How to Choose the Right Solar Panel Installer

If, like many households in America, you have decided to go solar, choosing the right installer is as important as choosing the right solar panels. For example, if not installed properly, many homeowners often complain of a roof leak. However, if your installer is skilled and experienced, you don’t have to worry about such problems. In fact, your roof will be actually protected by the panels from rain, hails, and so on, without the panels being damaged.

So, on that note, here are a few points to keep in mind while choosing a solar panel installer for your home.

  1. Your solar panel installer should be NABCEP certified
    First of all, it is crucial that your solar panel installer is certified by the NABCEP or North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners. The board certifies qualified energy installers, including those in the solar energy industry. An installer will have to pass a written test in order to be certified, ensuring that certified installers possess experience and knowledge. So, if you want your solar energy system to be overseen thoroughly by a NABCEP-certified installer, make sure you choose your installer carefully.
  2. Your solar panel installer should offer a comprehensive warranty on your solar panel system
    Your solar panel installer should offer a comprehensive warranty for your solar energy system, and they should make you aware of this. If they do not bring up the kind of warranty they offer, make sure to ask them. Usually, solar panels come with an average warranty of about 20 years. If the quality of the solar panels is low, then the duration of the warranty will be shorter. Reputable installers also offer a workmanship warranty, usually lasting around 1 year since the time of installment. Since installing solar panels in your home is a huge investment, make sure that you are aware of the warranty available to you.
  3. Your solar panel installer should have a good reputation
    Before signing any agreement regarding your home solar installation, make sure the installer you have chosen has a good track record and has a good reputation in the industry as well as among customers and clients. For this, you can do a little bit of research yourself. Look for reviews online, ask previous customers what their services were like. Once you get in touch with the installer, you can even ask them about their previous installations. Any respectable installer should be willing to talk freely about these.
  4. Your solar panel installer should visit your home first
    The solar panel installer you have chosen should be willing to visit your home first, taking time to inform you about how well the solar panels will suit your home, where best to have it installed, and so on. They should also be open to offering advice on how your home can be more energy efficient. If your installer does not take time to engage with you as a customer in such a way, it is safe to say that the quality of their solar panel installation will not be very impressive.
  5. Your solar panel installer should customize
    There are some installers who go about the same way installing different kinds of panels, of various qualities, the exact same way. This one-size-fits-all approach is not always the best; a good solar panel installer should carefully consider your needs, objectives as well as location, and customize the installation accordingly. This will guarantee that your solar energy system works as efficiently as possible.

 

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