Regulatory Changes for Smarter Homes - an initiative of the SA Government comes in to force on 28th Sept 2020. What does this mean? Good question, we have all been asking this, and this is our current understanding, but who knows, we could have got it a bit wrong, as...
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Is a Home Battery Right For You?
by Jackie Robinson | Mar 13, 2020 | Helpful Tips
Call us now on 1300 130 546 for more information and a quote for Tesla Powerwall2 with a $2700 discount. Most people are better off financially with a solar system on their house. There is also the added benefit of the 'feel good factor'. Each person is helping the...
How To Check Solar Panels Are Working
by Jackie Robinson | May 25, 2019 | Helpful Tips
We constantly get calls from solar system owners, who think their solar is not performing as it should, but really have no idea whether it is working properly or not. A lot of people ignore their solar until they get a bill, when they are either happy with the result,...
Why Is Shading Bad For Solar Panels?
by Jackie Robinson | May 24, 2019 | Helpful Tips
I'm sure you've heard that shade is bad for solar panels, and obviously they need sun to perform. But why exactly is shade that bad? There are actually 2 types of shade you can get, solid shade, like a wall or a chimney, or soft shade, like a tree and the shade from...
AC Over-Voltage or Gradual Power Reduction Issues?
by Jackie Robinson | Jul 19, 2017 | Faulty Inverters, Helpful Tips
Does your solar inverter come up with messages similar to this? If so, it is usually not an inverter fault, but instead the inverter is reporting what is happening on the grid (the power from the street). Your inverter is reporting to you a problem that you are...
Protect Your Panels From Pigeons Or Leaf Build-Up
by Jackie Robinson | Jun 12, 2017 | Helpful Tips
Do you have a problem with pigeons or rodents getting under your solar panels? Are they making a nest, and a lot of mess? Not only can this be very noisy, smelly and messy, it isn't good for the panels either. We have also seen wiring under panels destroyed by...
Shutdown and Restart Your Solar Inverter
by Jackie Robinson | Sep 15, 2016 | Helpful Tips
Sometimes it is good to manually shutdown and restart your solar inverter, or reboot, as it may be called. You may want to do this if you have an error message on your inverter, or just to check that all the switches are on, as sometimes they will go off for no...