Central Solar Supplies

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How this listing compares in Durban

Measured against the other 45 businesses we hold data for in Durban. Directory listings all look alike until you put them next to their neighbours.

Google rating rank

#2 of 46 locally

Rated higher than 98% of rated Durban businesses on this site.

Brand range

5 brands listed

Local median is 1. A wider range usually means more flexibility on price, and less depth on any single brand.

Services listed

2 of the services we track

Local median is 2.

Certification

Published

67% of Durban listings publish at least one.

What this business's certifications actually buy you

This listing states: ECA. Here is what each of those means in practice, and what it does not cover.

Certifications are self-declared on unclaimed listings and are not independently audited by SolarZA. Ask for the certificate number and check it with the issuing body before you sign anything.

What to ask Central Solar Supplies before you sign

These questions are generated from what this specific listing does and does not tell us. They are not accusations - a gap in a directory record usually means nobody has filled it in yet - but they are the gaps you should close yourself.

• 1The listed certifications do not mention a Certificate of Compliance. A COC is a legal requirement for the electrical work, not an optional extra, so confirm in writing that one will be issued and registered in your name.
• 2Warranty terms are not stated. Ask for three separately: the panel performance warranty, the inverter warranty, and the workmanship warranty on the installation itself. The third is the one that fails first and the one most installers do not put in writing.
• 3There is little or no public review history on file. Ask for two reference installations completed in the last year within 30 km of you, and phone them. A small review count is not a red flag on its own - plenty of good installers never chase reviews - but it does mean you have to do the verification yourself.
• 4This business advertises a wide service area. Confirm who physically attends a callout at your address and what the response time is, because a wide footprint is often subcontracted and the warranty conversation gets complicated when the installing team is not the contracted party.

What solar is worth at this location

La Lucia, Durban averages 4.9 kWh/m²/day across the year, dropping to 3.6 in June. On those figures a 5 kW array with a 5 kWh battery - the most commonly quoted household system in South Africa - generates roughly 14.0 kWh on an average winter day, 23.4 kWh in summer, and about 6 975 kWh a year. Durban has the lowest annual irradiance of the major metros, so a Durban array needs roughly 15 percent more installed kW than a Bloemfontein one to produce the same units. It also has the country's worst combination for equipment life: salt air plus year-round humidity. Inverters mounted in an unventilated garage on the coastal strip fail early, and eThekwini requires its own embedded-generation application with a compliant bi-directional meter.

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