What brand was the inverter?
Hello, I was keeping an eye on my solar generation
since installation last mid feb. had reached about
1.6 MW then just before new year when I checked
The inverter was displaying all black squares on its
LCD display. Naturally the company I got it through
Was on a Xmas/ny break.
But, credit to them, once I managed to contact them
They were right onto it and I got a replacement inverter
Installed yesterday. All back up and running, missed out
On some pretty impressive solar days over the ny period
But that's life hey.
Pity my KW generated has reverted back to zero
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What brand was the inverter?
we have had the same kind of problem at my mums house. So far 2x sunteams inverters have died and have now got a Evasolar inverter.
Unfortunately company won't start the warranty on the inverter from new again.
The new invertor should have a manufacturers warranty at least and thats where I would be going if it has any problems during the next 12 months contrary to what the installer says.
But as porkop says, go to Consumer affairs if any problems arise.
I stand unequivicably behind everything I say , I just dont ever remember saying it !!
Abnormal early failure aside, what is the usual life span of a grid tie inverter?
Hi Learjet, standalone inverters last ages as the only real problems occur from close lightning and massive overload, whilst grid-tied inverters are directly exposed to the mains and all its problems.
Every time there is a storm or a surge or a possum across the wires they have to deal with the spikes and undervolts.
Hence the usable life of grid-tie devices vary from area to area depending on storm activity,underground or aboveground wires and distance from substations etc.
They are robust, (sunnyboys) as they survive many a storm along our road out here. the mains often goes out due to lightning hits.
I am off grid as you know and havent killed an inverter here yet, but i deal with many places that are gridtied with work
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Thanks Bluedog. So I guess it depends how stable the supply is in any given location. Places like Darwin that have frequent storms might give them a bit of a rough time then.
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