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thats so wrong it's painful , I used a licensed sparky doing theRoss said::Ross Herbert wrote:
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:> : So $US4K is approx $AU5K3.
:> that's with approval and landed here.. I don't know how they do it but
:> that's the cost on the invoice I have here.
I can't argue with that fact then.
:> :>You still have to pay for installation at
:> :> current labour costs on top of all this.
:> : the install doesn't take long apart from the board which is a couple
:>f hours max
Not from what I have seen. It took 2 blokes to fit the mounting frame and place
the panels on the roof. The "boy" then took off and left the 2 experienced
blokes there to install the inverter and ac/dc isolator box, run the cabling and
install the required isolator in the meter box, and place the labels as required
by the local authority and then testing the system. It took about 3-1/2 hours
all up. If you are doing a one man installation I think you would be lucky to do
it (properly) inside 6 hours.
BTW, unless you are a registered solar installer you won't qualify for the
rebate.
:> :> It should also be remembered that all the costs have to be submitted to
the
:> :> Australian goverment when applying for the $8K rebate,
:> : why ?
:> : surely it's an invoice which may or may not be relevant to the actual
:> :cost ?
No. the application for the rebate must be made BEFORE you place an order for
the equipment other wise you don't qualify. That's why you should have read the
guidelines and studied the application form because on that form it asks for a
breakdown of equipment plus costs.
:> :which has to be done
:> :> before you even place anorder for the equipment.
:> : nah
Read the guidelines for making an application for the rebate..
:> : Do you think they would approve
:> :> the rebate if you were not going to actually have an out of pocket
expense?
:> :
:> :why not ?
Because it is the prerogative of the federal government to refuse the rebate if
they think you are not making any contribution at all to the cost of the system.
:>
:> Have you actually downloaded and read the application form?
: no reason to
Then you haven't applied for the rebate have you?
:>
http://www.environment.gov.au/settl...bs/shcp-application-residential-21may2008.pdf
:>
:> I would say that you appear convinced of the validity of the Nuenergy
: nah
:
and other
:> similar) offer so I can only recommend that you give it a try and see what
:> happens.
: not any time soon as we already have a very large system well below
:retail
: Then report back after it has been operating for a year and let us know
:> how it is performing.
: show the way sunshine
I suppose that remark could be a pun...
I have no problem reporting back after a period of operation of my system.
:>
:> Personally, I would want a reputable company behind the supply of recognised
:> brand name equipment and a reputable qualified installer so that if there is
any
:> comeback later, I can actually talk to a real person who will have to take up
my
:> complaint.
: that's why I imported my own much cheaper
Granted. But, you haven't read the guidelines for making application for the
rebate. If you had you would have seen that you must be approved for the rebate
before placing an order for any equipment and onthe application you must
nominate both the supplier of the equipment and the registered installer along
with his company name and registraton number. Unless you did this or you are a
qualified/registered solar installer yourself
majority of work myself having the required trade certs ,
(assuming you are going to install
wrongit yourself), you won't get the rebate anyway.
Looks like you will end up paying
utterly wrong ..roughly as much as I did for an inferior system..
"hands hanky to wipe egg "