This is encouraging, Nick. Are you saying the rust did not spread, or no additional rust locations appeared over time?
I just want to give my client an idea of what to expect. 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 Sat, Aug 30, 2025, 1:06 PM Nick Lucchese via RE-wrenches < [email protected]> wrote: > I noticed it on just the lid screws on one of my outdoor installs back in > March (northern California). It initially got my attention but seemed very > isolated and my concerns quickly went away as I recalled that in the last > 22 years Midnite has never let me down. If something comes of it they'll > stand behind it just like every other time. A 16 kwh battery with all these > attributes is a game changer, no problem bringing up the concern with my > clients and letting them know that the manufacturer and I will stand behind > it should it go beyond a minor visual blemish. Barely 1/5 the price of my > favorite Blue Ion, great days for affordable quality solutions to store > sunshine! > > Nick > > > On Thu, Aug 28, 2025 at 4:54 PM Jason Szumlanski via RE-wrenches < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> We have five PF16 installed outdoors at a home. It has been only 2 weeks >> and I'm seeing rust forming around some cover screws (both the top cover >> and front cover). The brackets are also showing some rust spots, and under >> the rims of the top cover I'm seeing rust spots that look like they are >> from small metal shavings. We also found minor rust around a prepunched >> knockout immediately after removing the protective plastic cap. >> >> This all happened after they had been mounted outdoors for two weeks, but >> no conduit had been installed yet and the top covers hadn't even been >> opened once. >> >> Is anyone else seeing these issues? I'm pretty concerned that my customer >> won't accept this early defect, and I have lots of outdoor installations >> planned for other customers. >> >> P.S. This is not a coastal location (although all of Florida is kind of >> coastal). Regardless, it's IP65 and should withstand a typical outdoor >> installation. >> >> >> Jason Szumlanski >> Florida Solar Design Group >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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