Hi thanks, I appreciate the concerns on safety from yourself and seagal, I will be making some boxes to put all the trip switches in soon maybe tomorrow night the shop want more money for boxes than they do the fuse, for instance the isolation switch protective box is 20.00 alone and the single trip switch boxes are 12.00 each, total would be 70.00 and I can make them for nothing from wood . My dad is a lumberjack, so I get my wood for free, chuckles,You should be proud of what you have been able to do on your own, so far, with limited training or experience - for sure.
However we are just concerned that in an effort to 'get it done', corner-cutting could leave you and your property exposed to unnecessary hazards.
The PV panels appear to be well installed assume they are bolted or screwed down to a roof top frame that is also secured to the roof.
The PV wires running into the building in photo #2 as shown DC wire would normally be contained within a metal raceway to a DC disconnect. Both for safety and for control while working on the rest of the system. The breaker you have suspended in the air needs to be inside a suitable junction box. And if the tape above that breaker on the DC cable is a splice, that too needs to be inside a junction box.
We could go on, however since SeaGal has pointed out the code BS7671 perhaps you can start by getting a copy of the standards and begin to go through the requirements.
I am certainly not familiar with UK codes, but I wouldn't want to read about a fire or damage resulting from the set up, after not saying anything.
I understand about seagals concerns and I'm happy with her concerns.too,
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I'm going to switch to a grid tied in a few months, and have it checked out.
I will be installing armoured cable 4 from the shed to the house to. But as I need 60 meters, I don't have the spare cash at the moment, and I want to source the cable at a better price somewhere, first.
The electrician I'm in touch with has told me he will only pass the job of if i put armoured cable in from the shed, before he will come up and wire a grid tied inverter to the mains, so for now I need advice to make this system more safer until I get all the necessaries in place. Bye for now
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