I love you so much! I recently just found your kislux and i’m in love!! Your videos are so fun and you energy is just MWAH! keep living your life
@ImranKhan.Canberra8 сағат бұрын
Excellent Thanks
@fastbike9845Күн бұрын
That's got to be an empty case you're moving around on the desk? And thanks for pointing out the phase power limitation on the 3 phase inverter. I'm looking at a Deye which allows up to 50% of inverter capacity per phase (so 5kW for the 10kW model etc). Things are moving quickly in this area.
@mcelectrical8 сағат бұрын
I’ve been down the gym a lot lately. Glad you noticed! Ha, yeh it’s a dummy byd for a showroom.
@timnix20512 күн бұрын
you lost me at 'chinese junk'. like the byd batteries and canadian solar panels you sell. come on mate, that's a ridiculous statement in 2024.
@mcelectrical13 сағат бұрын
I see how that comes across. But I wasn’t calling all Chinese junk. I was referring to SolarEdge specifically, and to a lesser degree Sungrow. Based on the failure rates we’ve seen and compared to Fronius.
@christ-andrihassler48232 күн бұрын
What do you think about Aiko PV modules?
@mcelectrical2 күн бұрын
I’m doing a shade comparison with Aiko vs Canadian at the moment. Very interesting results. Watch this space! Give me 2 more weeks max and I’ll make a video on the results
@henrikprebennielsen46123 күн бұрын
Husk alle sammen at trække fra i max 1000w indstrålingen, i DK skal vi lige trække 20% fra de flotte tal på max indstrålingen. tak for de gode og glade og munter videoer . MVH Henrik DK:
@PeterJohnson765 күн бұрын
They are 4 times the price but a quarter of the running costs. So when they get to near end of life, you break even. The main advantage is for the environment which is great.
@mcelectrical3 күн бұрын
With rebates in Australia, they are not 4 times the cost. That’s probably why it works economically.
@PeterJohnson762 күн бұрын
@@mcelectrical For starters, rebates are not even available for new builds.
@ProckyZ5 күн бұрын
Interesting Video? I will potentially agree with the REC however your recount on Maxeon/SunPower is rather interesting? Did you have a personal bad experience that maybe isnt being reflective of the overall product? 2023 Federal Government PV labs test results do not support what you are saying especially as these are the panels across the time frame you are referencing. www.environment.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/2335143/pv-australia-independent-testing-of-solar-pv-panels-installed-under-shs-summary-for-act-government-2017.pdf interesting to note how Canadian performed? noting the panels tested were likely not the current model you likely sell.
@Iwishiwasflying5 күн бұрын
What are the issues you’ve had with Solaredge ? I appreciate it may mean a video is longer than you wished, however as a customer how can I make a decision that’s best for me.
@mcelectrical5 күн бұрын
Best advice is just to avoid. Or read this. mcelectrical.com.au/blog/solaredge-inverter-optimiser-review/
@Iwishiwasflying5 күн бұрын
I was under the impression the latest REC panels are made in Singapore?
@mcelectrical5 күн бұрын
Yes they are and always have been as far as I know
@offgriddreaming54035 күн бұрын
Hi Do you know if the following is possible? I have a 13.2 KW grid tie system with sungrow inverter. Can i limit the export on the grid inverter and ac couple a 6kw hybrid inverter? Given that I only get 5c kw feed in anyway. Thanks
@mcelectrical3 күн бұрын
Hi dreamer :) In short, yes you can send wasted power to the battery. Many ways to do it. Potentially the best way for your system is to replace your Sungrow with a Tesla Powerwall 3 (assuming you are single phase)
@brilliant7135 күн бұрын
I'm sorry you've had crap experience with Sunpower panels, their P7 range is a beautiful product.
@mcelectrical3 күн бұрын
It’s a shame such a good brand went cheap. I went to the P series factory in China. Quality control was a major concern. I then asked if they would independently test the panel. That confirmed my suspicions on build quality. I’ve also had heaps of people tell me they had issues in the field.
@Andrais2 күн бұрын
@@mcelectricalinteresting? How come the p6 range topped the PV labs ACT government sponsored testing? Happy to provide the link for people to see how panels all really stack up ?
@dr36386 күн бұрын
Is that a winaico ngx d3 behind (left) of you guys?
@markcavanagh5 күн бұрын
No I think on the left is just a Canadian 440.
@dr36382 күн бұрын
@markcavanagh Ok makes sense given the discussion! They do look very similar though
@Ryanhothersall6 күн бұрын
When I had LG panels installed, I thought I would pay a bit more for a quality panel whose manufacturer would be around for the long run... How wrong I was. The panels are still working fine though. Then had a second system put on and went for QCells, Guess what? I seem to have cursed a second manufacturer. Same for the QCells.
