Charlie Sparks installs solar in Maroota NSW 2756, on properties along Old Northern Road and Wisemans Ferry Road. The suburb lies about 200 metres above sea level, is shared by The Hills Shire and Hornsby Shire, and is known for its farms and sand quarries.
Height brings open sky and long hours of sun, which is ideal for solar. It also means more wind, so mounting has to be specified for the site. Where a property draws groundwater with a bore pump, that pump is a natural fit for daytime solar.
Bore and irrigation pumps can use a lot of electricity. Run in the middle of the day, they draw mainly on solar, which cuts the cost of every litre you pump and takes pressure off your power bill.
The federal STC rebate for eligible systems appears as a deduction on your quote, and we submit the claim. Larger rural systems receive a larger rebate. We also review battery incentives where they apply.
With solar and a battery, a good share of your energy is produced and stored on your own land. Outages and price rises matter less when the property can supply much of what it needs by itself.
The ridge gets long hours of direct sun for most of the year. Capturing it on shed and house roofs turns an everyday feature of the site into clean electricity and lower emissions for the property.
A clear plan, a fixed price and a properly engineered installation, in that order.
On a ridge, panels must be fixed to suit the wind zone and roof type. We follow the mounting manufacturer requirements for your site and check the roof structure, so the array stays put for decades.
The installers we send to Maroota are accredited by the Clean Energy Council, a condition of the STC rebate. We install to AS/NZS 4777 and AS/NZS 5033 and supply the compliance certificate on completion.
We apply to the network for connection approval and check any export limit on your line. As Maroota falls under The Hills Shire and Hornsby Shire, we also advise on council matters if they arise.
Electricians with a full NSW licence and CEC accredited installers do the work. Public liability and workers compensation insurance covers every Charlie Sparks job.
We install Tier 1 panels with inverters from Sungrow, SolarEdge, GoodWe and Fronius. All are established brands, and their warranties are supported in Australia.
We measure and inspect first, then give you one price for the complete installation. Trenching, mounting and switchboard work are in it, and it does not move later.
Fixings are rated for the wind exposure, cables are run in conduit, penetrations are sealed and the inverter is sheltered. We leave the site tidy and remove all rubbish.
Maroota is part of the northern rural area we service across The Hills District. We also install solar in nearby South Maroota, Glenorie, Wisemans Ferry, Leets Vale and Sackville North, plus the suburbs listed below.
Most are finished in one to two days. A house roof close to the switchboard is quickest. Shed arrays, trenched cable and batteries take longer. We confirm the schedule when you accept the quote and keep to it.
Not when the system is installed correctly. Panels and mounting are rated for specific wind zones, and we select and fix them to suit an exposed site. We also check that the roof framing is strong enough before installing.
Yes. A bore pump can be set to run during the day so it uses solar directly. We check the pump motor size and starting current and make sure the inverter can supply it. With a battery, the pump can also run during a power outage.
The network decides how large a system each connection can have and how much it can export. On some rural lines the limit is lower. We check before we design and, if exports are restricted, plan the system so you use more of the power yourself.
Yes. Our installers hold Clean Energy Council accreditation, and we deduct and lodge the STC rebate on your behalf. Panels have a 25-year performance warranty and ten to fifteen years on product, inverters five to ten years, and we provide a workmanship warranty.
