<br>When I asked Enphase about AC coupling with their product a year ago the answer was a flat NO, so at least it appears they're moving in the right direction...<br><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><br><br>Andrew Truitt</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><br>
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<br>"Don't
get me wrong: I love nuclear energy! It's just that I prefer fusion to
fission. And it just so happens that there's an enormous fusion reactor
safely banked a few million miles from us. It delivers more than we
could ever use in just about 8 minutes. And it's wireless!"<br><br>~William McDonough<br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 1:43 PM, Mark Frye <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:markf@berkeleysolar.com">markf@berkeleysolar.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"><span>Indeed an interesting game. </span></font></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"><span></span></font> </div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"><span>However, I am considering Enphase for a large res
retrofit which will recieve CSI funding. I am obligated to provide my customer
equipment that will be warrantied by the manufacture for 10 years. I have to
have certainty NOW that the warranty will be honored in the application. I can
not base the fulfillment of my contractual obligations on the passing whim of
the support technician of the day. My project involves placing the Enphase below
the ATS on a gen back up system, an application which Ehphase will not warrant
in writing.</span></font></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"><span></span></font> </div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"><span>So the question is, can I do the project at all? All
you folks who are putting Enphase on the load side of grid-tied, battery
based inverters need to ask yourself the same question. It appears that
Nick already has his answer.</span></font></div><div class="im">
<div dir="ltr" align="left"> <br><span lang="en-us"><font size="2" face="Arial">Mark
Frye</font></span> <br><span lang="en-us"><font size="2" face="Arial">Berkeley Solar
Electric Systems</font></span> <br><span lang="en-us"><font size="2" face="Arial">303
Redbud Way</font></span> <br><span lang="en-us"><font size="2" face="Arial">Nevada
City, CA 95959</font></span> <br><span lang="en-us"><font size="2" face="Arial">(530) 401-8024</font></span> <br><span lang="en-us"></span><a href="http://www.berkeleysolar.com/" target="_blank"><span lang="en-us"><u><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial">www.berkeleysolar.com</font></u></span></a><span lang="en-us"><font size="2" face="Arial"> </font></span> </div>
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<font size="2" face="Tahoma"><div class="im"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>
[mailto:<a href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Nick
Soleil<br></div><b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 29, 2010 12:33 PM<div class="im"><br><b>To:</b>
RE-wrenches<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] Enphase
warranties<br></div></font><br></div><div class="im">
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<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">
I bet if you don't push the issue, they will cover the warranty. If the
inverter is truly failed, I am sure that you won't have an issue.
But since they are so reliable, that probably won't happen anyway.
However, if you were to install them in an ''off-grid" application, you can't
expect them to guarantee the performance, which is what a 'written' guarantee
implies. I bet SMA won't provide a written guarantee that they will
perform when coupled to an FX inverter, either.<br> <br>
<div> </div>Nick Soleil<br>Project Manager<br>Advanced Alternative Energy
Solutions, LLC<br>PO Box 657<br>Petaluma, CA 94953<br>Cell:
707-321-2937<br>Office: 707-789-9537<br>Fax: 707-769-9037</div></div></div>
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