{"id":2798,"date":"2026-01-21T08:23:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T08:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wiki.solars.co.za\/?page_id=2798"},"modified":"2026-07-14T16:24:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T14:24:46","slug":"solar-system-troubleshooting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wiki.solars.co.za\/?page_id=2798","title":{"rendered":"Solar System Troubleshooting"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2798\" class=\"elementor elementor-2798\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c61be54 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2c61be54\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3489110e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3489110e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Solar System Troubleshooting Guide<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb2571a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb2571a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Understanding the basic functions and settings of your solar power system is essential for reliable performance\u2014especially during load shedding.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78cde796 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"78cde796\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1efa0908 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1efa0908\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42d647ef elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42d647ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Solar System Troubleshooting:<br> <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b817aa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b817aa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reserve &amp; Grid Charge Your Battery<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dde20c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dde20c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To ensure you have battery backup for load shedding<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3deb1d28 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3deb1d28\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f0de4c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f0de4c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Overview<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e7f54a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e7f54a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Correct battery charge and discharge settings are critical during extended load shedding periods. By reserving battery capacity and enabling grid charging when needed, you can ensure backup power is available when it matters most.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c07b2cb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6c07b2cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3942d6ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3942d6ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reserving Your Battery for Load Shedding<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18de5e4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18de5e4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li data-start=\"1286\" data-end=\"1321\"><p data-start=\"1289\" data-end=\"1321\">Tap the cog icon (top right)<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1322\" data-end=\"1352\"><p data-start=\"1325\" data-end=\"1352\">Select System Work Mode<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1353\" data-end=\"1389\"><p data-start=\"1356\" data-end=\"1389\">Choose the relevant time slot<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1390\" data-end=\"1432\"><p data-start=\"1393\" data-end=\"1432\">Select the Batt field for that slot<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1433\" data-end=\"1474\"><p data-start=\"1436\" data-end=\"1474\">Adjust the reserved battery percentage<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1475\" data-end=\"1506\"><p data-start=\"1478\" data-end=\"1506\">Save using the tick icon<\/p><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5afd0ef e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5afd0ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0bd2e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e0bd2e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Enable Grid Charging<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d8a250 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d8a250\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li data-start=\"1533\" data-end=\"1556\"><p data-start=\"1536\" data-end=\"1556\">Tap the cog icon<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1557\" data-end=\"1586\"><p data-start=\"1560\" data-end=\"1586\">Select Battery Setting<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1587\" data-end=\"1612\"><p data-start=\"1590\" data-end=\"1612\">Enable Grid Charge<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1613\" data-end=\"1634\"><p data-start=\"1616\" data-end=\"1634\">Save your settings<\/p><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34c85177 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34c85177\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f12d6de e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2f12d6de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d169645 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"7d169645\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"low\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e0cfc25 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e0cfc25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Low PV Production<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26c32cd9 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"26c32cd9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f651c2f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f651c2f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ff7c0d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ff7c0d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What you\u2019ll see<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2da5815c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2da5815c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-start=\"1471\" data-end=\"1501\"><p data-start=\"1473\" data-end=\"1501\">PV power lower than expected<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1502\" data-end=\"1518\"><p data-start=\"1504\" data-end=\"1518\">No error codes<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e357208 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e357208\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50409a13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"50409a13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Most common causes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0f09ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0f09ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-start=\"1546\" data-end=\"1568\">Shading (even partial)<\/li><li data-start=\"1572\" data-end=\"1584\">Dirty panels<\/li><li data-start=\"1588\" data-end=\"1617\">Incorrect tilt or orientation<\/li><li data-start=\"1621\" data-end=\"1642\">MPPT misconfiguration<\/li><li data-start=\"1646\" data-end=\"1670\">Grid export limit active<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dda567c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6dda567c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ad5f71f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ad5f71f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quick checks (start here)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-729e33d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"729e33d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-start=\"1691\" data-end=\"1726\">Inspect for shading at current time<\/li><li data-start=\"1729\" data-end=\"1758\">Clean panels if visibly dirty<\/li><li data-start=\"1761\" data-end=\"1795\">Confirm correct MPPT configuration<\/li><li data-start=\"1798\" data-end=\"1830\">Check export limitation settings<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c640207 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2c640207\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-260582f8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"260582f8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67192adc elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"67192adc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"One\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4d1ea elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b4d1ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">One String Producing Less Than Others<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-137d12c3 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"137d12c3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dd16d7d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5dd16d7d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a51b5ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a51b5ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What you\u2019ll see<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff282da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff282da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-start=\"1986\" data-end=\"2009\">MPPT1 normal, MPPT2 low<\/li><li data-start=\"2012\" data-end=\"2036\">String currents mismatch<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54d47c7d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"54d47c7d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10af57cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10af57cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Most common causes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15adb48f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15adb48f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-start=\"2058\" data-end=\"2072\">Panel mismatch<\/li><li data-start=\"2075\" data-end=\"2090\">Partial shading<\/li><li data-start=\"2093\" data-end=\"2105\">Faulty panel<\/li><li data-start=\"2108\" data-end=\"2127\">Loose MC4 connector<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-681e6520 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"681e6520\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3270eab5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3270eab5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quick checks (start here)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a48b3e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a48b3e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-start=\"2142\" data-end=\"2176\">Measure string current and voltage<\/li><li data-start=\"2179\" data-end=\"2205\">Swap strings between MPPTs<\/li><li data-start=\"2208\" data-end=\"2245\">Inspect connectors and junction boxes<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bf2b3bd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2bf2b3bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c415c40 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6c415c40\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d974578 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"4d974578\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"high\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3282c86b elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3282c86b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PV Voltage Too High \/ Too Low<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ac83022 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3ac83022\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59f48f63 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"59f48f63\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27db3b27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27db3b27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What you\u2019ll see<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31f966c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31f966c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-start=\"2310\" data-end=\"2344\"><p data-start=\"2312\" data-end=\"2344\">PV fault or inverter won\u2019t start<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2345\" data-end=\"2386\"><p data-start=\"2347\" data-end=\"2386\">Fault occurs early morning or cold days<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-308ed688 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"308ed688\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6398da24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6398da24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Most common causes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-494eddca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"494eddca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-start=\"2406\" data-end=\"2433\"><p data-start=\"2408\" data-end=\"2433\">Too many panels in series<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2434\" data-end=\"2469\"><p data-start=\"2436\" data-end=\"2469\">Cold VOC exceeding inverter limit<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2470\" data-end=\"2502\"><p data-start=\"2472\" data-end=\"2502\">Incorrect panel datasheet used<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-309d2fa4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"309d2fa4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f1604bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f1604bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quick checks (start here)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38dbafc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38dbafc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-start=\"2521\" data-end=\"2541\"><p data-start=\"2523\" data-end=\"2541\">Calculate cold VOC<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2542\" data-end=\"2580\"><p data-start=\"2544\" data-end=\"2580\">Compare with inverter max DC voltage<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2581\" data-end=\"2609\"><p data-start=\"2583\" data-end=\"2609\">Confirm series panel count<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6077f2ed e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6077f2ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-123604b4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"123604b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b36d6e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"5b36d6e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"charging\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-646fb79f elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"646fb79f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PV Detected but Battery Not Charging<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d30b7c e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"71d30b7c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-424ebcb9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"424ebcb9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-779d6254 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"779d6254\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What you\u2019ll see<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74a90747 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74a90747\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-start=\"2745\" data-end=\"2761\">PV power visible<\/li><li data-start=\"2764\" data-end=\"2776\">Battery idle<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4547505b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4547505b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e381100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e381100\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Most common causes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17d7dcad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17d7dcad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-start=\"2800\" data-end=\"2812\">Battery full<\/li><li data-start=\"2815\" data-end=\"2832\">Charging disabled<\/li><li data-start=\"2835\" data-end=\"2865\">Grid or load priority override<\/li><li data-start=\"2868\" data-end=\"2891\">BMS charge limit active<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f54f81e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f54f81e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6148654e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6148654e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quick checks (start here)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f330663 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f330663\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-start=\"2906\" data-end=\"2923\">Check battery SOC<\/li><li data-start=\"2926\" data-end=\"2950\">Confirm charging enabled<\/li><li data-start=\"2953\" data-end=\"2986\">Review