Tump, Allan, Bill & Jay;
Good advice as always. I spoke with homeowner this morning and he says that it has been the control boards on the Frigidaire's that have failed on the SW4048. He did get advice a couple of yrs ago to add a capacitor and that did not help. Inverter is not having any other problems that he knows of, as of yet. He will decide between changing the inverter or changing his washer & dryer. Thank you, Dave From: RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Tump Sent: Friday, March 27, 2015 5:52 AM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Xantrex SW 4048 inverter and Frigidaire As for the older SWs we installed the cap on the output side, that being said I have seen GFIC outlets causing problems but I have not seen these issues w/ my SMA SI. Sounds to me that; being the professional you are, suggesting the replacement of the older SW with something that may be less frustrating ( new inverters and their firm ware upgrades, less frustrating yeah right!?) better performance and eliminating costly washer repairs. If I were to try and rectify the issue, then I will usual start w/ the removal of the gfic, cap on the ac output, (we would just installed it on the questionable load's circuit,0 OR offer a credit for the old SW and try to sell them the SMA SI 6K inverter and then work your way down to their budget. On Mar 27, 2015, at 12:30 AM, Allan Sindelar wrote: Dave, This was a Wrenches discussion topic, somewhere between 2001 and 2005.There was a fundamental incompatibility between the SW series and the electronics of certain new model washers. The early Maytag Neptunes and front-loading, electronically-controlled Frigidaires had issues with the mod-sine waveform of the SW series. I looked in my archives but have nothing saved about that. You might find the original thread in the online archives. If the "expensive controls" include control boards or related, this could be an ongoing issue with this combination. We only had one experience with the issue, and it doesn't offer a useful solution. A Y2K installation with dual SW55548s wouldn't run a Frigidaire front-load washer. Adding a large power capacitor across the input (per Wrenches and possibly Xantrex tech support advice) didn't solve it; switching the washer circuit to the other inverter did. We never did figure that one out. Just yesterday there was a thread here on "charging multiple battery banks" dual systems, 24 and 48V, sharing a switched array. The 24V was a SW4024. Many of us still care for systems based on that series, and have good respect for it, but as they get older and support gets tougher, the energy seems to be shifting toward replacement. Allan Allan Sindelar al...@sindelarsolar.com NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional NABCEP Certified Technical Sales Professional New Mexico EE98J Journeyman Electrician Founder (Retired), Positive Energy, Inc. 505 780-2738 cell On 3/26/2015 8:29 PM, frenergy wrote: Dave, Do you know what it is that's failing?...electronics or motor? Is it the same in both? Have these failures been happening since the 4048 was fired up or more recently? Is there a lot of generator run time? Bill Feather River Solar Electric ----- Original Message ----- From: Dave <mailto:d...@independentpowerllc.com> To: 'RE-wrenches' <mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 5:24 PM Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Xantrex SW 4048 inverter and Frigidaire Wrenches, Older off grid system having trouble with Frigidaire washer and dryer needing expensive repairs every year or so when run on a Xantrex SW 4048/S inverter manufactured in June 2005. Not one of my installs so I don't know the particulars. Homeowners are looking for advice on what would work better with this ten year old SW. Or, should they invest in a new inverter? 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