can also continue generating electricity while not performing as efficiently as it should. Reduced output isn’t always immediately obvious, particularly if homeowners aren’t regularly checking their generation figures. Tincleton’s inspection and investigation service is designed to identify faults, inefficiencies and performance issues that might otherwise go unnoticed.
Servicing provides an opportunity to assess the condition of the installation, identify signs of damage or deterioration and ensure the system is operating safely and effectively. Finding a developing issue early can also help prevent a relatively straightforward repair becoming a much bigger – and potentially more expensive – problem.
Who carries out that work is equally important.
Tincleton Solar Systems has recently achieved certification under the new MCS Redeveloped Installer Scheme, known as MCS:2025 – an important milestone for the Dorset-based company and further reassurance for its customers.
MCS certification is recognised as a mark of quality and consumer protection within the UK’s small-scale renewable energy sector. Under the redeveloped scheme, certified installers commit to meeting MCS requirements and technical standards, delivering quality installations and safeguarding consumers.
The new scheme places renewed emphasis on delivered quality, competency and consumer protection, and installers moving across must complete scheme checks and certification activities before becoming certified under MCS:2025.
For homeowners, choosing an appropriately qualified and MCS Certified installer means placing their solar system in the hands of professionals working to recognised industry standards. That matters when installing a new system, but it is also worth considering when maintenance, investigation or repairs are required.
Solar PV brings together electrical equipment and components installed at height, meaning this is certainly not an area for guesswork or enthusiastic DIY. Current MCS solar PV standards specifically recognise the combination of electrical, working-at-height and manual-handling risks associated with these systems.
Tincleton Solar Systems provides installation, repair, maintenance, performance management and inspection services, helping homeowners look after their systems throughout their working life.
Ultimately, solar panels are there to work for the home – quietly generating electricity year after year. Giving them the occasional professional check helps make sure they continue doing exactly that.
For those who can’t remember the last time their solar PV system was professionally inspected, it might be time to give it a little attention. A service today could protect its safety, performance and efficiency for many more sunny days to come.
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