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class=343463519-29102010>Indeed an interesting game. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=343463519-29102010>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>
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class=343463519-29102010>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 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
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org
[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Nick
Soleil<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, October 29, 2010 12:33 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
RE-wrenches<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [RE-wrenches] Enphase
warranties<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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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></BODY></HTML>