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Dead Inverter - Growatt Replacement for SMA. Notify for FIT payments?
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I think you're missing the point!Screwdriva Sure, but would you want to?
You might never need to, and probably won't.4 Kwp System, South Facing, 35 Degree Pitch, 16 x 250W Solarworld Panels, SMA Sunnyboy 3600 Inverter, Installed 02/09/14 in Sunny South Bedford - £5600
Growatt AC Coupled SPA3000tl and 6.5kWh battery Installed Apr 20220 -
Weird, we got solar edge, it cost only about £100 more but worked for our set up as we had 2 panels S-facing and 14 W so didn't work for 2 strings - this was 8 years ago!I think....1
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michaels said:Weird, we got solar edge, it cost only about £100 more but worked for our set up as we had 2 panels S-facing and 14 W so didn't work for 2 strings - this was 8 years ago!HiWas that at initial install where optimisers/microinverters can be installed to the panels before being mounted using scaffold access?Replacing an an existing inverter with something introducing greater complexity necessitating additional on roof access to each panel is surely considered as involving far more effort than simply unscrewing & replacing what's already there with as little disruption, effort & cost that is totally necessary ?? ... if it's also a case of addressing shading issues etc, then maybe there's a justification, but otherwise ??HTH - Z"We are what we repeatedly do, excellence then is not an act, but a habit. " ...... Aristotle
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