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Unleash Solar Reviews (37)
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Average Scores
4.1/5
Value for money
3.9/5
Quality of System
3.5/5
Installation
3.3/5
Customer Service
- 5 star 1
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- 3 star 12
- 2 star 4
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20 May 2014
26 January 2013
Original Review on 14-07-2011:
19 months later we asked Yvonne: "Are you happy with the performance of your system so far?"
NO NO NO18 November 2012
The Companies we dealt with are NOT salespeople all they do is knock every other companies product and say theirs is the best, some of them get very angry when you tell them you have purchased elsewhere.
Little do they know it's because if these pushy people as to why we didn't go through them. If they learnt to sell their brand and not bad mouth the opposition they would do better. I found buying Solar NOT a very good experience.
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Little do they know it's because if these pushy people as to why we didn't go through them. If they learnt to sell their brand and not bad mouth the opposition they would do better. I found buying Solar NOT a very good experience.
12 September 2012
Original Review on 01-06-2011:
As you can see I'm unable to indicate the syatem quality or installation as this has not happened yetI pay my deposit on 13th of April, Unleash Solar have said that they will try and install it by the end of June.
ETSA has set a date of 13 July to install the new meter.
Unleashed will pay any change in price due to the changes in the solar multiplier announced May 5th if the system isn't installed by July 1st.
16 months later we asked Brett: "Are you happy with the performance of your system so far?"
I have been pleased with the reduction in my power bill but in hind sight I should have installed a larger system.11 September 2012
Original Review on 12-03-2011:
Deposit paid, a month later a 5 minute on site assessment was done, and another monthlater no further developments. Painfully slow progress with the whole project.18 months later we asked Brian: "Are you happy with the performance of your system so far?"
YES, apart from the failed inverter, which Unleash Solar replaced (within 3 working days) with no questions asked. My 1.52kW system has never put out the full rated capacity, the best I've seen is approx 1350 watts. Having said that I have not had to pay Synergy any money since installation and after 18 months currently have $295 credit. The replacement Shenzen Jing Fuyuan Tech (JFY) inverter communications will only talk to Win95 and not Win7.11 September 2012
Original Review on 23-04-2011:
17 months later we asked John: "Are you happy with the performance of your system so far?"
Yes - Absolutely. Well on track to pay for itself under 3 years11 September 2012
Original Review on 21-04-2011:
I organised 4 quotes and got 10 other Village residents to sign up with Unleash solar (Adelaide SA company) we signed up in March 11 and are still waiting for an install date, They are not very forward in parting with installation dates and details.17 months later we asked Kym: "Are you happy with the performance of your system so far?"
Better than our expectations as we are $586 in credit after our power consumption was deducted. Not bad for only 12 months operation.05 September 2012
Original Review on 12-01-2011:
I purchased from this company primarily based on price, they were the cheapest I could find and in some cases thousands cheaper than other systems, including your quotes. Why is there such a difference in prices from one supplier to another with similar quality and selling your rec's? As far as installation etc i will keep you informed if you require. Very long waiting period before the install, two months so far but this may be the norm. All Chinese components but with good guarantee, fingers crossed all goes well. Average customer service once they got my deposit, if I hadn't called to check up I would have fallen through the gaps as they said I wasn't in the system.20 months later we asked Edward: "Are you happy with the performance of your system so far?"
I am still waiting for the delivery of a power monitoring unit that was supposed to be delivered with the system almost 2 years ago. After countless emails and phone calls I have given up.I would not recommend this company based on this extremely poor customer service and the messy job they did of the install.
25 May 2012
I would not recommend this company to anyone they advertise cheap prices, but it is the worst
customer service I have ever experienced. I paid a deposit in February and am still waiting for the installation, upto now it has taken 10 staff members who have been involved with my case, about
half a dozen different excuses, and four written invoices for different expenditure which have been chopped and changed and not one person appears to know what they are talking about. this matter
has been refered to fairtrade for investigation. Qld
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customer service I have ever experienced. I paid a deposit in February and am still waiting for the installation, upto now it has taken 10 staff members who have been involved with my case, about
half a dozen different excuses, and four written invoices for different expenditure which have been chopped and changed and not one person appears to know what they are talking about. this matter
has been refered to fairtrade for investigation. Qld
25 May 2012
17 May 2012
The only negative was the time it took for our energy supplier to give ETSA information, however that was avoidable due to us switching suppliers at same time. ETSA installed meter within 3 weeks of panels being installed. All in all a good experience. Now we are waiting to see if our power bills decrease.
