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March 2024 - SolarQuotes

4.25/5 Star Rating

Responsive service

3078
March 5, 2024

Responsive customer service and the (sub-contracted) installation team was great.

Sarah - VIC, 3078

March 2024 - SolarQuotes

4.5/5 Star Rating

Great installer

3752
March 4, 2024

I would recommend essential solar as a great installer. Communication with customers seems like is on the top level. Also, i liked the quality of the installation. The one thing that could be better is communication between office employees and the installation crew. The reason for that: i often contacted the office and we discussed my skylights, which i want to keep, and which i don't need any longer. I specified that the panels could be installed over them. On the day of the installation though the manager of the installer crew told me that the skylights that i don't need should be removed in advance. Eventually, the crew kindly removed the unnecessary skylight themselves however it wasn't communicated to me by the office team.

Olek - VIC, 3752

March 2024 - SolarQuotes

4.5/5 Star Rating

Generally excellent installation and service

3103
March 3, 2024

The sales process was generally very good. Some photographs of the installation site didn't make their way to the system designer. Consequently the design had to be modified. But this happened smoothly with no resulting delay. Installation was quick and tidy. I observed and notified one minor issue at 4. 30 pm a couple of days later. A person was on site fixing it at 7. 45 the next morning. Incredible service. Essential solar looked after all the paperwork and organised grid connection including modification of my electrical meter. The system has performed well. I opted to have a "smart" meter installed. This is mounted in the switchboard and allows monitoring of what is happening (power generation and consumption) on my mobile phone. This has been useful in deciding when to run appliances, heating etc, to minimise power consumption from the grid during periods of low solar . Panel output

Roger - VIC, 3103

February 2024 - SolarQuotes

5/5 Star Rating

Top performance

3023
February 21, 2024

Very well organised. Took the time to actually visit our premises. Quote came through quickly together with all the technical specs. Again were quick to put wheels in motion once quote was accepted, installed within 3 weeks and inspected day after. Great work all round.

Lloyd - VIC, 3023

February 2024 - SolarQuotes

5/5 Star Rating

Essential Solar - they did a great job

3013
February 18, 2024

After my initial enquiry they scheduled a timely appointment. The consultant explained the different options and we were able to make a decision at our meeting. The consultant was very courteous and knowledgeable. They undertook the work within the agreed timetable. The independent engineer who approved the work commented that essential solar had done a very good job.

Bernhard - VIC, 3013

February 2024 - SolarQuotes

4.75/5 Star Rating

Fantastic Installation

3041
February 11, 2024

I liked that essential solar did a thorough physical inspection of the roof before the installation date and as a consequence had to reduce the number of proposed panels. The installation team were prompt, friendly, professional and informative and tidied up upon completion. When an unexpected problem occurred they modified the layout so that the overall system size was unaffected. The system still is awaiting official inspection but that has been organised.

Greg - VIC, 3041

January 2024 - SolarQuotes

5/5 Star Rating

My roof layout is awful and Essential Solar delivered.

3073
January 31, 2024

I have a terrible roof layout for solar, 2 bedroom unit with all sorts of odd roof lines. Most installers i contacted promptly ignored me and the few that responded basically told me not to bother / it wasn't worth it. I'm stubborn and fortunately i lucked upon essential solar who were more than happy to put together a proposal for me. It was exactly what i wanted and the price was extremely reasonable given the circumstances i had put them under. System is x9 ja 440w solar panels + 9 iq8ac enphase microinverters on a variety of faces/orientations with consumption monitoring. 4 east (roof), 2 north (garage / carport), 1 north (roof), 2 west (roof). The installers did an excellent job, didn't break a single tile on my roof (concrete tiles) and didn't leave a single leak. Everyone i dealt with throughout the entire process made it extremely easy. Would definitely recommend.

Myles - VIC, 3073

January 2024 - SolarQuotes

5/5 Star Rating

Support from beginning to end

3058
January 31, 2024

We are the very happy new owners of a 9kw solar system. We were delighted at every step - from sales to install to connection - by the people at essential solar with whom we interacted. Great team, very competitive pricing and incredibly patient with all our questions. Managing to squeeze in an install start before the end of the year was a big bonus. Can't recommend essential highly enough.

Eliza - VIC, 3058

January 2024 - SolarQuotes

4.25/5 Star Rating

Essential Solar Installation

3127
January 30, 2024

Fact finding very good with hayley. The quoting process was good and hayley worked hard to provide the system best suited to our home. The installation was good. We were delayed as a new swirchboard was required. Anthony did a great job with the install, very courteous, punctual and well organised. Customer service with ed and jessica were very helpful and quick to respond.

Max - VIC, 3127

January 2024 - SolarQuotes

4/5 Star Rating

professional service

3032
January 21, 2024

Essential solar where professional in all aspects of the process from sales and quotes to customer service and installation i recommend the to anyone who is looking to install solar

George - VIC, 3032

January 2024 - SolarQuotes

5/5 Star Rating

Great Company to deal with from A to Z

3075
January 19, 2024

My system has been installed now for about 4 weeks and things have been going well. Essential solar is a professional outfit and dealing with them was a refreshing experience. From sales to installation, to aftersales documentation, the team has it together. I would definitely recommend.

