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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Good evening Wrenches –<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I just joined a solar company in Texas a few months ago that had enough interest to start using the Eaton Solar PV240, PV250, PV260 and PV270 Inverters until recently. Their inverters were touting amongst the first to have AFCI protection at the disconnect level (UL Subject 1699B) along with SMA. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>That being all fine and dandy for less than a year, then we stopped using the whole line of solar inverters (PV240-PV270) in September 2013 after numerous failures of the 4000 and 5000w (PV240 and PV250) range, and then again, failures of<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>the said<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>replacement inverters (5 of 11 replacements failed within months). I have some detailed failure statistics that I could share offline if this is relevant to you, but rather wanted to find out which representative anyone has had success with in the Solar Inverter line in dealing with Eaton who is higher up in the product management or solar division food chain. Hopefully, it could help to get clarity on a rumored recall of their 4-7000w solar inverter line. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Humbly yours, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Greg Seelhorst<br>NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>