Re: [RE-wrenches] Sunpower Performance Warranty Claim

2022-11-22 Thread Jason Szumlanski via RE-wrenches
This is why I have an article on my website to explain to prospective clients why module warranties are mostly useless. The cost to evaluate most potential problems is prohibitive. Now if you have a major manufacturer failure and every module is obviously bad, that could be grounds for a

Re: [RE-wrenches] Sunpower Performance Warranty Claim

2022-11-22 Thread Sam Haraldson via RE-wrenches
*> Was surprised by one manufacturer who advised us to read that bypass diodes were not an warranty defect * *> even though the module was making half power.* Forgive me if I'm daft but someone please tell me WHAT IS a module defect if a failed diode ISN'T?!? Unacceptable. Sam Haraldson

Re: [RE-wrenches] Sunpower Performance Warranty Claim

2022-11-22 Thread Scot Arey via RE-wrenches
I agree that the time to process warranty the module to a manufacturer's desires is cost-prohibitive. Of all the component's we use, this warranty almost seems the least valuable for this very reason. We stopped one case for this very reason as I didn't want to do a PhD dissertation for a single

[RE-wrenches] Sunpower Performance Warranty Claim

2022-11-22 Thread Daniel Young via RE-wrenches
Hello Wrenches, Any experience successfully submitting a performance warranty claim with SunPower on their solar modules? Right now, in order to Provide what they are asking for, we will likely spend more time/money testing to their satisfaction than it would cost for us to likely buy new

[RE-wrenches] SunFix (SolarWorld's old rail system) clamps or potable lubricant/penetrant needed

2022-11-22 Thread Stuart Kriendler via RE-wrenches
Good day Wrenches, Does anyone have any old SunFix hardware, specifically top clamps, or know of any installers/vendors who used to use/sell them? SunFix was a European product sold in the USA as a bundle with SolarWorld modules, they become corroded and get compromised when removing them for