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Sunny Roo Products - Inverter Reviews

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Based on 56 ratings

Finn's Sunny Roo Products Inverters Review & Verdict

Finn Peacock has been a Chartered Electrical Engineer since 1998, and is ex-CSIRO

Sunny Roo's inverters were a poster child for crap solar. If yours has somehow survived this long, you're one of the lucky very few. If you're looking to get a Sunny Roo inverter repaired – don't bother, just replace it with one of the good-quality budget inverter brands I recommend.

Sunny Roo Products Inverters: Pros & Cons

  • Just crap

About Sunny Roo Products

Sunny Roo solar inverters were once imported in large quantities into Australia, however the importer went into liquidation in 2012. These inverters were plagued with problems; most commonly faults in power supplies, relays, DC connectors and fuses.

Sunny Roo Products' importer also found itself subject to litigation from SMA over the use of the "Sunny Roo" name. SMA said it was quite frequently contacted by owners complaining about Sunny Roo solar inverters, confusing them with SMA’s Sunny Boy products. SMA also alleged the Sunny Roo logo was "deceptively similar" to Sunny Boy.

The Sunny Roo situation was a hard lesson for both Australian installers and consumers to not skimp on inverter quality. It's a crucial part of a solar system; working day-in and day-out for (what should be) years under often harsh conditions. And if your inverter is out of action, so too is the entire system. It's also important to choose a solid company that's more likely to be around if you have a warranty claim years down the track.

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Inverter is capable of handling an additional 4 panels (it has 20 now)

Panel Brand

ET Solar

System Cost

$10,000 to $15,000

System Size

4kW

Installed By

Zen Home Energy
Suffice to say that the Inverter is not something I look at every day but it has performed brilliantly since installed.

Panel Brand

I can't remember and I can't recognize the name from the list above. (Other)

System Cost

$6,000 to $10,000

System Size

2kW

Installed By

Solagex Australia Pty Ltd
Easy to read

Panel Brand

Yangzhou Tianhua PV Tech

System Cost

$10,000 to $15,000

System Size

5kW

Installed By

True Value Solar
I had almost 3 months using power from the grid before the unit was connected in, this cost approximately $250.
Since then I have never had to pay a power bill, and we use the a/c ect as we want.
I have also received $300 back in payment of credit and still have $600 sitting there with another statement due in about 3 weeks.

Panel Brand

Qcells

System Cost

$10,000 to $15,000

System Size

4kW

Installed By

Solagex Australia QLD
So far the inverter hasn't missed a beat. Will remain very happy providing this situation continues.

Panel Brand

Lightway

System Cost

$6,000 to $10,000

System Size

3kW

Installed By

Solagex Australia Pty Ltd
Mine seems to be working ok but I have read some unfavourable comments onSuperRoo products on the internet and also there is mentioned that they have gone broke so hoping metro solar cover this in their warranty if I have a problem

Panel Brand

Sopray

System Cost

Under $3000

System Size

1.5kW

Installed By

Metro Solar Solutions
No problems with the inverter..but..the Smart Meter is another story

Panel Brand

Solar Panel brand is not listed on paperwork (Other)

System Cost

$3,000 to $6,000

System Size

1.5kW

Installed By

Solagex Australia Pty Ltd
Was promised a Aero Sharp inverter, was provided a Sunny Roo while being promised that it was just as good. Turns out, it is one the worst inverters you can get. I had this inverter and panels installed approx 6 or so years ago, nothing but issues with it, the company went bust that makes them and it finally died. Replaced with a decent inverter that actually works.

System Cost

$10,000 to $15,000

System Size

3kW

Installed By

Cleaner Energy
Totally died at four year mark, performance terrible dropped more and more as time went by

System Cost

more than $20,000

System Size

5kW

Installed By

Sunburst Solar

Panel Brand

hopergy (Other)

System Cost

Under $3000

System Size

1.5kW

Installed By

Solar Delight

Panel Brand

Hopergy (Other)

System Cost

Under $3000

System Size

1.5kW

Installed By

Solar Delight
Performance of inverter dropping consistently over the last 2 years, no longer getting into credit over summer with no additional usage of power. Parent also got the same system and their inverter died 2.5 years after installation, put on a different company's inverter and with fewer panels they outstrip the Sunnyroo for performance

Panel Brand

Qcells

System Cost

$3,000 to $6,000

System Size

3kW

Installed By

Solagex Australia Pty Ltd
I have found out that I have a 5 kva inverter with 3.8 kva panels can this system have panels added to give 5 kva output

