As far as sizing a system correctly for any installation, there's a lot of considerations. The system might be split into two different sides, some might be facing east, some might be facing west. So a good starting point is looking at someone's power bill, that way we can gauge when they use power and how much they use power. So there's a lot of times we can offset or do some power shifting, especially the hot water system for instance. So we might install a timer and make sure that it comes on during the day, so you get more opportunities to use that power and save more money. Yeah so, there's a number of considerations when you're installing solar. So there could be shade issues, not just now, but also in the future. So you've got to consider that. So the direction of the roof, the type of roof, so they can be Colorbond roofing, they can be tile roofs. So yeah, there's a number of different things that we go over with the customer. And also even aesthetics are a consideration to some people, they might want the solar panels on the front of the roof.
As far as sizing a system correctly, for any installation, there's a lot of considerations that the system might be split into two different sides, some might be facing east, some might be facing west. So a good starting point, is looking at someone's power bill. That way we can gauge when they use power and how much they use power. So there's a lot of times we can offset or do some power shifting. Especially the a hot water system for instance. We might install a timer and make sure that it comes on during the day. So you get more opportunities to use that power and save more money.
So as far as getting an entire system quality up to spec, so it's not just about just the panel or even just the inverter. So a lot of consideration goes into the type of cable we use the conduit we use, the isolators we use. There's a lot of different other components that we don't skip on either, because we know that all those different parts can be a provider of a fail. So we make sure that every single component in our system is of the highest standard, so you have less issues. All these components are out in the weather. So it can be 78 degrees, once you consider these products are in the direct sun. So every single component is exposed. So you need to make sure that you're choosing the highest quality gear over a long period.
What are the design and sizing considerations for homeowners looking to install solar power?
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