My understanding is that Schneider is out of the off-grid solar business and the XW / Conext is discontinued. I am not supporting any LFP replacements on Schneider inverters. I would push for an inverter replacement with the battery replacement if switching from lead acid to LFP.
Jason Szumlanski Principal Solar Designer | Florida Solar Design Group NABCEP Certified Solar Professional (PVIP) Florida State Certified Solar Contractor CVC56956 Florida Certified Electrical Contractor EC13013208 On Mon, Oct 27, 2025 at 12:36 PM Kevin Pegg via RE-wrenches < [email protected]> wrote: > A word of caution – the XW Pro is, IMO a major downgrade from any previous > XW’s. The newest firmware causes all sorts of power quality issues if you > are running a generator. Like it literally smoked electronics for some > clients. Schneider knows, they just don’t care. There’s good reason these > units are going cheap now to dump obsolete inventory. > > > > XW Lithium integration is through the Insight Home or Gateway monitoring > devices. It can be done, but in my experience it’s constantly glitching out > and not delivering reliable power solutions to clients. > > > > I generally recommend to clients if they want newest battery tech, let’s > upgrade the inverter as well. Less call backs. > > > > Kevin > > > > *From:* RE-wrenches <[email protected]> *On > Behalf Of *Jay via RE-wrenches > *Sent:* Monday, October 27, 2025 5:23 AM > *To:* RE-wrenches <[email protected]> > *Cc:* Jay <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [RE-wrenches] Schneider XW+ and Midnite batteries > > > > I just had a conversation with someone about this the other day and he > recommended buying an xw pro which he said has the latest firmware and can > do lithium communication much easier than the older xw. > > > > I haven’t researched it but if true you can buy a new xw pro from NWS for > under $900. > > > > Jay > > > > On Oct 26, 2025, at 9:42 PM, Howie Michaelson via RE-wrenches < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > Has anyone successfully close-looped a Schneider XW+ with Midnite PF16 > batteries, or any other battery BMS that uses Pylon? I have a client that > currently has an XW= running on a set of 2 volt Surrettes that are > failing. I'd like to switch him out to an AIO/PF16 system, but want to > give him the option of keeping the XW+ (which is paired with 2 > Outback150vDC Charge Controllers). The mixed brand Inverter-Charge > Controller setup gives me some pause if keeping that, but if necessary, I > just want to hear success stories if they are out there. > > Thanks, > > Howie Michaelson > > Sun Catcher > > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org > > List Address: [email protected] > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the > other: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > http://www.members.re-wrenches.org > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org > > List Address: [email protected] > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the > other: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > http://www.members.re-wrenches.org > >
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