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Evaluating 37 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the company for its excellent service, highlighting the staff's professionalism, knowledge, and helpfulness. Many people appreciate the exceptional customer service, noting the team's responsiveness, clear communication, and caring approach throughout the process, from initial quotes to installation and after-sales support. However, some people were dissatisfied with the conduct of certain staff members, citing instances of rudeness, blocking driveways, and leaving rubbish. A few other people also felt that communication regarding scheduling and follow-ups could be improved, expressing concerns about the availability of key personnel for assistance.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This review is for the servicing of our air source heat pump system: Use the Sun installed our system nearly fours years ago (December 2021) and we have been very fortunate that we have been allocate... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

From start to finish the installation of my solar and air source heat pump has been amazing, from chatting to Eddie to Keeleigh to Adam & Scott doing the solar to James and Martin doing the ASHP,... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Firstly, I don't usually write reviews. So it had to be particularly good for me to comment. I had 20 panels fitted and two batteries, supplied and fitted by Use the Sun. All the staff from the qu... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Had a 12 panel system installed last week . Has been working perfectly since installation , the engineers keith Josh and Andy were very knowledgeable and very clean and tidy . The scaffold was erect... See more

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  1. Solar Energy Company

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Specialising in Tesla Batteries, Air Source Heat Pumps, Solar PV and everything renewable. Our moto – we will never try and sell you something unless we know it will work for you (and we have negative feedback to prove it!) Call Use the Sun on 01268 727903 email us at sales@usethesun.co.uk or visit our website www.usethesun.co.uk – we look forward to hearing from you!


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4.8

Excellent

TrustScore 5 out of 5

164 reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Installers

Our Solar Panel providers (Evergen Solar) employed "Use the Sun" to instal our panels. Keith (from the Doncaster branch) carried out a detailed survey of our house prior to the scaffolding being erected. Josh and Keith arrived on time on the day agreed and carried out the installation very efficiently. They were both very courteous and completed the work without problems. Josh guided us through the system controls and monitoring application expertly and with care. They could not have been better!

March 17, 2025
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Thank you Barry. Always good to hear the team has done a good job, I will pass on your appreciation, many thanks

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent job done

The engineer did really well serviced the air source pump not just a quick clean of some filters but also went through settings that had been used when first installed 6 years ago after he'd been the pump worked alot better and more efficiently sorted out a hot water issue a very good job done

February 5, 2025
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Reply from Use The Sun

Thank you Stephen, delighted to hear the guys did a thorough job, I will pass on your comments to them and their manager. All the best. Charles

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Super service!

Super service, the plague has obviously passed! We just had our solar panels fitted and the installation couldn't have gone more smoothly. Nice guys, arrived on time, panels boxes and battery where we wanted them. Neat cabling etc. Swept up all debris. Many thanks.

Highly recommended.

February 25, 2025
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Reply from Use The Sun

Hi John

Thank you for your review. This is what we strive for on every installation and it is fabulous to hear our customers believe we are meeting our standards

All the best and looking forward to the sunshine and significant generation

Regards

Charles

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Highly recommend Eddie and all of Use…

Highly recommend Eddie and all of Use The Sun. From start to finish, excellent communication and fuss free installation of EV charger and solar panels with battery. Would happily recommend them. Looking forward to my solar future .Thank you

February 17, 2025
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Thank you Tina, I have passed on your comments to the team who are delighted to have another satisfied customer

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Simply top-class customer service at…

Simply top-class customer service at every level.
From initial contact with Eddie offering advice based on years of experience, to Keeleigh & Lauren facilitating a very pleasant visit by Lee to survey and offer further advice, to finally Andy & Scott professionally installing a perfect system explaining everything along the way.
All this in a timeframe that suited us, this is customer focus & service at the very highest levels. All coupled with very competitive pricing.
Followed up by Keeleigh calling post-installation checking everything is ok and we're satisfied, of course we are!
Use The Sun are very highly recommended by us, you'll have a great experience with the company!

