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W013 Overheating - this should be a very easy fix

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As you can see in the attached files - my parallel 12000xp's (2) have no trouble making power all day long and maintaining a good temperature. The problem is when they stop making inverting significant power! At 4pm my pool heater turns off and my power usage (EPS) drops to its nominal value (less than 1000w, the spikes are my 3 ton AC unit - but you can see it is not a significant player in this problem).

The temps build once the inverter power output drops because the fans are off. Once the temp (tRadiator1) hits ~149f two things happen: The inverter sends me a W013 warning and the fans kick on!.  In less than 60 seconds (usually 30 or 35 seconds), the warning goes away because when the fans are running the temp drops over 10 degrees. Then the fans turn off and the cycle begins again. It did this 4 times each inverter yesterday.

It seems like such a simple fix to turn the fans on when the temp hits 145f - THEN send a warning if the temps hit 149f.......

 

This did not happen last year. The only change to my system since then was when you guys updated my firmware to 508 in December while helping determine if my system was leaking power - I think you also changed the CT Offset to 20 - I have set it back to 0.

 

I live in Southern AZ , it was 109 degrees yesterday - the well-ventilated, but not climate controlled area of my garage this equipment is in was 94 degrees peak. Summer is coming! 

 

Do you expect me to just ignore the warnings since the unit is controlling its temps just fine? I already have Home Assistant only tell me if the W013 warning lasts more than 60 seconds (and that has not happened yet).

Please propose changing the fan-on trigger to include temps a couple degrees below the warning temperature - IT JUST MAKE BASIC SENSE!

 

 

 

12000XP Radiator 1 temp blow up
12000XP Radiator1 temps 12 hours
12000XP PV blow up
12000xp PV 12 hours

 
Posted : March 20, 2026 2:27 pm
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