[RE-wrenches] Midnite Powerflo16 Enclosure Rust Issues

[Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar]

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Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar
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On 2025-08-28 4:54 pm, Jason Szumlanski via RE-wrenches wrote:

> We have five PF16 installed outdoors at a home. It has been only 2 
> weeks and I'm seeing rust forming around some cover screws (both the 
> top cover and front cover). The brackets are also showing some rust 
> spots, and under the rims of the top cover I'm seeing rust spots that 
> look like they are from small metal shavings. We also found minor rust 
> around a prepunched knockout immediately after removing the protective 
> plastic cap.
> 
> This all happened after they had been mounted outdoors for two weeks, 
> but no conduit had been installed yet and the top covers hadn't even 
> been opened once.
> 
> Is anyone else seeing these issues? I'm pretty concerned that my 
> customer won't accept this early defect, and I have lots of outdoor 
> installations planned for other customers.
> 
> P.S. This is not a coastal location (although all of Florida is kind of 
> coastal). Regardless, it's IP65 and should withstand a typical outdoor 
> installation.
> 
> Jason Szumlanski
> Florida Solar Design Group
> 
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