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Patrick29Sydney Surrounds, NSW
Botched solar connection
Hello Solar connected my inverter to the wrong side of my meter. The 3+Mwh of energy I generated over summer went straight to the grid unmetered, and therefore uncompensated. My energy provider organised a meter inspection where the connection error was discovered after I queried them about my higher than expected bill. I contacted Hello Solar about it and they have fobbed me off repeatedly. I recommend you avoid them like the corona virus!
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Stephen TomlinsonNortheast, VIC
- 2 reviews
Great Company to deal with.
The installers were very professional, they checked our whole tiled roof and replaced any broken tiles. My husband was an electrician by trade, he was very impressed with the quality and service. Our power bill has dropped dramatically, would definitely recommend Hello Solar. Outstanding service.
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KazzMid North Coast, NSW
Would never recommend
The whole process from sign up to installation was nothing short of a nightmare. Only thing that was reasonable was the price. In the end I would not speak to any of this companies staff except the manager who after I explain the nightmare to actually could not apologise enough. My advice run and don’t look back... they can talk the talk but do not walk the walk. Sorry but you asked me for my feedback
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Cheap. Knowledge could have been better
The Customer service person wasn’t the best listener and not overly helpful in resolution. Installation day they diverted from agreed panel layout from what I signed. One trade person lied about what they were doing. The installer on roof seemed confident the panels were in the right spot...Very reasonably priced. Will see what output they provide. So pleased to have them finally installed.
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AaronGreater Melbourne (Outer), VIC
The product which was installed was exactly what I needed.
The panel installation process was reasonably straight forward. Any issues or concerns were resolved quickly and to my satisfaction. Hello Solar have followed up when ever they have been asked to.
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Anthony B.Northeast, VIC
Quick, efficient, professional installation
The process from signing up to producing power has been faultless. Great staff and always there to help, either by phone or email. Only thing is I have not been able to set up phone wizard for monitoring system, would have liked that done for me as not technically savvy.
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Trust Worthy Company Hello Solar
We believe that word of mouth is the best recommendation you can get.
And that was our experience with HELLO SOLAR.
From start to finish, the communication was excellent, from getting a quote to the
Installation etc, as we are dinosaurs with Computers the help we received was
Amazing, a staff member Cassie even visited our home to help us out nothing
Was too much trouble.
Everyone was very professional and came when they said they would,from the
Safety rail installer's, to the installation of the Solar Panels and the final check
From the Electrical Engineer from the power company.
The transmission was quick and smooth. (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)
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Peter HawkeyGippsland, VIC
Great System
Hello Solar were very easy to deal with, process went quickly no problems under the currant difficalties. Workmen were a little late but understandable as the distance to travel, work completed on time and tidied up after, over all great job thanks
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NickMelbourne
- 4 reviews
Enjoying free Energy.
Had no issues what so ever, except trying to get Vic Gov subsidy, which I Could not get. Still well worth the exercise. Good installers. No complaints. Highly recommend. My son used the same company, again no issues. Thank you
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Ginny S.Gippsland, VIC
Excellent company to deal with
Seamless installation and very easy to deal with the company. Plenty of support and queries were always answered. Quite happy with the whole process. Staff were always helpful and friendly
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Customer service is excellent once you sign up but lackluster after you sign up.
Everything was easy to to set up when I first made the enquirer. I was contacted on the same day.
After being charged for my deposit, there was little reply to my emails.
We kept getting delayed by the installer chosen and broken roof tiles were left all over our lawn.
We wasted numerous days staying home to wait for them.
Installation for the meter was for the garage but we weren’t given a choice as to where we had wanted to place it even though we were home.
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RonhSouthwest, VIC
- 4 reviews
Great System
All went smoothly from Initial Installation to completion & Electrical Inspection was within a few days
The installation team worked efficiently & cleaned up properly on completion. I would highly recommend this company without hesitation.
