[RE-wrenches] Enphase

[MDElectricSolar]

After installing 4 or 5 of them I avoid them, too complicated, too many comm issues, too many hours on the phone with tech support, too many days wasted with no compensation.

Michael D Nelson
MD Electric & Solar, Inc.
707-684-0064 mobile
707-884-1862 office
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> On Sep 26, 2022, at 4:04 PM, Drake Chamberlin via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:
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> Hello All,
> 
> Looking into the Enphase Ensemble system, I'm not sure that is a direction I want to take. It seems that they are extremely complicated and require a 30 hour training course to commission.
> 
> Once installed, are they reliable? Do they require on going tweaks and firmware upgrades?
> 
> Will the IQ8 micro inverters taper charge with phase shift? I am considering the possibility of AC coupling some to a pair of Radians.
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> What is the most reliable and economically feasible way to provide backup power today?
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> Thank you,
> 
> Drake
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> Drake Chamberlin
> Media & Communication Action Project
> https://m-cap.org/
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