Re: [RE-wrenches] The Questions of product reliability

2022-06-03 Thread Jerry Shafer via RE-wrenches
Dana and Wrenches I also have been around for quite awhile and Dana is spot on, we have been lied too to so many times, some from distributors, some manufactures. We still are in the wild west of renewables, Chinese module manufacturers with no clear contact information, inverter manufacturers

Re: [RE-wrenches] The Questions of product reliability

2022-06-03 Thread Jason Szumlanski via RE-wrenches
My experience with microinverters is much different. Yes, there were lots of Enphase M190 replacements. But of the 40 M215s on my roof, only one has failed in 9 years. Each successive generation has been more reliable. I consider the failure rate at this point totally acceptable, even for the

[RE-wrenches] The Questions of product reliability

2022-06-03 Thread Dana Orzel via RE-wrenches
Having been in the solar biz since 1988 I can, but will not make a list of products that have come & gone; products that have been Guinea pigged on all of us, promises that have been made & not kept, equipment that has caught fire & individuals that have made unrealistic promises to clients

Re: [RE-wrenches] Solar Edge - appears generator integration is not on any near-term path to completion

2022-06-03 Thread Scot Arey via RE-wrenches
I think you're overstating this a bit. The generator integration feature wasn't the make or break selling point. It was simply a response to customer question of whether this would be possible. Of course the answer was that SE said a solution was forthcoming.I hardly believe that is some

Re: [RE-wrenches] Solar Edge - appears generator integration is not on any near-term path to completion

2022-06-03 Thread Jerry Shafer via RE-wrenches
When it comes to what manufacturers will have in the future, guaranteeing or stating that a product will have a feature in the future is mostly doomed to failure, enphase, LG Chem, Ford and so many obsolete inverter manufacturers that have come and gone. You might as well be selling snake oil, you

Re: [RE-wrenches] Solar Edge - appears generator integration is not on any near-term path to completion

2022-06-03 Thread Scot Arey via RE-wrenches
No hijack at all. Good and necessary dialogue. Thanks. ScotHoward "Scot" AreyOwner, Solar CenTex254-300-1228 ___ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org

Re: [RE-wrenches] Solar Edge - appears generator integration is not on any near-term path to completion

2022-06-03 Thread Jason Szumlanski via RE-wrenches
FWIW, the Enphase generator integration rollout has been less than ideal as well. Their list of approved generators is highly restrictive and has obsolete units listed with no clear process for getting current models approved. How are we supposed to sell these systems without clear and confident

[RE-wrenches] Solar Edge - appears generator integration is not on any near-term path to completion

2022-06-03 Thread Scot Arey via RE-wrenches
Wrenches, This more of a public service announcement. Many of us have installed Energy Hub inverters with Backup Interface Units (BIU). Based on SolarEdge marketing materiel, we have told customers that generator integration was on the way. Well, 4th quarter 2021 came and went and still no