And the solar panels are up

Yesterday the solar guys came back - only 3 of them this time. And boy, did they work hard! They'd been here on Monday and Tuesday - rain on Tuesday but they worked through.

Yesterday they had to finish putting in the brackets and the struts for the panels and then fit all the panels. So they didn't finish until about 5.45pm and it was starting to get cold!

They'd had morning tea/lunch at 11-ish (their lunch and chocolate brownie and biscuits I provided this time) and then they worked through. I had ordered fish and chips for David and me to be collected at 5.15pm so I ordered some for them too, then made paper plates into little bowls (make 4 cuts around the plate then staple the edges together - instant-ish bowl) so they could safely transport the f&c in the vehicles and eat on their way home. They all live at least an hour from here in Palmerston North, and I was sure their blood sugar would be getting quite low.

Some tiles have to come off to be trimmed (shaved, they call it) so the brackets will fit without lifting the bottom of the tile and causing leak points.

Tiles back on and brackets fitted. the guys on the roof are AJ and Josh. Harley was doing the shaving and gluing down on the ground - as well as bringing the panels around from the garage to lift them up for AJ and Josh to fit them to the struts (not shown here).

 

Changes and additions to the switchboard plus a new gadget for David's delight. The red light shows that there was no power being generated - the sun was on the way down when I took that photo yesterday evening.

ACP in his PJs checking for the 3rd time this morning. And yes, there was power being generated. And I know I am going to be kept informed constantly...

This morning, before he'd even eaten breakfast, ACP was out checking the display to see if power was being generated. This is going to be my life from now on ... And he's done the same a couple of times since we got home this afternoon. Sigh.

I did tell him I'm happy for him to check, but he needs to close the damn door into the garage - the garage is NOT insulated so the cold air in there likes to migrate into the hall and lounge.

I am expecting multiple updates every day, by the way. If you hear screaming coming from this area of the world, that'll be why...