inverter priority settings<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e3e031 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7e3e031\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77f6386e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"77f6386e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-348afb95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"348afb95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"trips\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26ce1fb8 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26ce1fb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Inverter Trips When PV Starts<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5054b7ec e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5054b7ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a67f1b5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a67f1b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bcc4036 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2bcc4036\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What you\u2019ll see<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4ab99f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4ab99f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-start=\"3051\" data-end=\"3089\"><p data-start=\"3053\" data-end=\"3089\">Inverter restarts when sun increases<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3090\" data-end=\"3112\"><p data-start=\"3092\" data-end=\"3112\">PV fault or DC fault<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ceb6d5b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3ceb6d5b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-787d7e0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"787d7e0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Most common causes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f46083 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13f46083\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-start=\"3132\" data-end=\"3147\"><p data-start=\"3134\" data-end=\"3147\">Earth leakage<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3148\" data-end=\"3179\"><p data-start=\"3150\" data-end=\"3179\">Insulation resistance too low<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3180\" data-end=\"3197\"><p data-start=\"3182\" data-end=\"3197\">DC surge damage<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3198\" data-end=\"3218\"><p data-start=\"3200\" data-end=\"3218\">Incorrect earthing<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25e065f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"25e065f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72ace140 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"72ace140\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quick checks (start here)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-786ad304 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"786ad304\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-start=\"3240\" data-end=\"3276\"><p data-start=\"3242\" data-end=\"3276\">Perform insulation resistance test<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3277\" data-end=\"3303\"><p data-start=\"3279\" data-end=\"3303\">Check DC surge arrestors<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3304\" data-end=\"3327\"><p data-start=\"3306\" data-end=\"3327\">Inspect cable routing<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbf713 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dbf713\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f904a34 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5f904a34\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-255d1a8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"255d1a8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"drops\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76838f4a elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76838f4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PV Production Drops Intermittently<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f8d52ff e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4f8d52ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-179e1274 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"179e1274\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ea66dba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ea66dba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What you\u2019ll see<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36753157 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36753157\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-start=\"3399\" data-end=\"3427\">PV fluctuates without clouds<\/li><li data-start=\"3430\" data-end=\"3446\">Random drop-outs<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f620233 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1f620233\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cbf99da elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7cbf99da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Most common causes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d08d409 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d08d409\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-start=\"3468\" data-end=\"3488\">Loose MC4 connectors<\/li><li data-start=\"3491\" data-end=\"3509\">Overheating panels<\/li><li data-start=\"3512\" data-end=\"3538\">MPPT current limit reached<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36b0d141 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"36b0d141\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c416957 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c416957\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quick checks (start here)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2328327a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2328327a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-start=\"3553\" data-end=\"3575\">Inspect all connectors<\/li><li data-start=\"3578\" data-end=\"3601\">Check panel temperature<\/li><li data-start=\"3604\" data-end=\"3624\">Review inverter logs<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a6d3169 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5a6d3169\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-271d6636 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"271d6636\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aa3feb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"3aa3feb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"installer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ed2f93c elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ed2f93c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Common Installer Mistakes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c4e6b17 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c4e6b17\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a290a5c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3a290a5c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55be11d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55be11d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-start=\"3810\" data-end=\"3837\"><p data-start=\"3812\" data-end=\"3837\">Exceeding cold VOC limits<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3838\" data-end=\"3874\"><p data-start=\"3840\" data-end=\"3874\">Mixing panel models in same string<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3875\" data-end=\"3902\"><p data-start=\"3877\" data-end=\"3902\">Incorrect MC4 crimp tools<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3903\" data-end=\"3938\"><p data-start=\"3905\" data-end=\"3938\">Running DC and AC cables together<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3939\" data-end=\"3987\"><p data-start=\"3941\" data-end=\"3987\">Connecting unequal string lengths to same MPPT<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bdaf29a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1bdaf29a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2933f955 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2933f955\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Related Resources<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47724dee e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"47724dee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45a9c13b elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"45a9c13b\" 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