help with short? on panel??

tony80128 · Aug 2, 2023

Can anyone tell me what is going on here? This is a Phono Solar panel, 8 1/2 years old, 10 year warranty. I called installer and he gave me the "well we'll have to come out and see it and test it" after saying in an email it was broken................??

[ElectriciansForums.net] help with short? on panel??

plugsandsparks · Aug 2, 2023

Glass looks shattered, how does it compare with others, just had one panel shatter like that after very high winds.

DefyG · Aug 2, 2023

Had similar, with no apparent/obvious reason for the damage.
Perhaps more worrying was melting of sub-frame underneath!

Certainly not covered the warranty!

tony80128 · Aug 7, 2023

DefyG said:
Had similar, with no apparent/obvious reason for the damage.
Perhaps more worrying was melting of sub-frame underneath!

Certainly not covered the warranty!

Are you saying that damage wasn't covered by the warranty? How could that be?