Solar PV Practical Completion Inspection

General

• Conducted on

  Date
• Location
  Address

• Name of Installer

• Prepared by

  Dean Calcutt

  Hayden Batchford

  Omar Rai

• Client

  EON GFS

  ECO4

  ATP

System Details

• Please refer to manufacturers instructions / installation guides for specific equipment details

• Inverter make and size

• Inverter location

• Is the inverter fully accessible?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the inverter been securely fixed to a non combustible material

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the inverter adequately labelled

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the minimum clearance for ventilation of the inverter been achieved

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Electrical Inspection

• Has a Double Pole Isolator been fitted?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are security seals intact to mains supply? (cut-out and metering equipment)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the generation meter been installed in an accessible location? (this should be installed in a location in which the customer can access to read the meter)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the AC isolator been installed and labelled?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the AC Cable run satisfactory? (clipped using fire rated fixings)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the DC isolator been installed and labelled?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the DC cable run satisfactory (clipped/labelled)? (if the DC cable is external, this must be in PVC conduit and labelled)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has a separate Solar PV consumer unit been installed? If YES, check the Solar PV Consumer has been wired correctly, labelled adequately and all breakers are in the on position

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the Solar PV system been installed in the existing consumer unit? If YES, check all the breakers in the board are the same brand and the dedicated Solar PV breaker has been labelled.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Type and size of breaker

• Do all cable entries comply with BS7671 18th Edition Wiring Regulations? (e.g. glands and grommets)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the consumer unit been blanked with plates where necessary?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has a hard wired smoke detector been installed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the smoke detector interlinked with other smoke detectors in the property?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has a sufficient number of labels been fitted (one every 1.5 meter)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• During your inspection, have you identified any unsafe situations which require immediate attention? (This includes exposed conductors, DNO Issues and poor workmanship)

  Yes

  No

Roof Inspection

• Total number of panels

  Select 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 16+

  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 16+

• Has the DC cable correctly been fed through the roof using the overlapping roof felt? (If roof felt has been punctured, this will be a failure)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the PV array have the correct number of brackets and rails?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do all panels appear to be straight and level?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the required boundary been left around the PV array?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the excess been cut down on the roof rails?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have the DC cables been tie wrapped to the roof rail?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the bird guard been installed correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there any damage to Roof Tiles?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Handover

• Has loft boarding been installed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has a copy of the Solar PV system schematics been left on site? (this should be attached near the inverter)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has a “SOLAR PV ON ROOF” (fire service sticker) sticker been attached in a visible area close to the main electrical consumer unit?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the householder been provided with a demonstration on how the system works

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Inspection Signoff

• Inspector Name & Signature

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• Client Name & Signature

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