Panel Brand

Qcells

System Cost

$10,000 to $15,000

System Size

3kW

Installed By

Solagex Australia QLD
Sunny roo inverter failed within the first 6 months of fitting it.rnHave had to fit a new inverter - $2600 gone for ever. No warranty because the company went broke. New Aurora inverter sounds like a machine gun going off each morning at 5:00am but installer reckons thats as good as it gets. Installation was that dodgy from fit up that it cost another $3500 to bring it up to AS. Don't believe costs quoted from solar companies. They are full of it. 4.2 KW system has now cost me $23000 and I get an average of $300 to $350 back each bill. Pay back will be about 20 years. I'm pretty sure you can buy the same system now for around $5000. Absolutely disgraceful and nobody seems to care from the government who endorsed this. Company who fitted it have gone broke so once again no warranty. I've handed it to Ergon and made an official complaint so the electrician or butcher who fitted the panels at least loses his license to operate. Ergon said I should have used a local supplier but at the time there closest quote was closer to $30000. Biggest waste of money I've ever spent and I wish I had never heard of this stupid product. Do not invest in solar as it is a waste of money.Save your money and put in a diesel generator if your that desperate.

System Cost

$15,000 to $20,000

System Size

5kW

Installed By

Solagex Australia QLD
We had four inverters installed in our block of units, and one of the four failed after about a year. As the sales company and installer, Beyond Building Energy, had gone into receivership, and the Sunny Roo company was nowhere to be found, we had no option but to have it replaced. It was replaced with a Solis 2000 Inverter on 8 October 2012 by Craig from Pottsville Electrical. We shall see!

Panel Brand

Beyond Building Group

System Cost

$3,000 to $6,000

System Size

2kW

Installed By

Beyond Building Energy
Have had no issues at all with the inverter.

Panel Brand

Beyond Building Group

System Cost

Under $3000

System Size

1.5kW

Installed By

Beyond Building Energy

Panel Brand

Schott Solar AG

System Cost

$10,000 to $15,000

System Size

3kW

Installed By

Wescor Electrical

Panel Brand

SunnyRoo (Other)

System Cost

Under $3000

System Size

1.5kW

Installed By

Southern Cross Renewable Energy
Our SunnyRoo 2000 inverter died after about 8 months. G A Martin replaced it within 2 days of being notified. I also requested compensation of $46.80 for lost rebate as calculated by Origin Energy. G A Martin agreed to repay this lost rebate after I explained my contract was with them (as advised by Dept of Fair Trading). Sunny Roo Inverters have now ceased trading but G A Martin have indicated they would honour the contract if something were to happen to this new inverter - also a Sunny Roo 2000. So, all-in-all I am still happy with the service from G A Martin.

Panel Brand

Trina TSM-DC01 (Other)

System Cost

Under $3000

System Size

1.5kW

Installed By

GA Martin Electrical
Have a knowledge of how things should work because ours were not working poperly for the first 3 months. Only when I compared mine to my neighbour(how much we were both generating) I realized that something was wrong. Inverter was then replaced

Panel Brand

190 watt solar monocrystaline panels (Other)

System Cost

$6,000 to $10,000

System Size

3kW

Installed By

Solar Dynamics

Panel Brand

sunny roo (Other)

System Cost

More than $20,000

System Size

More than 6kW

Installed By

Solar Delight
I am very disappointed to find out that the company the sells the sunny roo inverter has been placed into receivership , and I now have concerns about the warranty .

Panel Brand

Beyond Building Group (Other)

System Cost

$3,000 to $6,000

System Size

2kW

Installed By

Green Star Alliance

Panel Brand

Qcells

System Cost

$6,000 to $10,000

System Size

3kW

Installed By

Solagex Australia ACT

Panel Brand

Qcells

System Cost

$10,000 to $15,000

System Size

2kW

Installed By

Empyreal Energy

Panel Brand

Conergy

System Cost

$6,000 to $10,000

System Size

3kW

Installed By

Now Energy Solar 2000 Northern Adelaide
Contractually I was supposed to receive a Sunna Inverter but the installers fitted the Sunny Roos instead.However the Sunny Roos product carried the same warranty and I was assured this unit would be reliable and trouble free. I was not happy at the time but because Solagex installed better quality solar panels for the same price I accept it.

Panel Brand

Qcells

System Cost

$3,000 to $6,000

System Size

2kW

Installed By

Solagex Australia Pty Ltd
I had 1 inverter fail solargex replaced it no problem ,the only thing is I wish I was able to connect it to my computer to keep track of all the info.

