Install-day and handover checklist
Updated 17 October 2026 · General information only, not personal financial or electrical advice.
On the day
- ☐ The installer on site is the accredited person named on the paperwork (or properly supervised)
- ☐ Battery location matches what was agreed (clearances, sun, ventilation; not in a habitable room)
- ☐ The backup circuits are the ones you agreed to
Before they leave
- ☐ Certificate of electrical safety / compliance
- ☐ Commissioning report, with settings and serial numbers photographed
- ☐ Monitoring app set up in your name
- ☐ Backup tested (if included): switch off the main and confirm the essential circuits stay on
- ☐ Warranty registration done, with the confirmation emailed to you
- ☐ STC paperwork signed only for the correct usable capacity
- ☐ Final invoice matches the quote
Keep a folder with
- Quote and contract
- Invoices
- Certificates
- Photos
- Warranty confirmations