February 6, 2025
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Reply from Use The Sun

Thank you Matin, it was a pleasure to instal and you know where we are if you need us again - all the best

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Lack of Support

I used this Company in 2017 as probably one of their first Heatpump installs. They didn't instruct me how to Claim RHI Grant so I lost that. Put it down to experience. They fitted a Heatmiser control that you have to be a Genius to use. I have to constantly contact them if I want alter the settings when they should have offered an alternative controller. As it Is more important now than ever with rising Energy costs I asked for a call back on 14/10/24. No contact.
Phoned yesterday 05/02/25 No call back so I can get my heating on.
Phoned and left a message on their Website still no response and now they've gone home and it's -3° outside.
Buyer beware

February 6, 2025
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Reply from Use The Sun

Dear Mr Crane

I am at a loss to know how to reply. We pride ourselves on good customer service and helpful installers and our other feedback bears testimony to this

I have spoken at length to the office. As I understand it, we installed an Air Source Heat Pump July 2019 (not 2017 as you said) and for 6 years your system has worked perfectly; despite it having only been serviced once in May 2022 (unless you have had others service it)

You installed underfloor heating after we installed the Heat Pump. When you called us we sent a team to you, free of charge, who identified the fault lay with the pump for the underfloor heating, something we did not instal and have no experience with

As to the Heatmaster control, we use that a lot and have not had a problem. You have used it for 6 years and this is the first we are hearing of your problems; you did not mention any problems during the service in May 2022. If you have a problem with it now please call the office where someone will be able to help you.

For the RHI, we did not instruct anyone how to claim it, I am sure the sales team would have told you about it at the point of sale, it being one of the biggest sales drivers. After that it is down to the customer to complete the on-line form which contained personal details we do not have on our customers

My colleagues have been trying to contact you but you do not accept or return their phone calls.

I am sorry that after 6 years you are suddenly disappointed because your underfloor heating pump has broken down but there is little more that we can offer. If you disagree, please feel free to contact the office where advice is always available during office hours.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I used Use the Sun a few years ago and…

I used Use the Sun a few years ago and to fair was very disappointed. Saying that I have used them end of last year and I got to say they were absolutely brilliant. Never have I encountered such a turn around in a company. From reception staff, accounts department and the installers. Nothing now could be improved. JUST FANTASTIC. Thank you all so much.

December 10, 2024
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Reply from Use The Sun

Dear Mr Asbury. Thank you for your review. We work very hard on all aspects of our business including customer care and so it is absolutely fabulous to read your review! Thank you and you know where we are if you need anything

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I spoke with Keeleigh about a problem

I spoke with Keeleigh about a problem, she sorted it very quickly with great kindness and first class customer service.
Keeleigh is an absolute credit to Use The Sun.

January 15, 2025
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Reply from Use The Sun

Thank you, we really do appreciate our customer reviews. I shall pass this message on to Keeleigh, she has been with us a long time and is absolutely excellent

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very happy to recommend this company

Very happy to recommend this company. From Dean on sales, advising me on the optimal set up to suit our house and negotiating a fair price for it, to the installation team, who did a really great job on the install and Keeleigh, in the office linking everything together, the company have done a great job for me. 5 stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

November 19, 2024
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Reply from Use The Sun

Thank you Richard. We like to think we do a good job of customer care and always appreciate it when our customers take the time to tell us. I will pass on your comments to the team. Happy generating

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Incredibly helpful

I was inadvertently put in contact with this company when I developed a fault with my existing solar system. Despite geographical barriers (I’m in Bristol, they’re in Essex) they tried to help me to resolve the problem. Keeleigh was extremely helpful and asked good questions to understand the issue and gave sensible advice regarding next steps. We ended up needing a visit from a local business but on the basis of the service I received I would highly recommend Use The Sun.

