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Carlton

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11 Months ago i bought From Signiture Solar. three Eg4 6000 Watt inverter. 6 Eg4 lipo4 lithium battery one Rack in which to put the battery's in with breakers and stuff
every thing arrived in good condition no fault was found.
I purchase these on behalf of someone, after installing them in a 3p configuration with 6X540W panel in series on each inverter every thing went fine and worked for three Weeks and then started to misbehave i advise owner to shut the system down from the breakers until i get there the following day.on arrival i thoroughly checked everything and find no visible fault i also checked the panels and connection's +and- all correct so i turned the system on and on doing so the breakers from the battery to the inverters tripped and also one of the battery in the rack .two of the three inverter's never worked after that immidatly got onto signiture solar and report it to them after months of back and forth with them the owner got impatient and started to threaten me with violence i report this signiture solar they then advice me to purchase two inverters and after receiving them remove the damage ones and take them home where we could test them i did as was directed through the test and was advice to return them.i was sent a return label.but unfortunately the label was of no use From Montego Bay Jamaica,so i ended up paying for the return to Texas i could not afford it also i had to borrow the money to pay for the two inverters that i was advice to purchase. i now received a email from signiture solar after i returned the faulty inverters which i dont understand.


With these units being deemed as a first strike, the current options are as followed:
1.) You may send in your unit for repairs at which point you (The Customer) will be responsible for the price of the repairs and shipping costs for both the return and redelivery.
By selecting this option please be aware that there is no eta currently for repairs. The repairs may require us to order parts that may currently be on backorder, and thus may take some time to obtain. The cost would be subject to 1 $150 service charge, the cost of shipping both ways, and the costs of parts and labor.
or
2.) You may proceed with our one-time "First Strike" option which entails you (The Customer) paying for the return of this inverter to our facility for further testing at which point we will create a refurbished replacement order. this will obly cover "1" inverter, and not a 2nd. Once shipping costs for your replacement order have been paid your order will be released.
If option 2 is selected, and the replacement unit is damaged due to circumstances that fall out of warranty in the future, Signature Solar will not be responsible for any further replacements and/or refunds pertaining to this situation.
Your ticket information has been forwarded to our RMA team so they may begin their next steps in the return process. Please ensure that all the cables and components that came with the unit are returned with the unit. Additional charges may be applied if all original components/cables are not returned.

Aside from the aforementioned, i can place you in contact with the sales department to have them review any options, sales, events, or inquiries that you may have on the growatt units sir.
 

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On Wednesday, 17 May 2023 at 15:43:15 GMT-5, resolution specialist <resolution@signaturesolar.com> wrote:





after speaking with the technical support team: Our team has reviewed your ticket information and we see that you're experiencing issues with your 2 x EG4 6K Off-Grid Split Phase Inverter | 6000EX-48HV | 6000W Output | 7500W PV Input | 500V VOC Input | Split Phase 120/240VAC | All In One Solar Inverter. We note that our team has labeled this ticket as a First Strike indicating that the damages were caused due to user error. We also understand that accidents happen and would like to return these inverters to our facility for further testing and provide a replacement. If the replacement units are also damaged due to user error, Signature Solar will not be responsible for any future warranty replacement or refunds. Your ticket information has been forwarded to our RMA team so they may begin their next steps in the return process. Please ensure that all the cables and components that came with the unit are returned with the unit. Additional charges may be applied if all original components/cables are not returned. Please let us know once the inverters are shipped. Once we receive the inverters, we will ship the replacement right away!

Shipping Terms
All international customers will be responsible for shipping their units back to Signature Solar.
If the unit IS found to be defective by our tech bench team, we will cover the shipping cost back to the customer.
We will be able to ship parcel-only items directly to international customers.
LTL items will have to be sent to a freight forwarder stateside. The customer is responsible for coordinating with the freight forwarder. We will ONLY cover the shipping to the freight forwarder.
If the unit IS NOT found defective by our tech bench team, we will not cover shipping costs at all.
We will not reimburse the freight charges to a customer.
 

