Solar Cabling

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Solar Cabling Adelaide

One of the most important components of a solar system often gets very little attention. We’re talking about the electrical cabling that transfers power from your solar panels around the system and eventually into the grid.

Think of these cables as being a bit like the arteries in your body. Most often people only think about solar cabling when something goes wrong with their system. That’s the most expensive way to fix a problem. Service, repair and replacement of substandard and underperforming components are much better financial options than just waiting for the entire system to fail.

Sharpe Services specializes in best-practice solar servicing. Testing and checking the size and quality of cabling, how it has been installed and whether it has become unsafe is all part of our scheduled service.

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Solar Cabling Adelaide

Compliance standards in the solar industry have changed significantly in recent years. Is the cabling on your roof meeting current industry safety standards? Is it sized correctly for your system? Has it survived years of summer heat and winter cold?

Let’s look at the main issue that affects solar cabling or what people sometimes refer to as solar system wiring.

Loose Solar Cables

The number one cause of cable malfunctions is the cabling becoming loose. Often it is because the cables weren’t installed correctly when the solar system was first commissioned.

In the bad old days of solar cowboys many installers cut corners and used plastic cable ties, rather than the reinforced clips that Sharpe Services supplies and installs.

Cheap cable ties quickly degrade in sunlight and become brittle. When the ties fail cables often drop straight onto the roof.

Another cause of loose and even broken cables is poor routing that leaves them exposed to both the weather and birds, possums and other animals and vermin.

If the cables are routed loosely around solar panels they can also chaff against sharp edges in windy conditions.

Potential hazards of loose solar cabling

In a worse-case scenario loose solar cables that have dropped onto the roof wear out and over heat, which leads to exposed electrical wirings. This is then a fire or electrocution risk. At the very least they will reduce the overall performance of the solar system.

More recent compliance standards mean the latest generation of solar cabling is resistant to weather and UV damage, can withstand extremes of temperature, has built-in flexibility that is abrasion-resistant and can hold up under tension and bending stresses. Sharpe Services only supplies and installs top-quality, fully compliant solar components, including cabling.

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How to identify solar cable issues

There are several simple ways to check if your solar cabling is OK:

Look at your inverter to see if it is displaying any fault or error codes.
Take a long look at your array of solar panels (if you can view it from ground level) to see if there are any obvious signs of loose or exposed cabling, especially is the cabling is touching the roof.
See if there is any evidence that birds and animals are in the vicinity of your panels (a trail of droppings, etc) or if a nest has been built under your panels ( not an uncommon occurrence).
Finally, view your array from various angles at different times of the day to see if there are shading issues (anything from a vent pipe and evaps to trees or neighbouring structures). While this may not directly affect the cabling, it does increase resistance on specific panels. This often results in a solar burnout, which may indirectly affect your wiring, but will definitely affect your solar system.

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It is important to get hold of a Solar Electrician technician when in doubt about a solar system issue. Call Sharpe Services on 8262 5000 or fill in our online booking form for guidance until support arrives.