Re: [RE-wrenches] HIQ Inverter Experience?

2016-03-11 Thread Patrick Shortell
Hi Jay, I did cut open one of the inverters. The electronics are potted but I noticed that there were studs that appeared riveted to the external casing which appeared to be aluminum. It appeared that the saltwater had entered along this stud and eventually made its way to the circuit board. I assu

Re: [RE-wrenches] HIQ Inverter Experience?

2016-03-11 Thread jay
Hi Patrick I would add that the NEMA 6 rating is for dust/water intrusion, not corrosion resistance. I don’t know what the metallurgy of the Enphase was/is or the HIQ. But I would not make the assumption that whats bad/good for one is the same for any other. jay Peltz power > On Mar 11, 2

Re: [RE-wrenches] HIQ Inverter Experience?

2016-03-11 Thread Patrick Shortell
Hi Chris, My experience with microinverters rated NEMA 6 in a salt environment was an absolute disaster. I have a 50KW ground mount, Enphase M210's, Sanyo 220's and within three years more than half failed. The system is approx a 1/2 mile from the Ocean and about 300 Yards from a bay and is also on

[RE-wrenches] HIQ Inverter Experience?

2016-03-11 Thread Christopher Warfel
We are designing a 480Vac, 3 phase system for a school on an island. The system will be outdoors, about 1/2 from the ocean shore. Corrosion via salt is a real problem. We submitted some pictures to Solar Pro for an article they are writing. HIQ are NEMA 6. I have no experience with them, and w

Re: [RE-wrenches] PV-direct air heating?

2016-03-11 Thread William Dorsett
Bill, I'll try googling HotSpot reviews and as you suggest, try a thread on HeatingHelp.com. The promise of a SEER of 65 is nearly double the best of the Fujitsu (33) and really shouldn't be that unexpected. When building really tight small houses, it's hard to find more conventional HVAC systems s

Re: [RE-wrenches] PV-direct air heating?

2016-03-11 Thread Bill Loesch
Bill, I wish I had first hand experience with these folks. What I can comment on is that they were IMHO the premier technically competent exhibitor pitching solar HVAC at the AHR show. Several exhibitors shared that they had a $10K commitment to exhibit (for just the base 10 x 10 foot booth)