New Solar Edge inverters (no screen)

[solar pete]

Hi All,

I think the no screens idea is crazy, we dropped the new range of SMA inverters when they went to screen less, a common scenario in OZ is that people put their solar on a shed say 10 or 20 meters away from the house, no internet connection, no wifi, and if the people are not into using these new fangled phones how do they know whats going on, very stupid idea this no screen business from my point of view anyway, ok gripe mode off

[J.P.M.]

Another happy SolarEdge customer.

[arf88]

One thing i checked daily was the night mode and number of registered panels. It turns out without the LCD screen it is not possible anymore to check this unless you are the installer with the SetApp. They don't have anything for the homeowner yet, apparently there is a new app but not released. And to even use this you have to press a button and be within proximity to check if you had the SetApp password and installer credentials. Not sure why SolarEdge made this change. ehhhh

[arf88]

My inverter blew, yep i heard two loud pops as it was resetting itself, multiple error codes. My solar company called Solar Edge, got it RMA and now I'm getting a new inverter installed today.

What I'm not thrilled about is the lack of LCD screen and button up front. I would check this everyday to ensure it was in night more and all solar panels registered. Was told by the tech they did this b/c the sun would hit the LCD screen and cause damage over time.

Apparently the newer models update every 15 mins instead of 4 hours over cell which is a plus but I would rather have the screen personally.

For those with the newer inverter is the portal the same or is there more information provided in the app?