Rutland 1200 Wind Generator

[Talbot]

I have owned one of these for nearly 18 months during which time it has performed well. However late last week I heard an unexpected clonk as it turned. On investigation I discovered that the blade assembly was loose on the spline and the blades were wobbling and catching as they turned.
I removed the blade assembly to prevent further damage and sort an answer from Marlec. Their technical response was

.I can only concluded that the blade assembly was incorrectly fitted/tightened. Later they replied - I would think it was not fully tight from day one and has taken 12 months to get to this stage.​

I am not enamoured by this response or by the bill for replacement of the blade assembly £141.50 plus P&P.

Has anyone else had this problem? and if you have this unit but not the problem I strongly advise checking the tightness of the fitting.

 

[[70521]]

When did you last inspect the kit? I consider the response from Marlec totally satisfactory.

 

[Talbot]

I do a visual inspection every day! It is located way above head height so a wiggle test was not feasible. I had no choice but to do so when I heard a strange clonk.