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Guide to Buy a Solar System in Pakistan

March 19, 2024

If you are looking for a new solar system, then this blog can be a great help for you. We will tell you which things you should take care of while buying solar panels and which mistakes you should not make. We will discuss that if you want to buy solar panels and want to install a solar system in your home. Then what all things you have to take care of and what all things you have to see about the solar panel company and what all things you have to take from the service provider.

How to Identify Original Panels

First of all, you have to take care that the company from which you are installing solar panels, is it properly certified, does it have proper GST and proper registrations available or not? Is it AEDB certified or not? And is it giving you all the warranties on its letterhead or not? You should take a lot of care about this. You can install solar panels at your home through a big investment. And this investment is a long term investment. Solar panels warranty is generally 12 years and 25 years life expectancy.

So, try to find your credibility with the service provider or company you are buying solar panels from. If you have at least 5-6 years of background experience, you will definitely benefit from it. If you have a proper office, you won’t be able to claim warranty, then you should not touch it. Because in Pakistan, consumer codes and consumer rights are not very strong. You need proper evidences to file your case.

To prove it, you should make all the documentation good. You should take warranty from the service provider on the proper letterhead. Inverter warranty is normally 5 years in grid type.

In hybrid System

In hybrid, generally 1 or 2 years warranty but hybrid also has 5 years warranty batteries also have 5 years warranty if you have 1 year warranty then you can also get all the documents on letterhead this is the solar panel you are buying from see if that company has certified engineers to work with or they are getting it done from local electricians local electricians. You will get the list of tier 1 panels from websites and internet.

Tier 1 Companies

Generally, Longi, Jinko, Trina, Canadian Solar, J.A. Solar are the 5 companies which are in the list of tier 1 . If you buy the panel of tier 1 companies, chances of them getting spoiled will be very less. You may have to claim warranty for 12 years. Further, when you buy solar panels, their documents are necessary.

Inverters

First, company’s documentation is necessary, then solar panel’s documentation is also necessary. If you are getting 5 year warranty models, then try to buy maximum warranty inverter which includes Nitrox inverter, Crown models, Solarmax models.

Try to check the panels you are buying, if their voltage and ampere are fitting with your inverter compatibility. Often inverter charge controllers are small, solar panels have more ampere which are not compatible later on. Eventually, it results in losses in the production.

If you are buying a big panel, I would always recommend you to buy a big panel, 580W or bifacial solar panels or 650W. In any case, you should not buy a 450W or 370W panel. Service providers might have old model panels, they might give you small panels to sell your old stock, to sell it, you may get a smaller panel but you have to demand a 540, 650W or biofficial solar panel. Now, after seeing whether your panels are compatible with your inverter or not, you have to be careful about this.

Batteries

Further, if you are buying lithium ion batteries, you have to be careful whether the lithium ion battery. If you are buying a tubular battery, you will get a 1 year warranty for a tubular battery. You have to get these warranties from your service provider so that if you have any problems in the future, you can claim them.

In Case Of Legal Conflict

If your service provider does not claim them, then you can claim them.

And if your service provider doesn’t claim them, then you can go to consumer court or any other platform and fight your case.
And also see that the company from which you are getting solar panels and solar system installed, and further on you want to get net metering. Then is that company even capable of getting net metering or not?
Does it have proper documentation, proper certifications available or not?

During Transportation

Certifications micro cracks develop which you will not see during installation. Micro cracks appear after 3 or 4 years. And after that, the micro cracks develop in the solar panels and hot spots develop and the solar panels get damaged quickly. So, always make sure that during the transportation the solar panels do not get damaged so that micro cracks can be avoided.

This will ensure that the company which is providing you with solar panels the roof. If you do not do this, then there will be a risk of seepage on the roof and also the risk of the structure flying away in a storm. Always try to fix the wires that you are using. If you are using a wire, then you should fix the wires in the right place. When using a wire, then you should fix the wire in the right place. If you are using a wire, then you should fix the wire in the right place.

Wiring

Always use flexible DC wires. If you have PVC wire, double insulated or tin coated wire, it will be better. It will improve the current conductivity. There are many losses while crossing DC current. So, use good wires for good performance. Always use galvanized frames so that you don’t have to repaint it again and again.

Structure

You can compromise a little in the uplift structure because galvanized structures are a little expensive. If you are near sea view or especially if you are near the coastline in Sindh, then you should always use galvanized structure there so that the impact of rusting is more there.

Or if you are living near waste water, then galvanized structure is also used there. If you have an inverter, you have to make sure that it is IP65, so that it does not get dust and weather impacts. But if it is not IP65, then you have to make sure that the proper maintenance and servicing of the inverter is available to you and your service provider provides you proper maintenance in the future.

Conclusion

I hope that these are all the points that you will be able to install a good system installed. And if you want all these points to be automatically checked up and you get it installed from a good company, then you can contact us. We are operational in Lahore city at the moment. So if you want to install a good quality system you can contact. Thank you!

Guide to Buy a Solar System in Pakistan