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2025-08-18 10:09:21
Just like most of the grid tie inverters at this price point, it works fine and long as you wire it correctly. I have done several of these smaller systems. Keeping them small and modular helps troubleshooting, if something does go wrong. These are super easy to use, and don't cost a ton. The higher the voltage going in, within their range, the more efficient they operate.
Tim Scheuing
2025-07-26 11:00:29
Update after almost one year of use: This has been hooked up to a switchbot so I can track usage. The unit stopped working after about 11 months of usage with 3-4 265w panels connected; well under the 1400w claimed output. During that 11 months, it averaged 3-4kWh per day output. Took it apart and found a couple of parts burned up. Didn't quite get an even return on investment with it, so I'm taking the review from 2 stars to 1.Original review:Got this installed quickly and easily with a few panels. Just hook them up and plug into the outlet and away it goes. Very happy with haw easy it was to get going and start seeing result. I have the inverter inside and, while the fan can spin up and get a little loud, it's not excessive and I have not had any issues with it getting very hot like some others have reported.Unfortunately, I am having very similar results as others have posted for output. Using a SwitchBot to measure power going out, I'm seeing a peak of ~515 watts from 4x265w panels facing due south at an optimal angle at solar noon. I know the product description says to expect 80% conversion from the panels, then 80% from the inverter itself, but plugging the same panels into a solar generator gets right at 1000w input. This tells me that the panels have no problem putting out full power, but the inverter is losing approximately 50% in the process. Given the likely lifespan of a year out of this, I don't expect to get an actual ROI out of it, but if it makes it 15 months I should break even on it. Made the decision to return it and go with another, more traditional grid tie inverter, but did so 2 days after the return period, so I'll keep it going for now.
A Steam Engineer
2025-03-31 17:29:15
I bought one, it arrived not functional. I requested and received a replacement. The replacement works great. NOTE: I connected eleven 100 watt solar panels to this inverter. This inverter is installed in the garage and it often gets over 100 degrees in there during the summer which was our time frame. The inverter got scary hot but I didn't have another (cooler) place I could put it. I installed a 12 volt computer fan with a 110 volt power brick and Alexa Smart plug. I created a routine for the smart plug that runs the fan for daylight hours. The fan might be overkill but it makes me feel better.Please note: these inverters are advertised to be 85% efficient. For the price you get what you pay for. As an example an Enphase 190 - 215 watt inverter is rated to be 98% efficient but they cost as much and this one does and I didn't want to buy 6 Enphase inverters for my solar array.
Customer
2025-03-25 12:06:09
The 1400W 90-120VAC Grid tie inverter is working 2 -days after installation. I have it connected to four 195W bifacial 12VDC solar panels in parallel. I am using a TP-Link Wifi electrical plug to tie the inverter to my electrical outlet so I can measure power push back onto the grid from the inverter via the KASA app on my phone.About the solar panels, they are advertised as 195W bifacial, however in my testing I was able to only produce 464W as measured from the TP-Link plug. This means that the actual solar panel output was somewhere between 500-600W for all four solar panels as the inverter conversion efficiency is ~83-88% according to their documentation. Not the 195W as advertised, so I assume they are saying 100W from the front, and 95W from the back.I installed a separate cooling board (DROK) and fan inside the 20x24 electrical enclosure to assist in pushing heat out of the vented enclosure to keep the temperature of the inverter as cool as possible. I have the 24VDC fan (Wathai) connected to a relay on the cooling board, and power the fan and cooling board directly from the output of the solar panels. The DC fan is rated for 9-24VDC and the cooling board are rated for 9-30VDC, the VOC of the solar panels is 24.5V, which is within the specs for the 1400W inverter and the fan/cooling board.The one thing the documentation does not mention is the air flow direction from the internal fans in the inverter. Air flows from the side where the ON/OFF switch is out the other side of the inverter, just in case you were wondering.Also in their documentation they say you can mount this directly to the back of the solar panels. I do not advise that as this unit is not IP67 and must be mounted inside an enclosure that is vented and should be drip proof at a minimum. The inverter does get hot when running After two consecutive days of operation, I have produced and reduced the amount of energy I need from the grid by ~4.8kWh of power as measure by the TP-Link KPM125 plug. So far, no issues (knock-on-wood). Its not a lot of power, but it does add up and its relatively free. I am not worried about "spinning" my meter backwards as the amount Im feeding is just lessening the amount of electricity Im drawing from the grid.Ill provide an update if anything changes.
Intojcnow
2025-03-18 20:11:46
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helga schmidt
2024-12-07 20:49:37
The units fan starts right away, Despite that the unit is cold .Fan stays on. Have to return
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