D029-Quality Inspection Form Solar PV

• Project No.

• Contractor

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• Inspected by

  Select

• Date

  Date

• Property Identifier (will appear in Report Title)

• Job No

• Address
  Address

• System Size

• Panels

• Inverter

• Battery

Array Installation

• Do the installed solar panels match the design ?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do the brackets for the array match the design ? (Correct number of brackets)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have the tiles/slates been correctly seated after bracket install?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have you identified any restrictions to the solar panels? e.g shading (trees, chimneys etc)

  Yes

  No

• Has the bird protection been installed correctly ?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there any visible damage to the roof area?

  Yes

  No

• Is there a minimum of 400mm free area around the array?

  Yes

  No

• Are all DC cables installed on the roof securely fixed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has ventilation been provided behind array to prevent overheating/fire risk?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the array frame correctly fixed and stable/roof fittings weatherproof?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do the DC cables enter into the roof space in the correct manner?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Installation of PV Equipment

• Is the consumer unit installed with correct blank plates and the cable<br>entries suitably protected?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the consumer unit contain MCBS, RCBO and SPD of the same manufacturer as the consumer unit?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have all labels/notices been installed in the correct position?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has care been taken to install the PV equipment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the system installed to avoid mutual detrimental influence?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the cable/containment been installed to building regs? (e.g fireproof clips/maintain fire integrity in walls/drilling of joists)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have any screws penetrated through the rafters?

  Yes

  No

• Can the lead operative confirm equipment & accessories are correctly connected, including use of MC4 crimper (panels, isolator switches, inverters etc)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have the conductors been connected and identified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the internal equipment situated as per the design and accessible for operation, inspection and maintenance?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the equipment showing any signs of damage?

  Yes

  No

• Has the inverter been mounted as per the manufacturer instructions, with suitable ventilation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the battery been mounted as per the manufacturer instructions, with suitable ventilation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the inverter and battery been earthed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If installing PV equipment within a loft space, is there adequate boarding & access/egress arrangement in place for maintenance?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Where inverter and batteries are located within a loft space, or other rarely visited parts of the property, is suitable fire detection equipment installed and integrated with any existing detection and alarm systems?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have the strings been adequately supported throughout the installation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are surge protection devices present?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there physical separation of AC and DC cables?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the AC isolator lockable in off position only?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the DC isolator fitted and lockable in off position only?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are protection settings and installer details displayed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the emergency shutdown procedure displayed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has a smoke detector been installed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Customer Satisfaction

• Did they arrive within the allocated time slot?

  Yes

  No

• Did they introduce themselves in a polite and professional manner?

  Yes

  No

• Was there scaffolding in place during the install?

  Yes

  No

• Were any changes to the design explained by the installer on<br>the day of installation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have you identified any damage as a result of the installation?

  Yes

  No

• Were you shown how to operate the system AC/DC isolators?

  Yes

  No

• Is your system currently online and communicating with the<br>monitoring portal?

  Yes

  No

• Were the work areas left clean and tidy following your<br>installation?

  Yes

  No

• Has all the waste been removed from site?

  Yes

  No

• Do you (customer) have any comments or feedback you would like to<br>share?

  Good

  Fair

  Poor

  N/A

Summary of findings & PM actions to address any issues identified:

• Additional Notes

• Add media

  Media

• Note - if an Unsatisfactory score is recorded during the inspection it must be brought to the attention of Site Management and if necessary, noted as a non-conformance. Written QA Inspections must be undertaken weekly and if quality issues are evidenced OVO staff must assume accountability for implementing an appropriate improvement plan.

• Project Manager Signature

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• All further works required have been completed. (Signature)

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