@markcavanagh5 күн бұрын
Yeh, that’s why I sold Qcells for so long. It’s a gamble.
@johnpeters42146 күн бұрын
Seriously, give it a rest on your sales pitch for Fronius.
@mcelectrical5 күн бұрын
To be honest, I get sick of listening to myself bang on about Fronius. I wish SMA or someone else would hurry up and bring out a better inverter.
@johnpeters42146 күн бұрын
So its the best panel you sell ? Come on guys, can't you be a bit more objective. I must say I have lost respect for MC Electrical this year :(
@markcavanagh5 күн бұрын
Hey John, I don’t think that’s really what we say. The main panel we sell is Canadian. I think here we were fairly objective : 9:05 . I even call out the build quality and the shade warranty issue of Canadian during the video.
@snowey15856 күн бұрын
What about the Aiko panels?
@markcavanagh5 күн бұрын
Now that’s an interesting panel. We’ll have a short video about them in a few days. I’ve been comparison testing them for a few weeks. That video will come out soon too.
@alexjwarren2 күн бұрын
Is that the S2 range with the cell level shade control? Would be very keen to see how that works with the Fronius Dynamic Peak Management
@mcelectrical8 сағат бұрын
It’s very interesting indeed. Interesting how a company can market a lot of spin out of a little win. Dynamic peak management probably has nothing to do with it.
@craigpalatchie26076 күн бұрын
nice insite on panels, any thoughts on the bifacial panels like suntech? that has no backing sheets glass on glass, not worried about the potential performance gain aspect.
@paulkearsley95096 күн бұрын
So price per watt is not an issue to you? To have a panel 1% better but 200% more expensive is not important
@markcavanagh5 күн бұрын
Hey Paul, at 8:27 we discuss the price of the panel and say that rec isn’t for everyone
@ProckyZ5 күн бұрын
the price per watt of panels you are likely referring to is achievable from likely forced labor countries and practices of which are now being investigated. Some countries (UK) are even discussing banning panel from import who can not prove and meet enquiry standards.
@SmartEnergyLab6 күн бұрын
Nice one Ben & Mark. OMG, I hate that question... I get it all the time when I give a public speech. My stock answer is, "I'll tell you in 20 years". So based on that requirement, my Kyocera 125W panels now 25 years old... are still peforming fine.
@markcavanagh5 күн бұрын
Ha Exactly Glen. I wonder how you would have gone trying to claim a warranty on Kyocera after 24 years ;)
@SmartEnergyLab5 күн бұрын
@@markcavanagh well, Kyocera solar are still in business as are the Rainbow Power Company who I bought them from!
@paulsmithy996 күн бұрын
My dual gen24 have been flawless
@richardniven6756 күн бұрын
Mark, I have just connected my Fronius inverter to the network. Trying it the long way was a real pain and with many failed attempts I was short term locked out. So I tried connecting using the WPS. I have a Mesh modem which has a 'Sync' button which I found also acts as a WPS button. 1. Reboot the Inverter as recommended. 2. Press the Sync (WPS) button for 2 seconds, the modem flashes. 3. Go to the rebooted inverter and double press the 'optical touch switch' twice. 4. Wait 4 seconds and say "Thank God!" as the lights indicate it is connected. 5. Go to your phone phone and use the new password to log in to the Fronius app and Robert will be your Mother's Brother. Then discover that in spite of the Inverter being expensive and having paid that, the useful app has a subscription but requiring no input from Fronius. Tell your Fronius mate that is a rip off and leaves a nasty taste in my mouth (and I am sure other customers).
@empiricalpurity8 күн бұрын
When you sign your contract with a solar retailer or accredited installer, you sign over ownership of the STCs in return for the discount
@mcelectrical5 күн бұрын
Yeh, everyone quotes solar after the rebate. It’s the way STC’s were designed. It isn’t really practical for the customer to claim it.
@garryw115912 күн бұрын
Do you install on the Sunshine Coast
@mcelectrical10 күн бұрын
Hi Garry, yes we install solar on the Sunshine Coast. You can contact us here. mcelectrical.com.au/contact-us/
@madtrigger683512 күн бұрын
Bro this is complete an utter bs it won't go into the Ap with out internet connection you flog
@glenmcd13 күн бұрын
thanks for the review Mark. I got my green catch power installed today at 10AM. It's now 10:30PM and I noticed power is being diverted (full load) to the HWS suddenly. It was cloudy today and I don't think the HWS actually got up to temp so perhaps green cp is in override mode already? I understand it comes in after a couple of days of insufficient sun but being brand new today perhaps it just needs to get this override session out the way and should be normal from tomorrow? Nothing in the users manual has any detail on this. I would actually prefer if the logic used was documented, better for peace of mind and working out whether any manual override is necessary.