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LaurieGreater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC
Great installers even left there number in case anything went wrong
Great installers even left there number in case anything went wrong I rang installer once he was very helpful I tried another company called solar minor before them very rude installer I gave them the flick and got hello solar Aussie receptionist very helpful nothing was a problem don’t go anywhere else would give 10 stars if I could
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roycerollsGreenwood
- 2 reviews
Pretty hapoy
Little bit concerned about the the heating up of the inverter but otherwise really happy
Very professional and courteous installers
I have no hesitation in recommending this company to anyone
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MichaelGreater Melbourne (Outer), VIC
Surprise no issues.
thanks for all your good work so far, system is working better than my initial expectations. Your installers were brilliant, good work, no mess and very professional. Still awaiting AGL to configure the meter for the feed in tariff. Overall a pleasing experience with very competent company. They were able to put half the panels on an east facing roof and half west to get the optimum daily output.
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Great job
It is. So easy installation pr coeds for kind staff and no issue with the company, thank you hello solar group. They are so helpful team thank you again for everything
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Edward SukkarGreater Melbourne (Inner), VIC
- 3 reviews
Terrible Just Terrible
from the outset Hello solar are sneaky to deal with.
when deciding on a product make sure you ask for what you want from the outset, any changes after that will cost you a premium and they don't care. firstly they told me they were installing the latest and greatest money can buy and say its all Australian approved quality, yeh a an XY falcon is Australian Assurance approved as well but it was made in 1969 . on arrival they tried to install a 1 phase inverter when i called and paid for a 3 phase inverter they later deliver anther inverter in...Read more
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Charlie
- 2 reviews
Good product
The solar team were so helpful. They made the whole process so easy. We are very happy with the product. It is already working hard to save us money. Highly recommended Hello Solar
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Christopher B.Goulburn Valley, VIC
- Verified customer
Sola 6.6 Kilowatt installation
Once you get through the Vic rebate process it is straight forward it took the installer 7 hours to fit
they did a very neat job 10 days later the inspector turned the power on 90% clear day returned 31.5
Kilowatts now that's good service
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WillIllawarra, NSW
- Verified customer
Nothing but a drama from day 1 and still going
Purchase ad install was relatively good( accept of all the divets left on brand new roof from installers)
System was installed way before we could move in but we thought we could bank some credits in the mean time but system kept tripping as because we were not using any power it was pumping too much back into grid which could or could not have been true but kinda off made sense.
But the once we moved in it wasn't tripping anymore I would find the system sort of off,( hadent tripped anything) but wouldn't respond or screen come on and wasn't p...Read more
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Questions & Answers
Roshan Fernandoasked
My panels were installed by Hello Solar on 2 Feb 2020. NMI no. at the time was 43104733376. The wifi unit was also fitted to the inverter at the time. The smart meter was installed on the 5 March and the solar system was switched on to the grid. The indicator lights on the wifi unit do not light up. Please advice.
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My inverter is a Kehua single phase which has a black module plugged in to the unit from underneath which is the wifi transmitter which my smart phone communicates with, then you need to down load the suitable app that is the 1st stage, l have,t completed the process, because the inverter has the digital read out on the front.
Keckaasked
How long have you as a customer had to wait to get refund from Hello Solar after job was cancelled because they could not install the panels ordered
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That was not the problem. They installed the panels but we had to wait 6 months for the rebate because they messed up the paperwork.
HowItReallyIsasked
Just had a call from this company to our small business in Sydney has anyone dealt with them in Sydney for a business, we said we don't own the building and they tell us that's not an issue they will follow up with the owner to get permission etc. Would love to hear of anyone's positive experiences in Sydney if there are some - thanks :)
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If you are thinking of using this company, do your research. The owner is the prior Director and Co-owner of The Home Improvement People and Got to Go Solar that operated in NSW. Reviews on both of these companies, not to mention Department of Fair Trading (see links below), should tell you all you need to know.
Product Review Links:
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NSW Department of Fair Trading Links:
https://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/371651/Enforcement_actions_report_Jan_Mar_2016.pdf
https://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/371655/Enforcement_Actions_Report_Oct_Dec_2016.pdf
https://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/371649/Enforcement_actions_report_Apr_Jun_2016.pdf
https://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/371654/Enforcement_Actions_Report_July_Sept_2016.pdf
Don't take my word for it, do your own research and make a fully informed decision.
Thanks we didn't get involved but knew nothing about them and that is why I asked if anyone did (part of my research in fact was that question on this site). Appreciate your response. There are a lot of sharks out there, hard to find anyone these days that does what they say they do well P.S. don't get me started on the Dept of Fair Trading either they are not without their fair share of knuckle heads.
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