My wife did tell me that the winter isn’t really warmer. It is merely that a blanket is now standard kit on the couch in the living room, mostly because after I drop off kid number 1 at the bus stop shortly after 6AM, the couch is where I spend the next hour before the next kid has to go. The presence of this blanket means the gas heater is used less.
So, this is entirely subjective, I admit.
And electricity “strikes” again … ai tog.
Between Eskom, NERSA and the Gov, cannot decide who is the most incompetent.
The end user…? 
At last!!!
When CoCT registering started, I said back then already that one day Installation/Master Electricians will sign the solar CoC. No engineering signoff required.
Who says that CoCT will drop the requirement?
COCT won’t. But if the national regulations change they will probably fall in line with the amendment. Indeed supplierts probably keep themselves aligned with national regulations anyway, however those regulations change.
Because they led, hence once this is approved and electricians allowed to give CoC, they will adjust their requirements.
That is my bet.
We’re really saying the same thing, and I am probably misreading what Calypso said. COCT will keep themselves aligned with the national regulations.
Just out of curiosity, do some engineers charge R20,000 ???
To me, toilet paper is worth more than most of the coc’s that I have come across .
That number does feel inflated. It is going to depend on the size of the installation though.
Prices range from R3.5k to R12k from what I have heard. A local installer here in Somerset West will probably charge you about R8k, but then they do everything for you, including drawing the pictures.
I concur.
Way back when I had a hissy fit on the then fees similar to Eskom registration (inflation added) today, I found Engineers that charged in the R2.5k range, dependent on the size/complexity of the installation/work required, at that time.
This Eskom thing has forced the issue that the electrician that is registered to do the install, can now give the CoC.
Enough time has passed for electricians to get up to speed with the new regulations in and around solar installs, my view.
O my, saw that again earlier this year when I discovered to my horror that the house never had a Initial CoC, me having to get one now.
The electricians over the years, never once questioned that.
A newly minted electrician pointed out to me he cannot issue anything without a Initial CoC on a new build to link to.
In getting a Initial CoC, I discovered it is one rocketing scam from many electrical CoC issuers.
Found it:
I didn’t pay that. I think there must be people who paid 20K to get compliant, but that would include bringing the system up to scratch. Some installers cut corners. If we want to understand the figures then they should be itemised. There may be a separate charge for the required drawing.
I paid R5K for my registration, not including the cost of bringing the system in line with the standards. In my case all that was required was some labelling, so the amount was not great.
But you talk about the value of COCs. Paperwork is not guaranteed to be of better quality because it has an engineer’s signature on it.
The drawings done as part of my registration clearly show each string of panels being earthed.
A few months later I had more panels put on the roof and I decided to get a proper COC for the embedded solar system. The electrician comes out (NB! Electrician can do the COC for the inverter, batteries etc, but can’t sign off. Hmmmm) and he’s the kind of guy I like. He’s not just selling me a piece of paper, he is actually measuring and inspecting. He insists on fuses for each leg of each string (they only had a fuse one leg) and then he measures, mutters, measures again and says “oh. Your panels aren’t earthed.”
But the drawing said they were.