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>>>Oh, fire risk? What on earth are you on about? Insurance risk? What are you on about? Adding a whole bunch of electrical equipment (that's exposed to the el
by patmcc 4y ago
>>>Oh, fire risk? What on earth are you on about? Insurance risk? What are you on about?
Adding a whole bunch of electrical equipment (that's exposed to the elements, wildlife, etc.) absolutely increases the risk of fire. Panels are heavy as well, so you're increasing the load on the roof, could increase risk of collapse (especially in areas that get lots of snow). Plus, if you don't notify your insurance company, it's at best not going to cover replacement cost of panels if something goes wrong and at worst invalidate your whole policy.
- gerdesj 4y agoIn a house with ring mains already. We also have a fair few ideas about the elements. I trained as a Civ Eng in Plymouth (the British one). I now own an IT company. I have a fair idea about fire risk (I'm our fire officer too) and how some materials behave in general and under loads and incident (eg fire). In my opinion, roof mounted solar panels have very few risks in the UK. The likeliest risk is wind related. We are seeing increasingly strong gusts - virtually nothing compared to tornados but this is a land that does not have tornadoes (yet). We need to consider surviving Beaufort force 12 as a minimum standard.
- neffy 4y agoThe UK does get the occasional tornado. Mostly in the midlands, and mostly places where they don't get noticed, but they do happen fairly frequently in fact. https://www.bbc.com/news/education-33136737 https://www.bbc.com/news/education-33136737