Is this the worst Solar Panel fitting you have seen?

[SteveandSue]

Have you seen worse fitting than this of a solar panel?- Our understanding is the warranty company paid over £1,700 to Leisure Tech NE including 15 hours of labour. This was to remove the bolts from existing feet, cut cable at the end of exisiting conduit and joint to new panel leaving 2 joints on the roof. Thats it. Of course they estimated for a lot more work that wasn't undertaken. We have been discussing this with the warranty company for several weeks and finally they sought some redress from the company. But - we are now told that the workshop side of Leisure Tech NE Ltd has closed down and owner seems to be going back to mobile work. There is a lot more to this saga than this but I think the photos pretty much tell the tale.

Lessons learnt - even if you are going through a warranty then pay attention to the detail - Perhaps this would never have happened had it not been paid for by a warranty company, and paid before work was even completed.
Although we were sceptical of these insurance type warranties from dealers - actually it could have worked really well and the warranty company, TMO paid out.
Don't rely totally on recomendations and previous work. Get a written estimate or quote saying exactly what they are going to do. Applying trust with people leaves you feeling like a muppet when it goes wrong. Seems so simple afterwards.
We move on now and will sort out the mess ourselves.

 

[Ian_H]

I think it would be helpful to other funsters if you named the owner so we can avoid him. We are looking for someone around North Yorkshire to fit panels at the moment......

 

[raysalaugh]

It looks like someone was caught red handed doing a botch.

 

[CazPaul]

It’s hard to tell from the photos, is there an air gap underneath?

 

[chaser]

Can't see it's that bad, better too much than not enough

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[chaser]

One thing I wouldn't do is mess with it ,you could do more damage than enough, no one will see it on your roof so what's it matter .

 

[Bustup15]

Always a worry when the website only has customer feed back from 2017

 

[Jimbohorlicks]

It's just not a very professional job, untidy and a tad amateurish. I hope its the correct sealant.

 

[Swifter]

I think it would be helpful to other funsters if you named the owner so we can avoid him.

Gadget John Motorhome Services Ltd

 

[Guigsy]

It's just not a very professional job, untidy and a tad amateurish. I hope its the correct sealant.

I agree. It's a sloppy job, it looks horrible. As long as water can't get into the gap, it'll probably stay stuck. So they could argue that it doesn't matter as you can't see it. I would have a complaint about the wiring though.

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[DJT]

Can't see it's that bad, better too much than not enough

Wouldn’t want you as my rear gunner!!

 

[Lenny HB]

Now why do I do jobs like this myself, any guesses?

 

[Guigsy]

Now why do I do jobs like this myself, any guesses?

Some insurance companies are insisting they are "professionally" fitted like this one.

 

[Barti Ddu]

It's just not a very professional job, untidy and a tad amateurish. I hope its the correct sealant.

I couldn't work out whether it was Wrigleys Spearmint or Hubba Bubba!

 

[chaser]

Wouldn’t want you as my rear gunner!!

If I had done it, it would have had bolts through it as well, never mind the looks just make sure it doesn't fly away.

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[Lenny HB]

If I had done it, it would have had bolts through it as well, never mind the looks just make sure it doesn't fly away.

You had better not drive any modern cars then most are glued together with similar adhesives.

 

[pappajohn]

One thing I wouldn't do is mess with it ,you could do more damage than enough, no one will see it on your roof so what's it matter .

Can't see it's that bad, better too much than not enough

It's just not a very professional job, untidy and a tad amateurish. I hope its the correct sealant.

No mounting legs.
Looks like it's directly on the roof so no airflow under it and it will overheat and lose efficiency.

 

[Guigsy]

You had better not drive any modern cars then most are glued together with similar adhesives.

They aren't glued. They are "bonded".

 

[Steve and Denise]

No I saw a lot worse on Carpmart van when he first got it 2 x 200watt put on the roof and gone round the outer with a sealant gun no gap no feet looked just like a bathroom shower tray fitted by a child, the cables were straight through the roof under the panel no gland fitted just sealant/adhesive.
We had no choice but to screw the bracket to the ally frame temporarily for the new ones until the weather changed 0 degrees but that was 2years ago I’m sure he will have refitted them in a proper manner now.

 

[Tombola]

Tell me it's not sat fully flat to roof

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[Lenny HB]

They aren't glued. They are "bonded".

What like that solar panel.

 

[icantremember]

Apart from overheating due to lack of air flow, how are you going to clean under them?

 

[chaser]

Apart from overheating due to lack of air flow, how are you going to clean under them?

I'm sorry but I have just got to ask , why would you want to clean under them?

 

[CazPaul]

No mounting legs.
Looks like it's directly on the roof so no airflow under it and it will overheat and lose efficiency.

And it could eventually delaminate the roof.

 

[tonyidle]

If I had done it, it would have had bolts through it as well, never mind the looks just make sure it doesn't fly away.

A bit difficult with a sandwich roof. Fasteners would be into 1mm aluminium or GRP. In 40 years of glueing stuff to caravans and motorhomes I've never had anything come loose never mind fall off. Preparation and the correct adhesive is the answer.

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[BouncyBoatFolk]

They aren't glued. They are "bonded".

I think there " goo'd on ".
Mike.

 

[Northernraider]

Well I wouldn't say mine was the tidiest job I'd done but I went for the too much than not enough glue option.

On this van I was lucky enough to have built in roof rack rails on the side mouldings so one side is bolted and the other 3 are just glued

 

[icantremember]

I'm sorry but I have just got to ask , why would you want to clean under them?

I dont want to, I hate the job. However, if the roof under the panels are not cleaned then all the crud builds up and causes black lines down the sides of the moho.

 

[Bustup15]

I dont want to, I hate the job. However, if the roof under the panels are not cleaned then all the crud builds up and causes black lines down the sides of the moho.

Which begs the question how do you clean under them?

 

[chaser]

I dont want to, I hate the job. However, if the roof under the panels are not cleaned then all the crud builds up and causes black lines down the sides of the moho.

Oh that's where they have come from then

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