We want to see the certificate of compliance for UL and all the good
paperwork for power system electronics, especially offgrid.
Most in the
Sierra can't get fire insurance so we build even better redundant systems
with that in mind. I do not care so much where the equipmens origin is as
much
I totally get that most off-grid jobs won’t be inspected, however isn’t it
still a good idea for components to carry a UL listing in the event of a
fire? It seems like an easy thing for a fire investigator/insurance company
to pick out, even if it was not the origin of the fire. That’s been a
The Growatt inverters are top quality, they ship a huge amount of
inverters. They make US models in split phase. What happened here is the
client ordered something he knew nothing about from a vendor that also
knew nothing. I run into this all the time. That's what we get the big
bucks for.
We buy
20 years ago, I thought I had to fix every solar problem that crossed my
path. I've since gone into a 12 step recovery program, and have
successfully stayed "solar sober" for the past decade, with only a very
occasional relapse. The Wrenches list has many a recovering
"solarholic" among its
Chris;
Of course as Kent points out, the equipment does not appear to be UL
listed, so would not pass inspection. But, I realize there are situations
where a UL listing is not required. It appears to me that the
Growatt/Huawei setup this person bought is very similar to the architecture
of the
I just was looking at them the other day. They do make US versions.
I don’t think they are junk, Growatt is one if not the largest inverter company
in the world.
jay
> On Jan 4, 2021, at 4:33 PM, Chris Schaefer wrote:
>
> G'Day and Happy New Year's All,
>
> Just wanted to share this with
The "Contact Us" page on their website gives a contact number in China.
And none of the documentation shows a UL listing. I would tell the
customer that I can't install it - too risky.
Kent Osterberg
Blue Mountain Solar
On 1/4/2021 3:33 PM, Chris Schaefer wrote:
G'Day and Happy New Year's
G'Day and Happy New Year's All,
Just wanted to share this with you all. A potential client purchased a
somewhat complete system off the internet and is now seeking an installer.
I know, same old story. The package came with two Growatt SPF-5000 ES
inverters with two Huawei HW-TX-5000
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