Re: [RE-wrenches] The Questions of product reliability

2022-06-03 Thread Jerry Shafer via RE-wrenches
Dana and Wrenches I also have been around for quite awhile and Dana is spot on, we have been lied too to so many times, some from distributors, some manufactures. We still are in the wild west of renewables, Chinese module manufacturers with no clear contact information, inverter manufacturers that

Re: [RE-wrenches] The Questions of product reliability

2022-06-03 Thread Jason Szumlanski via RE-wrenches
My experience with microinverters is much different. Yes, there were lots of Enphase M190 replacements. But of the 40 M215s on my roof, only one has failed in 9 years. Each successive generation has been more reliable. I consider the failure rate at this point totally acceptable, even for the syste

[RE-wrenches] The Questions of product reliability

2022-06-03 Thread Dana Orzel via RE-wrenches
Having been in the solar biz since 1988 I can, but will not make a list of products that have come & gone; products that have been Guinea pigged on all of us, promises that have been made & not kept, equipment that has caught fire & individuals that have made unrealistic promises to clients tha