October 23, 2024
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Reply from Use The Sun

Hi Simon. Thank you for tsking the time to write such a kind review. Please feel free to call us any time, we will always try to help solve the issues. Pleased it is all working now

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Use the Sun installed a battery system…

Use the Sun installed a battery system for us, through the HIES scheme, when our original contractor went out of business. The installation was efficient and an initial issue was fixed promptly. The system works very well. We were very impressed by the excellent customer service.

September 20, 2023
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Reply from Use The Sun

Hi Eilish. Thank you for your review, we pride ourselves on customer service and I will pass on your comments to the team, it is always nice to be appreciated - thank you

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Trustworthy and reliable

The staff have always been courteous and helpful.
The job was done without any fuss.
Although the fault proved to be a bit difficult to correct
it was eventually sorted out.

July 8, 2024
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Reply from Use The Sun

Thanks Mary, we have a strong ethos of customer care and I always appreciate it when a customer goes to the trouble of saying it was good. It can be difficult to find the fault sometimes, especially on systems we did not instal. I believe HIES paid for this under your insurance because the original installer is no longer available. We seem to be getting a name for ourselves with this type of work with HIES.
I am glad all is fixed now and I expect it will work trouble free for many years but you know where we are if you need us
All the best

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

From the staff member taking my call…

From the staff member taking my call and understanding my problem, to then arranging for an engineer to attend when best suited me. The Engineer kindly got the system up and running for me and explained what went wrong and if it was to happen again how to sort it. All the staff where kind a polite and I could not asked for more

June 13, 2024
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Reply from Use The Sun

Hi John. Thank you, we do pride ourselves on our customer service and our wide breath of knowledge so that we can help customers whose original installers are no longer available to maintain the equipment. We are available any time should you have any more issues

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Use the sun was recommended to me by a…friend

Use the sun was recommended to me by a friend. The staff were so knowledgeable and helped me out of a sticky situation. The guys that came to my house were very friendly, courteous and knowledgeable. They managed to sort out my problem in one visit. In the future I will definitely use them again. Totally recommend them.

June 25, 2024
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Reply from Use The Sun

Hi Jo - Thank you for your kind review. Our ethos is always to give good customer service and it really pleases me (especially on a Friday morning) to hear the team are keeping up the highest standards. All the best

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

How dare you slander my name in your poor reviews

How dare you mention my name as a reply to poor reviews.
I have been badly let down by you with a system not fit for purpose which you are fully aware of as you have handed over to your insurance company and MCS are having to sort our system at great expense.
You do not have any right to then mention my name on someone else’s review on Trustpilot. How dare you? I have taken screenshots.

June 20, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ellis was very good he obviously knows…

Ellis was very good he obviously knows his stuff and did an excellent tidy job. He was very polite and kept me informed about what he was doing. He asked me about the route he was suggesting taking with the New Cable. to make sure I was happy with it before he proceeded.

First class work.

June 18, 2024
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Reply from Use The Sun

Hi Robert. Ellis is very good and told us it was an absolute pleasure working at your home. Thank you for being a great customer.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

It is important to chose the right company. Use the sun have been efficient and helpful

We have just had a 17 panel solar system fitted with a 10.36Kwh battery system. The whole process has been totally amazing. The office team and fitters have organised everything so well and it only took a day. We are now producing our own electricity and exporting to the grid. We were rather apprehensive about going ahead with this technology but I can totally recommend both the technology and Use The Sun who have been faultless. The wiring of the system has been done sympathetically. I can highly recommend them. We are now going to ahead with the air source heat pump which they will also fit for us. Thank you team

June 3, 2024
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Reply from Use The Sun

Hi Trisha. Thank you, I shall pass this review on to the whole team, they will be delighted. They work hard and it is fabulous when someone writes such a lovely review. All the best

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Contracted with UTS for an ASHP

Contracted with UTS for an ASHP, from survey to install the process was smooth. Everyone from the surveyor to the fitters arrived when they said they would, the fitters worked non stop in 25° heat! Lovely neat job, I'm well impressed.

May 16, 2024
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Reply from Use The Sun

Hey Cathryn - thank you for the glowing review. It is a joy to work with you. All the best. Charles

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