08/10/2026
☀️ Thinking about plug-in solar panels? Stay safe!
Plug-in solar panels can be a great way to make your own electricity, but they need to be used safely.
If you live in a rented home, speak to your landlord or housing provider before buying or installing them. You may need permission first.
Here are some simple safety tips:
✅ Buy from a trusted seller and look for the UKCA or CE safety mark.
✅ Follow the instructions that come with your panels.
✅ Keep panels and cables away from anything that could catch fire.
✅ Make sure panels don't block windows, walkways or fire escape routes.
❌ Don't use extension leads or adaptors.
❌ Don't put cables under carpets or trap them in doors or windows.
❌ Don't try to change or repair the equipment yourself.
⚠️ Stop using your panels if you notice a burning smell, overheating, buzzing, damage or repeated electrical trips.
🔥 If you smell burning, call 999.
If there is a fire, move somewhere safe and call 999. Tell the fire service that you have solar panels, as they may still produce electricity during daylight even when switched off.
👉 Read the full safety advice from London Fire Brigade: London Fire Brigade – Plug-in Solar Panel Safety Advice
☀️ Meddwl am baneli solar plug-in? Arhoswch yn ddiogel!
Gall paneli solar plug-in fod yn ffordd wych o wneud eich trydan eich hun, ond mae angen eu defnyddio'n ddiogel.
Os ydych chi'n byw mewn cartref rhent, siaradwch â'ch landlord neu'ch darparwr tai cyn eu prynu neu eu gosod. Efallai y bydd angen caniatâd arnoch yn gyntaf.
Dyma rai awgrymiadau diogelwch syml:
✅ Prynwch gan werthwr dibynadwy a chwiliwch am y marc diogelwch UKCA neu CE.
✅ Dilynwch y cyfarwyddiadau sy'n dod gyda'ch paneli.
✅ Cadwch baneli a cheblau i ffwrdd o unrhyw beth a allai fynd ar dân.
✅ Gwnewch yn siŵr nad yw paneli yn blocio ffenestri, llwybrau cerdded neu lwybrau dianc tân.
❌ Peidiwch â defnyddio arweinwyr estyniad neu addaswyr.
❌ Peidiwch â rhoi ceblau o dan garpedi neu eu trapio mewn drysau neu ffenestri.
❌ Peidiwch â cheisio newid neu atgyweirio'r offer eich hun.
⚠️ Stopiwch ddefnyddio'ch paneli os byddwch yn sylwi ar arogl llosgi, gorboethi, buzzing, difrod neu deithiau trydanol dro ar ôl tro.
🔥 Os ydych chi'n arogli llosgi, ffoniwch 999.
Os oes tân, symudwch i rywle diogel a ffoniwch 999. Dywedwch wrth y gwasanaeth tân bod gennych baneli solar, gan y gallant barhau i gynhyrchu trydan yn ystod golau dydd hyd yn oed pan fyddant wedi'u diffodd.
👉 Darllenwch y cyngor diogelwch llawn gan Frigâd Dân Llundain: Brigâd Dân Llundain – Cyngor Diogelwch Paneli Solar Plug-in
