Well, it's been a few years since I installed a Xantrex product, other than one of their monitors. Sounds like their quality has slipped considerably. That's a shame. I retract my former endorsement.
On Sat, May 16, 2015 at 11:08 AM, 'Bernie Meisinger' via UnifliteWorld < [email protected]> wrote: > I had a similar experience with a Xantrex Freedom SW 2000 unit. Not a > great experience. It cost $1188.00 and didn't work. The unit ran constantly > and the electric bill at my slip quadrupled. It was returned to the > company (shipping $70.00) where they reprogrammed it to work like the > previous non-computerized and cheaper model. I have not yet re-installed > the unit but have serious concerns about the reliability of anything > Xantrex markets. They also install these little boxes of garbage on RVs > which is less vital to working properly than a boat. RV owners call the > Good Sam club and viola they're on the hook and off to the shop. Being at > sea with a broken component is different situation. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: 'Frank Hudson' via UnifliteWorld <[email protected]> > To: unifliteworld <[email protected]> > Sent: Thu, May 14, 2015 10:54 am > Subject: Re: [UnifliteWorld] Inverters > > I've used xantrax on my previous boat for 8 years with no problems, 3kw > model. Bought a 3kw Royal Power inverter on my present boat. I DO NOT > RECOMMEND THEM. unit failed, sent back, cost $100 plus shipping. > Installed it, worked less than a day. Contacted them again, told to > return. Sent back and never heard from again. Several emails and not > response .will not return phone messages. > Frank > 37 Coastal Cruiser > > Sent from my iPad > > On May 14, 2015, at 8:13 AM, John Strong <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Xantrex is good stuff. They're a Canadian company that bought up Trace > and Heart Interface. Their brand name used to be Statpower, but they > changed it when they bought the Seattle companies. They also build very > good monitoring systems. > > On Wed, May 13, 2015 at 7:53 PM, Doug Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: > > OK, so y'all convinced me to go with a 3Kw Inverter. Probably going with > a MSW design. The refrig draws 16a (1920w) peak and 12a (1440w) normal. > West Marine has several made by Magnum and KISAE. Also came across some by > Newmar and Xantrex. Other than Newmar, I've never heard of any of these > companies. Any suggestions out there? It'll probably be a built-in model > and also considering an Inverter/Charger combo. Found a few less than > $1000, not including installation. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "UnifliteWorld" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "UnifliteWorld" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "UnifliteWorld" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "UnifliteWorld" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "UnifliteWorld" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
