Re: [RE-wrenches] Fortress

2024-02-14 Thread William Miller via RE-wrenches
Peter: I have only purchased one set of Fortress batteries. There have been issues, I am sure many of them self-induced. Fortress has been overall very responsive. There have been a few days where I could not get through to technical support but with persistence I always manage. Fortress

[RE-wrenches] Huawei inverter tech support

2024-02-14 Thread Eric Smiley via RE-wrenches
We have a client with a Huawei 9KTL-USL0 who recently contacted us about his system. Does anyone know how to obtain tech support in NA for these products? *Eric Smiley,* Design Manager e...@vecoop.ca T: 250.703.6004 <+12507036004> T: 888.386.0116 <+18883860116> *VIRIDIANENERGY.CA

Re: [RE-wrenches] Fortress

2024-02-14 Thread Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar via RE-wrenches
Hi Peter, I was called in to consult on a new existing 4x Fortress E flex / Schneider XWP system that worked fine open loop but never communicated with the Schneider gateway. Fortress to their credit sent a tech out and he did Fortress FW and a PC exchange. Still not working. The owner was

Re: [RE-wrenches] Fortress

2024-02-14 Thread Eric Smiley via RE-wrenches
The BMS in the eVault Classic has been a headache. Fortunately, we were able to convince Fortress to let us proactively replace the BMS in some of our systems - especially the remote off-grid systems. We are still having problems with weird SOC readings on many of the batteries. Apparently the SOC

[RE-wrenches] Fortress

2024-02-14 Thread Peter Giroux via RE-wrenches
Good morning my fellow wrenchers. While I see the comments on SunPower and the challenges, are any of you having similar issues with Fortress? Their bms boards from the early classics have not held up and even after replacement there are still issues ( parallel batteries and stand alone not

Re: [RE-wrenches] No payment for Sunpower warranty service vendor credits?

2024-02-14 Thread Jason Szumlanski via RE-wrenches
I have only serviced SunPower systems a handful of times over the years, and it has always been a nightmare. Right now, I am dealing with a failed AC module that is clearly dead, but they want me to go back there and do "on-site diagnostics" while I talk to an "expert" in a call center somewhere.