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<pre><span style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br></span></span>I<br>That's interesting Drake, about the accessible groups. <br>Are there clearance issues for thermal concerns or anything?<br>It sounds like you could run your dc wires up the rows and have<br>all your inverters grouped on the top rail. That a one man call to<br>trouble shoot a system which has been a big concern from many voices <br>all along. Maybe those guys can offer several whip lengths or something... <br>i don't know I haven't worked with the gear yet.<br><br>nick vida<br><br> <br>I'm also concerned about the issues brought up here. I have two <br>possible projects that would benefit from Enphase due to the fact <br>that the modules will go on more than one roof, with significantly <br>different orientations. In one case, there are shading issues as well.<br><br>Supposedly the Enphase units are selling fast. Someone
must be <br>installing them. They have been out long enough that there must be <br>some data as to whether or not the units are surviving. The long <br>term will not be known until the inverters have been out for many <br>years, however if they are having issues in the short term, then we <br>know they have issues.<br><br>One idea that Enphase tech support said was acceptable was to mount <br>the inverters in accessible groups. The DC leads would need to be <br>extended, and some loss would occur. Also the inverters can be <br>mounted in vented attics. Having the inverters in a group in an <br>accessible attic would make maintenance easier than tearing apart an <br>array to get to a dead inverter.<br><br></pre></div>
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