If it’s tilt-up arrays, it’s definitely worth it. If it’s flush Mount then.. maybe. I’d tell the owner you simply don’t want to maintain it with Solaredge components. They can either find a different contractor, or let you upgrade the inverters. In my experience Solaredge had a high failure rate, but they made up for it with marginal customer service. I stopped installing their gear years.
On Fri, Dec 13, 2024 at 7:05 PM Howard Scot Arey via RE-wrenches < re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote: > What a swap over...we have a muni project where the higher voltage > optimizers on the 480v inverter allowed us to minimize conductor sizing. > New central inverter would need to support strings that use that size. And > then the labor to remove all those optimizers! But we're replacing one of > those inverters so I hear your argument. Look forward to hearing your > decision. > > *Howard "Scot" Arey* > *Owner, Solar CenTex* > > NABCEP PV Installation Professional > TECL 29755 > 254-300-1228 > > ------------------------------ > *From:* RE-wrenches <re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org> on behalf > of Tyrone Houck via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> > *Sent:* Friday, December 13, 2024 8:54:02 PM > *To:* RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> > *Cc:* Tyrone Houck <tyroneho...@gmail.com> > *Subject:* Re: [RE-wrenches] SolarEdge > > Around that time there were some issues with solaredge > equipment..specifically bad optimizers the SE tech support affectionately > dubbed "sleepy optimizers". We had one job from that production run that we > replaced several of the optimizers on.. in general though we've had great > luck with solaredge otherwise with very few optimizer failures and the > occasional inverter replacement(always straightforward and timely > processing of the RMA). Just my experience but this seemed like an > appropriate time to chime in. > > Tyrone Houck > Oregon Solarworks LLC > LRT #076 > 541-787-1366 > tyroneho...@gmail.com > tyr...@oregonsolarworks.com > > > > > On Fri, Dec 13, 2024, 5:02 PM Lou Russo via RE-wrenches < > re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote: > >> Wrenches, >> >> We maintain a SolarEdge 119kW (564 panels) small commercial grid tied >> system without ESS that we did not install. We were brought in at the >> bitter end to commission and get the interconnection agreement with the >> power company all set up. It has been about 4 years and we have replaced 5 >> of the 7 inverters and what seems like an endless amount of optimizers. >> >> I am toying with the idea of proposing that we move away from SolarEdge. >> It seems ridiculous on the surface but so is the money spent by the client >> fixing this system 2 to 3 times a year. Regardless, financially it does not >> make sense but functionally it is incredibly frustrating for everyone >> involved to keep fixing this system. >> >> What would you do? >> >> Aloha, >> >> Lou Russo >> Owner >> l...@spreesolarsystems.com >> Office - 808 345 6762 >> Spree Solar Systems LLC >> CT-34322 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> List sponsored by Redwood Alliance >> >> Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org >> >> List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org >> >> 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/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/ >> 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: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > 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/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/ > 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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