Solaredge Inverter Noise

[bridaus]

Considering a Solaredge SE11400. Finished basement or NW side of house are both options. Anyone who has experience with the SE inverters with fans care to comment on whether being in a finished area of a basement is a problem? (TV about 15 feet away, and won't put it in a cabinet for temp/safety reasons). I understand this is subjective (objectively it's rated at <50 decibels in literature). Thoughts?

Other considerations:
Outside = temps, I'm in the Northeast.
Outside = wear and tear.
Inside = easy access to LCD and repair.
Electrically = outside is cleaner, less holes in the house (one vs two, no big deal really).

I know I'm over-thinking this, but it's what I do.

[inetdog]

Bumping this question.
Surely some member has a SolarEdge inverter installed?

[Sunking]

Solar Inverters by design are RFI noisy.

First thing to look at is if your electrical is system code compliant starting with a SINGLE POINT GROUND. That means your AC Service, Solar System, CATV/SATVY, Telephone, and anything else is bonded together at roughly the same point. You want all electrical services entering you house within a 5 feet circle and bonded together.

Same point means withing 5 feet on a common bus like the ground wire going to Earth ground rod. If your antenna is on a different side of your house than your AC service and solar system is a good place to start.

[foo1bar]

Surely some member has a SolarEdge inverter installed?

I do - and so does HX_Guy.

I do not know how loud the fan is because I haven't yet heard it running.
I've only had my system on for a little over a month and the inverter is outside (but fairly well shaded)
As far as I know the fan hasn't kicked in - but I'm not outside next to it every day at ~1PM (which is when I am guessing it's at it's highest production and highest tem)

If you want to install inside and are really really concerned about noise (audible noise) the lower wattage inverters are fanless.
So you could use one two of them instead of one bigger one. (of course that is going to cost more $)

[Ben25]

I have a 10k Solaredge in my basement. There is a scratchy high pitch noise that's really not that loud, and the fans are fairly quiet too. You may hear it if it's in the finished space, but shouldn't be too bad.

[bridaus]

Decided (for the moment, ) to put it on the outside of the house. Sometimes any noise, even "low enough" is still noticeable. Plus I've seen pics of many outside installations, and they seem to be meant to be able to take it (obvious statement, they are rated for it). So there it is.

I did consider two units, but that decision then starts eating up real estate in my finished space plus $$. I am lucky, my grounding and the inside/outside decision are all in one place in the house. The inside/outside decision spots are literally on opposite sides of the same wall (one in basement near ground).

Outside it is.

[inetdog]

Decided (for the moment, ) to put it on the outside of the house. Sometimes any noise, even "low enough" is still noticeable. Plus I've seen pics of many outside installations, and they seem to be meant to be able to take it (obvious statement, they are rated for it). So there it is.

I did consider two units, but that decision then starts eating up real estate in my finished space plus $$. I am lucky, my grounding and the inside/outside decision are all in one place in the house. The inside/outside decision spots are literally on opposite sides of the same wall (one in basement near ground).

Outside it is.

When putting a noise-generating component on the outside of as wall, give some thought to a vibration isolating mounting. Otherwise deep vibrations (not simple fan noise) will end up coming inside anyway.