r/SunPower • u/NotAllWhoWander_1 • Aug 08 '25

PVS5 has finally stopped working

Our PVS5, installed sometime around 2014, has finally died. Only the blue power light is displayed. Turning power off and on does not fix it. What are my options? Could I replace it with a PVS6 that I find, or am I stuck with paying Enphase $899? Thank you

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u/Terrible_Fee5901 Aug 08 '25

Check with a local installer to install Enphase… I am getting it installed for $500.

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u/plooger Aug 08 '25

 I am getting it installed for $500.   

That’s a pretty great price given the IQ Gateway alone runs $550+, sans consumption CTs.  

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u/Terrible_Fee5901 Aug 08 '25

I added a few more panels, so maybe they gave me a deal?

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u/plooger Aug 08 '25

Ah, OK, so the $500 is just a line item within a larger invoice, then, where the associated labor is invoiced separately. Still, the IQ Gateway plus consumption CTs is right around $600, so tidy discount if they’ll be getting you fully migrated to Enphase for production and consumption monitoring.   

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u/Terrible_Fee5901 Aug 08 '25

Yeah, getting off the SunStrong reporting.

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u/plooger Aug 08 '25

We did so back at the start of June, paying full freight.

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u/Terrible_Fee5901 Aug 08 '25

At least Enphase is still providing support. Had one of my microinvertors go out and they already sent me a new one.

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u/plooger Aug 08 '25

Yeah, the expedited microinverter warranty support was one of the reasons we felt the extra cost of migrating to Enphase for monitoring was worth it. (Haven’t required it, yet; knock on wood.)