Spectra solar ltd - Wigan

Mike Collins

Spectra Solar have just completed the installation of our new Sun Sync solar system. Spectra team have completed all of the project and carried out a great job from the initial sales meeting and site survey and the installation team worked hard and the quality of the work was excellent. I would thoroughly recommend Spectra Solar for your Solar system.
Mike Collins

Frank Barrow

I decided on Spectra Solar to install my Solar & Battery system because they replied promptly, were punctual, friendly, competitive & relatively local. Everything from answering my questions, providing quotes & alternative options & survey, to getting DNO authorisation for the 5kw inverter & Installation was straightforward. The installers did a great job. I highly recommend Spectra Solar and I will certainly use them again when I add to my system.

Karen Crompton

We were very impressed with Spectra Solar from contacting them to installation and beyond Everything was handled in an efficient and professional manner. The team did a very tidy job on the installation, and they paid great attention to detail. The system is so impressive and has exceeded our expectations Overall, we are delighted to have chosen Spectra and would highly recommend them.

John Clare

Experience from start to finish has been great. I hardly ever give full marks, but pleased to do so for this.

I did quite a lot of research into suppliers to find a company who understood & could deliver what I wanted from a solar & battery system, my main priorities being resilience & cost savings with anything from feed-in tariffs as a secondary bonus.

Having moved to a beautiful valley in Wales, with overhead power supply (& all the issues that might bring in winter when you need power most), I could see little point in having a solar & battery system that could not be used in case of a power outage. I also keep tropical fish, so wanted them, as well as freezer, central heating etc to be ok if we happened to be away, hence an automatic cutover!.

Little did I realise that many suppliers just can't deliver what seems to be a simple & logical solution to maintain a household supply (most suppliers don't tell you your solar & batteries would automatically shut down if mains/grid supply fails, so it doesn't electrocute engineers working on the fault) . Even when they claimed they could, it took quite a while on a couple of occasions to get an admission that there would be additional work required post installation, "outside their scope" & therefore undetermined additional work & cost (assuming their inverter even had the capability!) - no good to me!

I eventually found 2 companies (coincidentally not far from our old home of Bolton) who could give me maximum capacity for the roof with a good sized inverter & battery, but more importantly, with an automated cutover to isolate the grid & provide an Emergency Power Supply if needed (Spectra also sorted out the application to install a system over the power threshold requiring permission that others used as a householders limit!. Although theres a DNO limit on the power that can be exported, I don't see any issue - we use a background level anyway, so it wouldn't be very often that more than that limit would be available)

I eventually chose Spectra, mainly because of the apparently slightly better roof system for slate tiles. They were a comparable cost to the alternative (and actually not as expensive as another prominent company for far less power & with no EPS ability!)

Scaffolding was installed by a local company on the date desired & the solar team arrived very early in the day to start work & got the roof completed way quicker than I expected. The electrics too a little longer, hampered by our stone walls being rather tricky to drill & fix kit to (either hard slate or crumbly mortar!), but overcame any difficulties, including working in the loft sauna!

A great bunch of guys, a real credit to Spectra......my only WARNING? - make sure you have plenty of sugar for their brews! (its not something we had much of, so had to pop out)

Yes, I could have paid less if I'd gone with another choice - But, although EPS might not be important to some, how annoyed would I have been (with myself!) if I then found I'd not got what I wanted (i.e. automatic failover to EPS) because I'd not asked the right questions or pushed for the answers.

Spectra understood what I wanted & why, plus were very clear with their design & specs from the outset - all of which gave me great deal of confidence. Note that I was previously on the brink of committing to an order with a different company that would have cost significantly more with less generation, half the battery capacity, & after a lot of pushing, admission that EPS could not be included. Credit tio them though, the small "price holding" deposit was refunded promptly when it was cancelled (Id admit, possibly lured in by sales techniques)!

So beware. as spectra say in their FB posts, do your homework!.

colin guest

I cannot say enough good things about Spectra Solar. From the initial call to the final installation, everything was top-notch. The customer service team was friendly and knowledgeable, answering all of my questions and guiding me through the process. The installation crew was professional and efficient, completing the job in a timely manner.

I am thrilled with the results of my solar panels. Not only do they look great on my roof, but they are also saving me money on my energy bills. I love knowing that I am using clean, renewable energy to power my home.

Overall, I would highly recommend Spectra Solar to anyone looking to make the switch to solar energy. Their team is truly brilliant and I couldn't be happier with my experience.

Martin Poynter

Top quality job from Top quality people !!
The whole experience was 100% from start to finish.
They delivered a top quality system at a very fair price with no "pushy" sales tactics.
Every question i had was answered quickly and with a lot of experience and knowledge.
I can't recommend them enough !!

CJ

Just shy of a week so far with my PV installation from Spectra, and they've been brilliant. From the very start the comms were spot on; leading through the initial quote; then roof survey and ultimately arranging the scaffolding and finally the install. Have no complaints about anything. I'm fairly technical so have been asking lots of questions and Jonathan has been more than happy to oblige by mitherings 🙂

All the work was done to a very high standard - from the proper roof tile installation (ie notching for the brackets - some cowboys apparantly skip this!), to suggesting a better route to my garage for the PV cables on the day, and touch wood, zero issues to report. Everything is working perfectly. IF I did have an issue, I'm confident they would help me with no hesitation.

I did a lot of research, and obtained various quotes prior to choosing Spectra I would absolutely recommend them. Not only extremely competitive price-wise, but the lads who came to do the install clearly took pride in their work.

Andrew Dixon

Well after a lot of searching in the minefield of solar companies we ( I must say) stumbled across spectra by accident. What an accidental stumble it was. Initial contact was made via Facebook direct with the owner on a Sunday morning. I then read ALL of the google reviews and was already having a good feeling about this company. So arranged a call for the next day to speak to them. Directly spoke to the owner who then filled me with confidence. He also explained that once the quote was done that the company will not keep bothering you like other companies do to get your business. Something he even admitted that people would get the wrong impression of his company because in this day and age it’s what everyone does. So we had a very good remote quote from them we then arranged a site visit. The site visit was on time and extremely professional but also on a very personal And down to earth level. We agreed a date for install And everything was in place. So day of install the roof team arrived and very polite explained what they was doing and proceeded to crack on. The two electricians arrived once again extremely polite and explained what they would do. Before long the roof lads had completed the job and were on their way leaving the electricians to finish off. The electricians had a slight problem due to my router being the cause of the problems but once that was done they explained how everything worked And we was up and running. So I write this review after two months of the install. I like to do this so if any problems occur I can see how good the company is. We had one problem ( not of spectra’s making) but to do with the app. I emailed them at around 6am about it by 9.30am I had a call direct from the owner. I extremely confident that if any problems occur along the way these guys will be on hand to sort it. The ladies in the office once again on the ball in emailing all relevant documents across in a speedily fashion. So spectra from Colette And myself get a 10/10
Many thanks for a trouble free install and making the build up to the install trouble free.