@mcelectrical10 күн бұрын
Hi Glen. That doesn’t sound right. Is it working now?
@glenmcd10 күн бұрын
@@mcelectrical Yes, it is working perfectly now, just that first night diverted to HWS at full load (2.4kW) until thermostat cut-off.
@glenmcd7 күн бұрын
@@mcelectrical I finally worked out what has been going on! I had not read the part of the manual that distinguished between steady LED and flashing LED for controls "Solar Only" and "Heat Now". For how I use the system, I need to have "Solar Only" LED flashing, meaning that even if water is cold HWS will not power on until daylight next day. Missing this tripled my electricity cost yesterday, lesson learned! In hindsight I wish that info like this was included on the Catch Power marketing webpage as it all helps to understand what you are getting before comitting to purchase. Info is there, but not prominent enough IMO.
@ytsgb14 күн бұрын
I don't quite understand the storm mode stuff... as a matter of course, wouldn't any excess solar generation be used to continuously top up the battery (before any more excess is sent back to the grid), making a storm mode unnecessary?
@mcelectrical12 күн бұрын
Let’s say it’s a rainy day, 3pm and your battery is flat. You know a massive storm is coming and you want power. Hit storm mode and you battery will charge from the grid. However, utilities like Energex don’t like the idea of this massive increase in demand on the grid, so technically, you’re often not allowed to do it.
@ytsgb12 күн бұрын
@@mcelectrical Ah, of course. Thanks for the reply to a fairly dumb question! If only you guys were here in Melbourne; I'm struggling to find an installer who'll recommend Fronius/BYD over SolarEdge. Everyone keeps repeating "Fronius is no good, one shaded panel and the whole string goes out...".
@Ali-zo2nc15 күн бұрын
Mine does everythinbg correctly. However, when i select my WIFI for my inverter to connect. It pops up as 'failed to set password' Not sure how to rectify this
@BrunoHeggli-zp3nl15 күн бұрын
BYD is the second biggest Batterie producer globaly,so why would you buy something from Tesla that get the batteries from CTL?
@mcelectrical12 күн бұрын
I’m heading to the launch of the Tesla Powerwall 3 in Sydney at the moment. It’s going to be a market disrupter once again. BYD is going to look less appealing for many. More info to come soon!
@WarwickArmstrong-v3t16 күн бұрын
I love all your videos it really helps with our customers as I share your videos quite a bit, which helps our customers get a better understanding in there own time.
@mcelectrical12 күн бұрын
Thanks Warwick! What company, and where are you based?
@WarwickArmstrong-v3t9 күн бұрын
@@mcelectrical LAMM Solar + Electrical here in Adelaide. Nice to have met you at the Tesla Launch
@ajaykarki421316 күн бұрын
I changed my modem and service provider and needed to update the password of my Fronius inverter. This video worked very well. Thank you.
@mcelectrical9 күн бұрын
Glad it helped
@PhotoWaVolt16 күн бұрын
Putting a comment to increase your video 's reach ;) to answer your question in the video we only do commercial use 35 to 500 kWp so for this use I wouldn't mind to pay more for Fronius if you would please confirm that all your analysis about the advantages of Fronius apply to this size of projects?
@madtrigger683518 күн бұрын
Update this is incorrect now
@mcelectrical10 күн бұрын
Yeh It’s probably incorrect for newer model Sungrow inverters
@madtrigger683510 күн бұрын
@@mcelectrical the doggle provided is no longer compatible
@JRD18GHR18 күн бұрын
I’m in the uk. Had my zappi for 18 months, last 3 months it has started halving output from 7 down to 3.5kw. Myenergi have advised me to do a factory reset? But by the looks of your video this won’t do anything. I charge at night and it is cool here! But unit still reaches 65 degrees. Definitely a a design issue!!
@mcelectrical12 күн бұрын
Yep. Interesting isn’t it. I’ve done a bunch of updates with them since this video. It made it worse. It’s a bit of a worry.
@shaazy18 күн бұрын
Great vid. Where I am, Fronius isn't available. Sungrow is. I have a 25kw on-grid system but I need to go hybrid. Since it's a fairly big system, would a Sungrow SH25t be a good idea?
@mcelectrical5 күн бұрын
Sungrow isn’t a bad choice. It was our second choice before we decided to go 100 percent fronius.
@classicfan101419 күн бұрын
Fantastic. So clear and succinct. The images showing what to turn are very reassuring. Thank you 🙏
@mcelectrical12 күн бұрын
Thanks!