Maz - VIC, 3075

January 2024 - SolarQuotes

4/5 Star Rating

11kw system Essential Solar

3754
January 12, 2024

Had my system installed by essential solar. The salesman was a nice bloke, the system he offered was a little more expensive then some of the other quotes. However he seemed to really know his stuff and i trusted he was offering me a good value system. The installation took most of the day, everything seemingly went well. The only criticism i would have is some of our garage epoxy and tiles out the backyard were damaged on installation day. Otherwise not a bad experience. Currently waiting for the paperwork to be processed in order to have the system connected to the grid. Early signs are that the system is producing well.

Adrian - VIC, 3754

January 2024 - SolarQuotes

4.75/5 Star Rating

Very good install

3429
January 10, 2024

I had no problem with essintialsolars quoting or sales team, i could contact them without any fuss and they always returned my calls and were patient and had a very good understanding about solar products. Very happy with the install anthony and his worker were very courteous polite , they cleaned up after the install was complete. Customer service was professional and prompt. They organized my grid connection after the install.

Joseph - VIC, 3429

January 2024 - SolarQuotes

4.5/5 Star Rating

Good Installation, great customer service!

3085
January 4, 2024

Amazing service from asad. He visited my place and talked through his recommendations. I am an electrician, so i have a good understanding of the products and what we were after. Asad was calm, friendly and helpful, even with the numerous questions i had. I was quite fixed with what i was trying to achieve, and asad was very accommodating. Installation was completed sooner than they initially advised, and we were up and running. The installers did a decent job. We consistently have been producing 50+ kwh per day. Although i have nothing to compare the system to, i believe it is performing well. We are consistently hitting the export limit, so hard to see how it would perform if our load increased. We will be purchasing an ev soon, so will be able to get a better picture of its performance.

Leo - VIC, 3085

January 2024 - SolarQuotes

5/5 Star Rating

Professional installation team.

3095
January 1, 2024

Site visit was essential part of quotation. This part of the process of listening to the customer's requirement and providing the best solution was excellent. Site installation team had to be coax initiallly to accomodate customer's requirement for best outcome. Once this was establised the rest of the installation went smoothly and professtionally. Customer service kept me informed at all times. They do return calls.

Frank - VIC, 3095

December 2023 - SolarQuotes

4.75/5 Star Rating

Excellent service

3337
December 30, 2023

Essential where knowledgeable, they done a excellent job with the install. They kept in constant contact and where able to accommodate for my requests on panel positioning paralleling north and east, inverter and panel brands ect. . I would use them again if i had to do it all over.

Dale - VIC, 3337

December 2023 - SolarQuotes

5/5 Star Rating

Super Customer Service

3350
December 20, 2023

Always kept me informed and nothing was a problem, highly recommended.

Terry - VIC, 3350

December 2023 - SolarQuotes

4.75/5 Star Rating

Solar Extension

3163
December 10, 2023

Essential solar installed my first 9kw system in 2018 and it has performed very well. In nov 2023 i decided to upgrade my house by replacing the 20 year old ducted gas heating system with new a 3 phase air-conditioning systems that meant upgrading my incoming supply. At the same time i decided to install 3 phase heat pump for the pool and that allowed me to free up space on the roof by removing the pool solar heating panels that don't heat up the pool on a cloudy day. I requested essential solar to look at extending my current array and integrating the new extension with into the 3 phase incoming supply. Their engineers came back to me with a plan to install a further 8. 8kw system and they provided me with the yield report that examined the estimated average daily energy output by month. The installation took a day to complete. They did an excellent job and didn't even break a tile! I was most impressed with the panels they used and micro inverters are the way to go. Enphase monitors the system and i can see in real time what i'm consuming and generating. I highly recommend essential solar.

Gerry - VIC, 3163

December 2023 - SolarQuotes

5/5 Star Rating

Confused no more!

3752
December 4, 2023

I loved the fact that i had the support of solar quotes during this process, this very much put my mind at ease. Each of the businesses that provided quotes to me were professional and i ended up torn between two quotes that were very similar and both contacts were approachable and informative however, i chose essential solar because their representative came out to my house and was able to go through everything with me face to face and answer my questions. I was comfortable and never felt inferior because of all my questions. He provided me with a few quotes and went through each thoroughly explaining the differences and the pros and cons of each of them. I never felt pressured to choose the most expensive (which i did not), or that i had to go through his company because he had made the effort to personally come to speak to me. I was also able to request inhouse installers rather than subcontractors. I am just waiting for the inspector to come out and i am ready to go. Everyone at essential solar have made every step a stress-free process, and i thank them and solar quotes for their assistance.

Heather - VIC, 3752

December 2023 - SolarQuotes

5/5 Star Rating

Amazing installer

3551
December 4, 2023

The quote was provided very fast, we asked questions and had all answers answered. We were so satisfied from start to finish. Works and looks amazing. Could not be happier with the final product.

Kim - VIC, 3551

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