One of the big issues I used to have installing Enphase was with establishing and maintaining (after power outages and various customer Internet issues) the data connection for all inverters. Are they still using data-over-powerline communications? Are these types of connection issues still out there?
- Andrew Sent from my iPhone On Jul 15, 2012, at 10:01 AM, penobscotso...@midmaine.com wrote: > We have well over 100 M-215's installed with 0 failures so far over the > last year. > > Daryl > > > >> We installed 11 190s on our shop some two years ago. Six of 11 have been >> replaced since that time. Another one had to be reset by Enphase. >> Admittedly early generation product but based on the record I have not >> been offering to customers. >> >> Matt >> >> >> Matthew Partymiller >> Solar Energy Solutions LLC >> (859) 312-7456 >> m...@solar-energy-solutions.com >> >> >>> 350+ installed, 5 replacements over a 2 year period (.02%). 1-190, >>> 4-215, >>> 0-210 (we use Sanyo on many residential systems) >>> >>> accessibility built in to design is also a plus - not always possible, >>> but >>> should be a factor when doing layouts. >>> >>> Holt E. Kelly >>> Holtek Fireplace & Solar Products >>> 500 Jewell Dr. >>> Waco TX. 76712 >>> 254-751-9111 >>> www.holteksolar.com >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "William Miller" <will...@millersolar.com> >>> To: "RE-wrenches" <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> >>> Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 12:49 AM >>> Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Enphase failures >>> >>> >>>> Troy: >>>> >>>> Of the 100 or so Enphase inverters we have seen 2 fail. I have my >>>> fingers >>>> crossed. >>>> >>>> Wm >>>> >>>> PS: >>>> >>>> Xantrex GT: About 15% failure >>>> SMA SB: About 15% failure >>>> Fronius: 300% failure rate >>>> >>>> wm >>>> >>>> >>>> At 01:02 PM 7/5/2012, Troy Harvey wrote: >>>>> I'm wondering how many of you have had Enphase failures in the field. >>>>> Basically every one of our sites with M175 or M190 has seen failures. >>>>> Most >>>>> of those are one their second wave of replacements. It appears these >>>>> have >>>>> a linear failure rate in the field, and we have to replace 2 to 3 >>>>> inverters at every site, every year. >>>>> >>>>> At this point we have stopped using Enphase products because the cost >>>>> of >>>>> replacement is too high. You have to disassemble a whole array just to >>>>> replace 1 or 2 inverters. In theory it gives you per-panel diagnostics, >>>>> but that is just silly considering the panels are thousands of times >>>>> more >>>>> durable than the inverters. >>>>> >>>>> What is your experience? >>>>> >>>>> thanks, >>>>> >>>>> Troy Harvey >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> List sponsored by Home Power magazine >>>> >>>> List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org >>>> >>>> Options & settings: >>>> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >>>> >>>> List-Archive: >>>> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >>>> >>>> List rules & etiquette: >>>> www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm >>>> >>>> Check out participant bios: >>>> www.members.re-wrenches.org >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> List sponsored by Home Power magazine >>> >>> List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org >>> >>> Options & settings: >>> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >>> >>> List-Archive: >>> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >>> >>> List rules & etiquette: >>> www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm >>> >>> Check out participant bios: >>> www.members.re-wrenches.org >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> List sponsored by Home Power magazine >> >> List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org >> >> Options & settings: >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >> >> List-Archive: >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >> >> List rules & etiquette: >> www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm >> >> Check out participant bios: >> www.members.re-wrenches.org >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Options & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org