Swapping a failed inverter of the FITs scheme
Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2022 1:21 pm
Hi all, i expect this question has been asked before, but a friends inverter has failed (samil power 3.68kw - eeprom error). And they were asking if i could replace it?
I'm not MCS certified so i was wondering if anyone could advise? I have actually done one before, but that was a warranty replacement and the manufacturer (fronius iirc) simply registered me as one of their installers for the duration so i could do the like for like swap.
In this case though, samil power / solar river are long gone and there's no warranty and the company that did the installation is gone too. I was thinking if i could find a 2nd hand samil and swap like for like there shouldn't be an issue, but if replacing with something different i have a feeling MCS paperwork might be required?
I'm not MCS certified so i was wondering if anyone could advise? I have actually done one before, but that was a warranty replacement and the manufacturer (fronius iirc) simply registered me as one of their installers for the duration so i could do the like for like swap.
In this case though, samil power / solar river are long gone and there's no warranty and the company that did the installation is gone too. I was thinking if i could find a 2nd hand samil and swap like for like there shouldn't be an issue, but if replacing with something different i have a feeling MCS paperwork might be required?