Proof of Delivery​



Dear Customer,

This notice serves as proof of delivery for the shipment listed below.

Tracking Number

1ZAX5398D973589104

Weight

41.00 KGS

Service

UPS Worldwide Express Saver®

Shipped / Billed On

08/16/2023

Additional Information

Signature Required

Delivered On

08/21/2023 10:28 A.M.

Delivered To

SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX , US



Received By

COPELAND

Left At

Receiver

Please print for your records as photo and details are only available for a limited time.

Sincerely,

UPS

Tracking results provided by UPS: 08/25/2023 9:04 A.M. EST
 
Please ensure that all the cables and components that came with the unit are returned with the unit. Additional charges may be applied if all original components/cables are not returned. Please let us know once the inverters are shipped. Once we receive the inverters, we will ship the replacement right away!
 
What is your intent here?

It sounds like that the person you installed these for might have messed with something he shouldn’t have. And SS is going above and beyond to help you and him out. So what’s the problem here?

I can understand that it must be frustrating that a new system has failed already. But keep in mind that Signature Solar is best for the DIY crowd, don’t expect much techie support from them.

Can you confirm that the person you installed this for NEVER touched anything? And if you were to lay out, with photos, the entire system, smart people on this forum (not me) can help point out what might have caused this issue, if the design is the problem and the owner truly didn’t touch a thing (do you have a game camera on the system to catch video evidence of anyone trying to mess with it?)
 
What is your intent here?

It sounds like that the person you installed these for might have messed with something he shouldn’t have. And SS is going above and beyond to help you and him out. So what’s the problem here?

I can understand that it must be frustrating that a new system has failed already. But keep in mind that Signature Solar is best for the DIY crowd, don’t expect much techie support from them.

Can you confirm that the person you installed this for NEVER touched anything? And if you were to lay out, with photos, the entire system, smart people on this forum (not me) can help point out what might have caused this issue, if the design is the problem and the owner truly didn’t touch a thing (do you have a game camera on the system to catch video evidence of anyone trying to mess with it?)
I have already remove and replace the damage inverters dident worth loosing my life for.
the issue here is that i was instructed by signiture solar to purchase the replacement inverter's before i returned the damage ones which i did, and now they are trying to charge me for repairs or exchange for a refurbish
when that was not the original agreement as i understand it,this is what i understand in the email they sent me (Once we receive the inverters, we will ship the replacement right away!) that right there
 
I have already remove and replace the damage inverters dident worth loosing my life for.
the issue here is that i was instructed by signiture solar to purchase the replacement inverter's before i returned the damage ones which i did, and now they are trying to charge me for repairs or exchange for a refurbish one

They’re needing to determine if the damage was caused by an end user. Not necessarily you, but perhaps the owner.

Since the owner needed a wiring system, the fastest to get him up and running again was to buy new equipment. Then when they can test out the damaged ones, they can determine if any refund is warranted.

Is this different than how you see the situation?
 
They’re needing to determine if the damage was caused by an end user. Not necessarily you, but perhaps the owner.

Since the owner needed a wiring system, the fastest to get him up and running again was to buy new equipment. Then when they can test out the damaged ones, they can determine if any refund is warranted.

Is this different than how you see the situation?
under normal circumstances yes,but there are other facts that i had not included in order to keep the original post short.there were also an issue with one of the battery that kept tripping its breaker,the replacement inverter's came damaged and screws missing they would not work togather in parallel together i explained all this to signiture solar i sent pictures and videos numerous times.
i was instructed to return the three inverters and the faulty battery .but i could not afford it so i played around with the configuration of the two replacement inverters and got one of them to work in parallel with the one original inverter and 5 battery to serve most of the premises and put the one battery together with the inverter that would only work by itself to run the dining hall
 
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