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# Site Photo Checklist for Kent Inverter Commissioning

> The complete photo set every Kent inverter installation requires — what to shoot, when to shoot it, and how to name and store the files.

Photos are part of the installation, not a favour to the office. They prove siting compliance, enable remote triage during support calls, and defend the warranty — yours and Kent's. A complete photo set costs ten minutes at commissioning and saves hours later.

## Before you start

<Steps>
  <Step title="Prepare your device">
    Clean the camera lens. Enable location tagging and timestamps if your device supports them. Shoot in landscape orientation. Every photo must be sharp enough to read labels, serial numbers, and meter readings when zoomed — if in doubt, take a second shot.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Shoot in sequence">
    Work through the required set below in order — environment first, then sealing, then electrical, then identity. This sequence matches the commissioning workflow and ensures no shot is missed.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Shoot before you cover up">
    Gland plates and drip loops disappear under trunking covers. Earth tester readings disappear when you switch off. Take each photo at the moment the evidence is visible — do not plan to "get it at the end."
  </Step>
</Steps>

## The required photo set

### Environment shots

These prove the site meets siting requirements. Take them before and after mounting where noted.

<CardGroup cols={1}>
  <Card title="1 — Shade and canopy situation" icon="sun">
    A wide shot of the wall and its immediate surroundings showing the canopy, eave, or overhang providing shade. The photo must show that no direct sun path reaches the unit in the afternoon. Take this before mounting.
  </Card>

  <Card title="2 — Space above the unit" icon="arrow-up">
    A photo showing the wall and ceiling/eave area directly above the installed unit. This proves there are no water pipes, AC drain lines, or window sills overhead — the key evidence for \[KNB-VAL-16]. Take this after mounting.
  </Card>

  <Card title="3 — Clearance zones with tape measure" icon="ruler">
    At least one clearance measurement in frame with the tape measure visible. Capture above and below for Kent M1; capture left, right, and between-inverter gaps for Kent G3. Refer to [Heat, Sun & Ventilation](/environment/heat-sun-and-ventilation) for the required dimensions per platform.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

### Sealing and water-management shots

Take these **before** the trunking cover goes on.

<CardGroup cols={1}>
  <Card title="4 — Gland plate close-up" icon="plug">
    A sharp close-up of the entire gland plate showing every gland torqued down, every unused port fitted with its sealing bung. The photo must be close enough to distinguish a torqued gland from a loose one. See [Glands & Water Tracking](/environment/glands-and-water-tracking).
  </Card>

  <Card title="5 — Drip loop" icon="droplet">
    At least one photo showing a formed drip loop, with the U-bend clearly below the gland entry point. If you have multiple bottom-entry cables, photograph the most visible loop and note the others are formed to the same standard in your commissioning notes.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

### Electrical evidence shots

<CardGroup cols={1}>
  <Card title="6 — Earth pit test in progress" icon="bolt">
    The earth resistance tester in use with the reading visible on the display. Take this **while the tester is switched on and showing the reading** — a photo of a switched-off tester with a sticker next to it is not evidence.
  </Card>

  <Card title="7 — Port labelling" icon="tag">
    The Grid and Backup AC runs labelled and identifiable. If labels are on a DB board or consumer unit, include that board in frame. The photo must allow a remote technician to identify which circuit is which without calling you.
  </Card>

  <Card title="8 — Battery installation" icon="battery-full">
    The battery pack(s) mounted, terminals covered per the battery manual, and communication cable labels visible. For stacked packs, include enough of the stack to show mounting security.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

### Identity and record shots

<CardGroup cols={1}>
  <Card title="9 — Nameplate and serial number" icon="id-card">
    The nameplate of every Kent unit on site — inverter and battery — sharp enough to read the serial number without zooming past legibility. This is the warranty registration anchor for every future support case.
  </Card>

  <Card title="10 — Display after clean boot" icon="monitor">
    The inverter display showing a normal operating screen after a clean power-up. This confirms the unit booted without faults and the display is functional as handed over.
  </Card>

  <Card title="11 — Completion shot" icon="check">
    A wide shot of the finished installation showing the inverter, battery pack, and main cabling as the customer will see it. This is the handover record image.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Storage and file naming

Upload the full photo set with the commissioning record **on the same day as the installation**. Use the naming convention:

```
SITE-DATE-ITEM.jpg
```

For example: `SEC62-2026-07-07-glandplate.jpg` or `SEC62-2026-07-07-serial-inverter.jpg`

This naming convention lets remote support retrieve the right frame during a phone call without asking you to resend everything.

<Tip>
  Create a site folder on your device the morning of the job and drop every photo in as you take it. A folder with 11 named photos takes two minutes to upload. A phone camera roll with 200 mixed photos takes twenty minutes to sort.
</Tip>

## Common mistakes

<Accordion title="One wide shot 'covering everything'">
  Remote support cannot zoom into pixels that are not in the frame. A single wide completion shot does not substitute for close-ups of the gland plate, drip loop, and clearance measurements. Each item in the required set serves a specific evidence purpose — shoot each one separately.
</Accordion>

<Accordion title="Skipping the space-above shot on a 'clean' wall">
  The space-above photo looks like a photo of a plain wall — and that is exactly the point. That plain wall with no pipes or drains visible is the evidence that closes a future water-damage dispute. Skip it and you have no evidence either way.
</Accordion>

<Accordion title="Shooting the earth tester after switching it off">
  An earth tester reading must be live in frame. A photo of a switched-off instrument with a handwritten value on a sticker is not an acceptable test record. Switch on, take the reading, photograph the live display, then switch off.
</Accordion>

<Accordion title="Uploading photos days or weeks later">
  Upload the same day. Memory fades, site conditions change, and a commissioning record with a photo upload date three weeks after the install date creates legitimate questions during a warranty review.
</Accordion>

## Related pages

* [Glands & Water Tracking](/environment/glands-and-water-tracking)
* [Choosing the Location](/environment/choosing-the-location)
* [Heat, Sun & Ventilation](/environment/heat-sun-and-ventilation)
* [Mounting & Service Access](/environment/mounting-and-service-access)