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Solar panels from Wickes?

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  • avcadoontoast
    avcadoontoast Posts: 1
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    Hi All,

    Anyone have installed solar panel from Wickes, Your honest review please?

    We are finding it very expensive. we get a cheap quote but never heard the company names before. Any other suggestion. Based in midlands

  • QrizB
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    I think that @avcadoontoast you'll get better replies of you start a new thread over on the "Green and Ethical Moneysaving" forum:

    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/categories/green-ethical-moneysaving

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    2.72kWp PV facing SSW installed Jan 2012. 11 x 247w panels, 3.6kw inverter. 37 MWh generated, long-term average 2.6 Os.
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    We've moved this to be a separate thread on the Green etc board.

    Official MSE Forum Team member. Please use the 'report' button to alert us to problem posts, or email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com
  • QrizB
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    OK, now we've been moved to G&E @avcadoontoast can you share details of your Wickes quote?

    N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec / Fuse gas / Vodafone BB / iD mobile. Kirk Hill Co-op member.
    2.72kWp PV facing SSW installed Jan 2012. 11 x 247w panels, 3.6kw inverter. 37 MWh generated, long-term average 2.6 Os.
    Economy 7 cap explainer. Gas vs E7 vs peak elec heating costs, Ecoflow Stream, Best kettle :-)
  • Screwdriva
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    Wickes subcontracts solar installations to 3rd party installers. Not the right approach or the right brands offered in my view. If you'd like to share an image of your roof, your annual consumption and if you have any plans to get a heat pump, I am sure several very experienced Solar homeowners will have useful knowledge to share!

    -  10 x 400w LG Bifacial + 6 x 550W SHARP BiFacial + 2 x 570W SHARP Bifacial + 5kW SolarEdge Inverter + SolarEdge Optimizers. SE London.

    -  Triple aspect: ENE (2.7 kWp), WSW (3.3 kWp), SSE (2.4 kWp)

    -  Viessmann 200-W on Advanced Weather Comp. (The most efficient gas boiler sold)

    Feel free to DM me for help with any form of energy saving! Happy to help! 
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