Conergy SunEasy Grid Connect Kit - User Manual
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4. System Maintenance
4.1 Maintenance Timetable
Once a fortnight:
Check inverter and meter as in Chapter 3 - System Operation
Once every three months:
Check the array for shading during the middle of the day, ideally between 10am and 4pm. Surrounding trees may
have grown since the solar power system was installed, and may need to be trimmed.
Check your electricity bill to ensure you are being credited for energy generated by your solar power system. The
easiest way to do this is to compare your current bill with the bill for the same period last year. It should show fewer
kilowatt hours being consumed.
If not, check the following before calling your electricity retailer:
| Have you bought any new appliances or made changes to your lifestyle that may mean you are using
more energy than in the same period last year?
| Your solar power system generates less energy in winter and more in summer. If it is currently winter, the
solar power system may not make a significant difference to your bill.
| If you have not had your solar power system for the full quarter, it may not have generated enough energy
to make a significant difference to your bill.
If none of the above explains the difference, and you are still concerned, call your Conergy SunEasy system installer
and ask for assistance to test the inverter and find out how much energy you have generated. Then, if required,
contact your electricity retailer and check that their billing system includes energy generated by your solar power
system.
Once a year:
The installer of your Conergy SunEasy solar power system or a qualified electrician should carry out an annual
maintenance check, as outlined on page 16.
4.2 Trouble Shooting
The inverter is considered to be the “heart” of the solar system as it controls every aspect of the power generation
within the system and provides system status indication. To trouble shoot your system please refer to the inverter
manual included with the System Installation Manual. This manual contains all information to enable the user to
identify problems caused. Please note again that problem rectification once identified can only be carried out by
your system installer or a licensed electrical contractor.
