Reasonable Price for Panel Installation

[mrb13676]

Realise this may provoke some discussion but have just had a quote to expand my existing 9 canadian solar 330W panels to 15 by adding 6 x 330W Regenesys panels and the total for the quote is R41k - i.e with labour and brackets and wire it works out to more than R7000/panel.

It's a while since I put the original panels on the roof but is this a reasonable quote?

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

At 4k a panel, that would put labour at 17k. Which is ridiculous given that labour for a full system install is about that price...

 

[mrb13676]

Panels were quoted at R2100 ex vat each, Mounting brackets at R1050 per panel, cable at R2k for Red and R4k for black..... Then a combiner at R8800.

 

[TheChamp]

Panels were quoted at R2100 ex vat each, Mounting brackets at R1050 per panel, cable at R2k for Red and R4k for black..... Then a combiner at R8800.

Mounting brackets are a daylight robbery.
How big is the combiner box? I does look like a scam.

 

[Mzezman]

yeah that quote is OTT... i was quoted 13k for 10 panels and 1 battery installation

 

[sandwitch]

yeah that quote is OTT... i was quoted 13k for 10 panels and 1 battery installation

How long ago and can I get this person's details?

 

[Mzezman]

How long ago and can I get this person's details?

Beginning of the month - powerforum.co.za - here in PTA

That's just the installation quote hey. But they also supply the kit (panels)

 

[The_Ogre]

That quote is insane.

I was quoted R15k for installation not too long ago. The guy actually provides everything apart from the panels, inverter, cabling and storage. So he provides the sundries and brackets and I only had to provide the main components. It helps that it was a colleague's son though