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29 April 2012
service has been good communicate well -installation has not started yet but have had scope done neatly there. System and price easily within budget. Service from start until now very professinal. Overall very happy so far hopefully install will go well.
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10 February 2012
24 October 2011
29 July 2011
Has been a daunting experience,lots of confusion and too many phone calls and inquiries i hope it will go well as we hear a lot of negative comments about Solar systems.won't like to go through it again.Thanks for your help.
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23 July 2011
18 July 2011
17 July 2011
Wouldn't recomend this company at alll. We ordered the system in February and it wasn't installed until May. We had to threaten them with Consumer affairs to get any response from them. Inital installation was incorrect then we had to wait 2 weeks to get it fixed. Although once the electrician was aware of the problem, they came through. The problem was with Unleashed Solar communicating with, well, everyone
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06 July 2011
04 July 2011
Unleash Solar have not been the best to deal with in regards to communication, I have had to contact them on numerous occassions to find out what is happening, and I am still waiting for my system to be installed. Would not recommend them if you want this done soon.
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24 June 2011
14 June 2011
Price was right and they take responsiblity for not having the system on your roof within the prescribed time.
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15 May 2011
12 May 2011
One thing I found out is there may be extra cost i.e. up grade of meter box.
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09 May 2011
30 April 2011
23 April 2011
20 April 2011
13 April 2011
12 April 2011
12 April 2011
They made three appointment to scope and install, non of which they kept. I had to hound them on the phone for 2 months to get a firm commitment to install. They have obviously grown too fast and their internal systems and management of sub-contracting installers fall well short of what is required.
I would have been less disappointed if they told me it was going to take six months to install and come in early rather than tell me is would be done in several weeks out and fail to meet unrealistic deadlines.
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I would have been less disappointed if they told me it was going to take six months to install and come in early rather than tell me is would be done in several weeks out and fail to meet unrealistic deadlines.
10 April 2011
The Service to country clients is poor . Long waiting periods.
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29 March 2011
I have not had system installed yet.I have ordered a 1.5 klw system with a 3 klw inverter so I can expand system when I have some spare money in the future.This system cost around $2.660 plus etsa fees.It was by far the cheapest Quote.
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14 March 2011
This is the 2nd system we have purchased, so we are waiting to see how installation goes.
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02 March 2011
The lack of notification has been appalling so far.
I hope it WILL get better!!!!
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I hope it WILL get better!!!!
14 December 2010
I have gone with the cheapest quote. I did not research the equipment, however the same manufacturers and installation warranties apply as with the dearer systems. I have had a site inspection by the people I chose and those of dearer systems (3 in all) and except for a couple of gimicky add ons there is no difference in service or advice. I spent quite a bit of time on the phone with Unleash Solar and they were quite happy to answer all of my questions without becoming impatient. I asked why they are so much cheaper (approx $1300 vs $3000 - $5000) and they have suggested it is due to small overheads (eg advertising, staff). Time will tell as to whether I have made the best decision. With regard to the last 4 questions, at the moment it would appear to be fantastic value for money, I don't know the quality of the system, it has not been installed yet and so far there is nothing to complain about with the service. I will not be able to answer all questions completely until some time after installation, which should be within the next month. Thank you for providing an easy means of acquiring a couple of initial quotes.
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26 October 2010
Original Review on 15-03-2012:
We did a lot of research before we decided on Unleash. The salesperson was text book and was flustered when we wanted a system out of the ordinary (9.4 kw) but once we managed to work our way to the installer and manager we got good service.They included into our contract the wording that was suggested by Finn and an installation completion due date. Time will tell as we signed the contract two weeks ago, but they did promise to put us up on the waiting list to compensate for the time we had to wait for the sales person to get his act together. Will keep you posted. Original ratings
Panel rating: 4/5
Inverter rating: 4/5
Value for money: 4/5
Quality of System: 3/5
Installation: N/A
Customer Service: 4/5
27 months later we asked Bill: "Are you happy with the performance of your system so far?"
Yes, the system has been good. It is now over 2 years old. Unleash Solar has since gone out of business, probably because of their low prices for their systems. One more year the system will have paid for itself. Chinese systems are of high quality these days. Don't believe that because it is cheap and from China it's no good.