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Easy PV

In this section you'll learn the basics of Easy PV. 

Easy PV Pro

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Developer guidelines

Easy PV and Heatpunk have a number of API endpoints that can be used to integrate CRMs, job management platforms and other applications.  Find out how here!

Speedy PV

Our new tool for generating instant estimates for your customers. You can embed it into your website, and it will generate leads for you which get imported right into your Easy PV Pro account, ready to turn into projects!

Developer guidelines

Easy PV and Heatpunk have a number of API endpoints that can be used to integrate CRMs, job management platforms and other applications.  Find out how here!

FAQs

Use the search bar in the top left to search our FAQs. If it your question is unanswered here, you can contact us at help@easy-pv.co.uk or help@easy-pv.ie.

Videos and guides

Explore videos and guides for the Easy PV tasks. We are working hard to populate this with videos and guides, if a specific guide you are looking for is missing please let us know on help@easy-pv.co.uk or help@easy-pv.ie. 

What's new in Easy PV

Easy PV Pro FAQs

Welcome to our Easy PV Pro frequently asked questions. If you have questions about standard Easy PV, have a look at our standard FAQs.  If you are unsure what feature your question relates to, use the search bar in the top left. You can also contact us at hel...

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Pro: Videos and guides

Getting started

Here's our help pages for getting started with Speedy PV

Leads dashboard

Where to find your web leads Converting leads to projects on Easy PV Following up leads

Usage monitoring

Monitor how much usage Speedy PV is getting on your site and how far through the process users are getting.

Setting up your account

Videos and guides

Buildings and roof task

Videos and guides

General

FAQs

Custom components

FAQs

If your problem is not addressed here, it likely will be covered in our detailed custom component guides. 

Buildings, roof and panels task

FAQs

Financial task

FAQs

For a full guide on the financial task in Easy PV see here. 

Customer proposal

FAQs

Structural task

FAQs

Performance and consumption task

FAQs

A detailed guide on the consumption task can be found here. 

General

Easy PV Pro FAQs

Setting up

Easy PV Pro FAQs

Emails and e-signing

Easy PV Pro FAQs

Sharing projects and components

Easy PV Pro FAQs

Payment

Easy PV Pro FAQs

Create and manage your own components

Videos and guides

Below, you'll find full instructions on how to add and manage each type of component in Easy PV. Note that Easy PV does not support adding custom optimisers or mounting systems. To use custom mounting, you will need to select no mounting in the panels task an...

Performance and self-consumption

Videos and guides

Can I pay Easy PV to design a project for me?

FAQs General

No, this is not a service we offer at Easy PV, but if you’re struggling to use the software, you can always come to one or more of our free training sessions!

Which design mode should I use?

FAQs Buildings, roof and panels task

Each design mode has benefits depending on the type of project or design you are working on, details on each can be found here. 

How do I link my Midsummer Account to pull over my trade prices?

FAQs General

To link your Midsummer wholesale account, please follow this guide.  If you do not yet have a Midsummer wholesale account, you can sign up here. 

How do I attach my logo/branding to the customer proposal or Easy PV project report?

FAQs Customer proposal

To attach your Logo to the Easy PV Project Report please navigate to My Account in the top right of the Easy PV home page and click on Preferences. Once in this menu, scroll down to the Company Logo section and click on the current logo image. You can then upl...

Can I share projects with other people in my team?

Easy PV Pro FAQs Sharing projects and components

Yes! In order to share a project you've created with your team, firstly navigate to the Projects list, and find the project you want to share. Then, find the little "share" button on the right-hand side. You should be greeted with the a menu that gives you a ...

Can I do a retrofit project in Easy PV?

FAQs General

Yes, to create a quote for a retrofit project: Recreate the existing system in Easy PV with the new additions. Set the price of all existing components to £0 in the financial task.

Can I do commercial or industrial designs in Easy PV?

FAQs General

Yes, please note that Easy PV is currently optimised for domestic installs, but you can use it for larger projects. We are working on adding more accurate estimations for larger designs so bear with us while we develop this. If your customer has had a smart m...

How can I adjust roof measurements in the Roof task?

FAQs Buildings, roof and panels task

To see the roof dimensions, click on the corner of the roof. This will show you the dimensions of the two adjoining sides. You can click on either of these figures to enter a new figure. It’s the same process for checking and adjusting the dimensions of chimne...

I’ve done a 3D design, can I include the 3D preview in the customer proposal document?

FAQs Customer proposal

Yes, select Customer Proposal from the Tasks drop-down menu. In the bottom section titled Overview images you can select the 3D viewpoint you would like to show on the proposal.  Note if you change the 3D design or panel layout in your project after generatin...

Can I do a battery-only project?

FAQs General

At the moment, this is not yet a supported feature. However, if you would like to quote a battery only project in the format then you can create a project that has only the quote by following these steps: Create quick roof project  Skip through roof task (...

Can I upload a CAD file or design PDF to use when doing a design?

FAQs Buildings, roof and panels task

At the moment, this is not yet a supported feature. However, our developers are hard at work and constantly adding new features!

My customer proposoal isn't loading - why?

FAQs Customer proposal

If your report isn't loading, it's likely because Easy PV is missing some information it needs to generate it.  Usually blank proposal are caused by issues with the performance task. Navigate to the task, and see if there are any errors (they may say 'undefin...

I can’t allocate my panels to an inverter - all the options are red.

FAQs Custom components

When all of the allocation options are red, Easy PV has determined the panel/inverter combination is not electrically viable. This means that the technical specifications of either the panels or the inverter are out of the range of the other. Easy PV will out...

The MCS self-consumption calculator doesn’t work for my project - why?

FAQs Performance and consumption task

The MCS self-consumption calculator won’t work for projects with an annual generation greater than 6000 kWh or with battery storage over 15.1kWh. For these situations, we recommend using the Easy PV consumption task to determine the solar self-consumption figu...

Why won't the structural calculations work for my project?

FAQs Structural task

Not all combinations of roof material types and mounting systems have structural calculations in Easy PV since the calculations are based on information provided by MCS in MIS 3002. If you are unable to complete structural calculations in Easy PV you will need...

The payback period is too long, how can I fix this?

FAQs Financial task

There are a few things that can help with the payback period. The payback period is calculated by plotting the cumulative benefits of the system against the cumulative costs. Therefore, to improve the payback period, you either need to reduce costs or increase...

How do I hide line prices in the customer proposal?

FAQs Customer proposal

Select Customer Proposal from the Tasks drop-down menu. In the section titled Quotation you can change the pricing to: Show line items, Show equipment and services subtotals,  Only show total.

Why are there two consumption figures to choose from in the financial task?

FAQs Financial task

If you have completed both the MCS self-consumption calculation (end of the performance task) and the Easy PV consumption calculation (consumption task) in the project, both figures will appear as options when you open the Financial Task in Easy PV. Both are ...

Why do some of the financial savings appear to be different on the Customer Proposal and Easy PV Project Report?

FAQs Financial task

Easy PV uses two different methods of calculating financial savings. 1) We do a basic calculation to work out a headline year one/first year saving figure that can be used on proposal summaries, etc. This calculation doesn’t take into account inflation or deg...

Can I add components that aren't listed on Easy PV?

FAQs Custom components

Yes, for instructions on how to add different components, please read our full component upload guide. Note, you are not able to add custom optimisers or mounting systems due to the complexity of how these are integrated into the software.