25 kw solar system - electricity usage went up

Re: 25 kw solar system - electricity usage went up

Thanks for the ref. I have been pretty sick to my stomach after visiting this debacle. Newbies like this should stay in the cookie cutter world of grid tie. At least the batteries weren't wired with 12 gauge. But everything else is worse than you guys thought. Besides the blatant code violations and only charging half of the battery bank( rookie mistake) . I was appalled to hear that this poor woman spent 500 thousand... That's right half a million dollars. On a non functional system. I hope to remedy the problem by first thing removing those xan[deleted] off the wall. Looking at sma or outback to replace the chineese paper weights. Next off replacing the appollo cc s with something that works for more than a couple weeks, one of the many "systems" had oh just half of the array plugged in. These guys should be strung up by the short arm. Not so clean energy huh? So sorry so so sorry. Typical Texas solar company full of newbies.
" if it's a service call it's a xantrex" squatch

Re: 25 kw solar system - electricity usage went up

What part of nothing has been functional don't you understand? The boards are shot. The system was installed by morons. And if you think xantrex is the best in class you should try going back to class. Not to mention they have grid tied inverters illegally backfeeding, And that was the sma sunny boy hacked in with duct tape and bubble gum. They were charged a half million dollars here for a debacle. I'm not the one being unethical here. I don't recommend inverter companies that have thousands of Rma numbers on one particular inverter. Sorry but facts are facts fishy boy.

Re: 25 kw solar system - electricity usage went up

Fine then. Just don't infer that I am adding to the problem by offering a legal and code compliant solution. I'm not blaming xantrex for what they aren't doing I can assure you that my friends. But facts remain facts. And when inverters fail it hurts my customers and in return it hurts our industry. Come on down and I'll show you a pile of Rma numbers, and unpaid receivables. And none of those will have outback, sma, or fronious on them.

Re: 25 kw solar system - electricity usage went up

Passive aggressive much? How would you have replied if the shoe was on the other foot? You weren't on the ground, you were not there, you did not see the birdsnest cluster they call an install, but yet you reply in a defaming way not knowing any of the details that the customer couldn't express. You can't use those inverters there, because of the closed minded co- op there. Secondly I'm trying to work with the former contractor to see about them returning some equipment for a refund to replace with a system that will comply. I have also heard back from the guys at sma offering up at what looks like" in kind " inverters for both this situation and the many of my childish foot stompings in the cookie cutter world. I teach hundreds of students yearly, I work with programs to get disabled G.I.s back in the workforce , the pv work force. We may be able to stabilize some of the labor within training classes. So don't be so quick to judge and I stop stomping my feet. And maybe we can kiss and make up. We are probably a lot alike my friend. I think you too would have freaked a bit in what went down. I take my passion too serious sometimes. I'm sorry bud.

Re: 25 kw solar system - electricity usage went up

Sorry, clarification on the meter can , Austin keeps your rec credits so they require a revenue meter be installed, still tagged , therefore the permit.