@meaghankeogh89919 күн бұрын
Amazing thank you, have had this amazing system for a few years now and the wifi reset tip is exactly what I’ve been looking for. Appreciate you sharing your knowledge thank you.
@mcelectrical12 күн бұрын
Glad it helped!
@PhotoWaVolt19 күн бұрын
Your work is great but I have one question: does this Huawei change what you said about Fronius being the best inverter? What would you recommend for electric production to be sold up to 500 kWp?
@mcelectrical10 күн бұрын
Hey photowavolt. Huawei is a decent chinese inverter in my opinion (no longer in Australia) but I still wouldn’t go past Fronius.
@Blueghost75720 күн бұрын
JASON the calefide ligthrishen good to know
@rxonmymind836220 күн бұрын
Why not use a solar water heater on top of your roof?
@helenbrown251221 күн бұрын
Excellent video, easy to follow. So happy it's up and running.
@mcelectrical20 күн бұрын
Thanks for your feedback Helen, glad to hear it's up and running.
@lk31321 күн бұрын
Great video. Biggest take away is heat pump tank also have resistive back-up. This ease my worries about durability of heat pump due to more complicated constructions.
@mcelectrical12 күн бұрын
Yes! Not all heat pumps do, but I would call that essential.
@triplex714422 күн бұрын
Would a battery solve the export limiting problem?
@mcelectrical22 күн бұрын
Yes! It’s a pretty smart use of a battery
@downunder181122 күн бұрын
Hi guys, you guys put in our solar panels 6.6kw with a Fronius, we have since added 13.3kw of batteries, 5kw smart5 inverter and another 3.3 kw of solar. I have tried to get a quote from two other companies to have another 7 panels 440w qcell panels to be installed but never here back. Is this something you guys could help us with? The panels at Q.Tron M-2.4+ 440 panels.
@mcelectrical22 күн бұрын
Hi down under. We could look at it. It’s probably no the most economical way of installing solar panels as you won’t be able to claim a rebate. But we could look into it and give you advice. Look us up at mcelectrical.com.au and fill in the form on the contact us page.
@ahmedbencoussa309524 күн бұрын
Thanks for this comparison. Basically I recently installed Hoymiles-1800W micro inverter . I was able to decrease the temperature from 46degrees to 29 degrees by adding 4 12V fan. For the internet monitoring, I bough a simple DTU key 35 euros to track it.
@mcelectrical23 күн бұрын
Oh nice! Got to love a bit of a hack, especially fan cooling!
@haanjamiis26 күн бұрын
I like my Fronius "ecosystem" but I wonder does it really support only BYD and LG batteries?
@mcelectrical23 күн бұрын
Short answer is tech support and updates. Fronius are serious about both. Firmware is often updated on inverters and the relationship between the battery and the inverter manufacturer is crucial. Ideally we would just have a fronius battery. But I’d rather have fronius+byd than Sungrow+Sungrow for example. (Lg by the way isn’t really an option with fronius.)
@ish746326 күн бұрын
I have been using three phase Zappi 2 for the last 3 years.. I generate enough solar in Sydney summer to charge my Tesla Model 3 long range on excess solar at 11kW.. Never had over-heating issues.. My Zappi is in the garage..
@mcelectrical23 күн бұрын
Maybe yours if fine. But I have had one at my office for 5 years. I didn’t monitor it with separate monitoring, so I figured when it ramped down it was due to solar surplus. Maybe it was to do with heat. Or maybe it never got to 11kw for long enough to overheat. If it works for you then that’s great. I’m just a bit suss about the build to keep selling it.
@carolinaparkinson801026 күн бұрын
No having problem sorry went through the this a couple of time with out any luck
@mcelectrical23 күн бұрын
Sorry about that! We’re about to update these videos, but you might have to check my other video using wps?
@Adamoo827 күн бұрын
Interesting but a bit misleading. Most people aren’t so much worried about the output of one panel when it is slightly shaded. They’re worried about the impact of a whole panel or more being shaded impacting production of other panels in the string. For example a tree or building shading half of your string as the sun moves. That’s the comparison we need…
@mcelectrical27 күн бұрын
Sure. If a single whole panel is shaded, both Enphase and fronius react the same. They loose a panel. Fronius does it with the help of bypass diodes. Enphase just turns off 1 micro. Fronius can keep working until about 3 panels are on the sun. Enphase can keep working while 1 panel is in the sun.
@martintokinaga526127 күн бұрын
If you are talking about charging your EV, one really needs a very big batteries to charge it overnight. Or need to charge the EV during day time with big power of solar panels. I am installing a 25kw+ panels on my roof for that reason.