Help! is this quote any good at all?

ourcornercottage

Hi all, I'm looking to get some feedback on the price / quality of my quote. I'm looking for a basic system as I'm not overloaded with money and this is what I have got so far, can I get a bit of feedback as to price and to the quality of the materials. I am getting a few more quotes in the next weeks which I would also appreciate advise on.

Quote one

15 hisunage p60pcs 250 w pv modules 10 yr warranty product defects in materials, 10 years 90% output, 25 years 80% output

Omnitel 4.0 tl inverter 10 year warranty

Capacity 3.75kwp
Roof angle 40
Orientation 10
Shade factor 0.92
Estimated output 3309

Total cost 5493.30 estimated 7.3 years pay for itself.

Okay experts please tell he if this is any good, what is not good enough and opinions on the price please. This is my first quote and I'm trying to learn all about it so helpful advise please :-)

pw22

A question for you -

Have they quoted you for 15 panels due to limited roof space? If so you can get panels (e.g. 270w or 300w) which can sometimes work out the same price and which will get you nearer to the 4kw mark.

Estimated generation and payback seem reasonable (depending on whereabouts in the UK you are).

Price seems OK although I've not heard of the Omnitel inverter (there seem to be a lot of new makes on the market recently) although there have been some quoted on here around that price for 4kw systems with a SMA inverter.

ourcornercottage

pw22 wrote: »

A question for you -

Have they quoted you for 15 panels due to limited roof space? If so you can get panels (e.g. 270w or 300w) which can sometimes work out the same price and which will get you nearer to the 4kw mark.

Estimated generation and payback seem reasonable (depending on whereabouts in the UK you are).

Price seems OK although I've not heard of the Omnitel inverter (there seem to be a lot of new makes on the market recently) although there have been some quoted on here around that price for 4kw systems with a SMA inverter.

Yes 15 panels due to a small roof and a velux

I will ask abou 270/300w panels too

Hopefully someone will know of an Omnitel inverter.

Will also look into the company you suggested. Thx.

Sounds like this isn't a bad start and not totally crazy prices.

tunnel

I'd say the quote is maybe a tad expensive for materials you've mentioned. As PW22 says, there are higher wattage panels available to make the most of your roof space and for the price you've been quoted I'd like to think you'd get a 4kWp system with more popular brands rather than 3.75kWp

Why not post your rough location, then maybe someone can give you a recommendation.

ourcornercottage

Thanks tunnel, I'm grateful the advise, I was thinking it was a bit steep in the right general area but up for negotiation.

I'm in Norfolk if anyone can recommend I would like to get some more quotes. I have 2 more lined up but a few more wouldn't hurt

theboylard

ourcornercottage wrote: »

Thanks tunnel, I'm grateful the advise, I was thinking it was a bit steep in the right general area but up for negotiation.

I'm in Norfolk if anyone can recommend I would like to get some more quotes. I have 2 more lined up but a few more wouldn't hurt

Pm sent

ourcornercottage

Thanks I've contacted both the companies you recommended. One was also recommended by tunnel too!

theboylard

ourcornercottage wrote: »

Thanks I've contacted both the companies you recommended. One was also recommended by tunnel too!

I'm guessing the second co!

ourcornercottage

Quote 2 - 15 sharp panels and sunny boy sma inverter £4600

Opinions please!

tunnel

If no-one will quote you for higher wattage panels to get closer to 4kWp and your happy with a 3.75kWp system(assuming 250W panels) then I'd say that's a pretty damn good quote, one of my systems has sharp panels(245W) with an SMA sunnyboy and it performs bang on..no arguments with it at all!!

Martyn1981

ourcornercottage wrote: »

Quote 2 - 15 sharp panels and sunny boy sma inverter £4600

Opinions please!

Wow! That's probably a ROI of about 15%. :shocked:

My 2kWp extension was £4.1k in July 2012, and that was after a £200 reduction because I found some cheaper scaffolding.

Still can't get my head round some of these prices since mid 2014.

Mart.