Panel Brand

Lightway

System Cost

$10,000 to $15,000

System Size

4kW

Installed By

Solagex Australia Pty Ltd
Inverter broke down less than 5 months after installation. Did not find out it was broken for about 4 weeks. Contacted company & had to wait nearly three weeks for a replacement. (Was advised Inverter was on its way after contact ( similar to CHEQUE IN THE POST) . CONTRACTOR refused to compensate for any loss of electricity lost into the grid NO good will from them.

Panel Brand

Suntech

System Cost

$6,000 to $10,000

System Size

3kW

Installed By

Now Energy Solar 2000

Panel Brand

Canadian Solar Inc

System Cost

$6,000 to $10,000

System Size

2kW

Installed By

Solar Dynamics

Panel Brand

Qcells

System Cost

$10,000 to $15,000

System Size

3kW

Installed By

Solagex Australia Pty Ltd
Wish they were smaller in physical size.

Panel Brand

Lightway

System Cost

$6,000 to $10,000

System Size

3kW

Installed By

Solagex Australia Pty Ltd
We love this system, our credits started racking up after our first bill. We had a little problem with one of the panels shutting down and they were out to fix it asap... I would highly recommend Solar Dynamics in Braeside. As our Electricity and Gas are with the same company, our Solar credits even cover our gas bill, in 12 months we have paid a total of $171.00 in electricity and gas bills, awesome! I love the fact that someone came to visit us to understand out needs, not just Google earthed us, to me this showed that they were actually interested in our needs, not just our wallets... Thanks Solar Dynamics.

Panel Brand

Unsure, its a German brand (Other)

System Cost

$3,000 to $6,000

System Size

2kW

Installed By

Solar Dynamics
The rating for our inverter is how we perceive it but is not bench marked against similar sized units. Since installation we have accumulated over $1400 in credit, but we were away travelling in our van for 9 months, so do not know what credits we would have had if the house had been occupied for that period. All I can say is that we have had no problems with the installation and all seems to be functioning well and we have had no reason to go back to Solagex with any queries or complaints to test their after sales service. Our panels do need a clean which I will do shortly. I guess the longer term will tell the story on quality and performance.
I have noticed that since we had the solar systems installed the rebates have dropped dramactely and so have the price of the solar systems, but the quality of the cheaper systems could be a matter of concern.

Panel Brand

Lightway

System Cost

$6,000 to $10,000

System Size

3kW

Installed By

Solagex Australia QLD

Panel Brand

Suntech

System Cost

Under $3000

System Size

1.5kW

Installed By

Now Energy Solar 2000 Gawler
Reasonable choice in terms of price/performance

Panel Brand

STX Solar

System Cost

$3,000 to $6,000

System Size

2kW

Installed By

Solar Delight
Slashed our power bill from $ 1100 to under $ 500 over the May to August period

Panel Brand

Qcells

System Cost

$10,000 to $15,000

System Size

5kW

Installed By

Solagex Australia Pty Ltd

Panel Brand

Tianneng Solar (Other)

System Cost

$3,000 to $6,000

System Size

1.5kW

Installed By

Solar Delight

Panel Brand

Not sure Model no. Lw235 (Other)

System Cost

$6,000 to $10,000

System Size

3kW

Installed By

Solagex Australia Pty Ltd
It played up for months, I got no service from solagex, they finally came changed a switch which did nothing, the following week they returned to tell me that the unit had burned out and unfortunately the supplier had gone into bankruptcy in the last few days. As a result I had to pay an additional $1700 for a new inverter. Then it still didn't work I had to threaten them with the fact that there were wiring problems and that I was on a life support machine( I am a nocturnal dialysis patient) and that they were potentially risking my life. An electrician arrived that night and found that the unit had been incorrectly wired in. Things are finally working properly no thanks to solagex.

Panel Brand

Unknown (Other)

System Cost

$10,000 to $15,000

System Size

More than 6kW

Installed By

Solagex Australia Pty Ltd

Panel Brand

Qcells

System Cost

$3,000 to $6,000

System Size

1.5kW

Installed By

Solagex Australia Pty Ltd

Panel Brand

12 x. 230 watt Chinese panels. Work great. (Other)

System Cost

$6,000 to $10,000

System Size

3kW

Installed By

Solagex Australia Pty Ltd

Panel Brand

Lightway

System Cost

$3,000 to $6,000

System Size

2kW

Installed By

Solagex Australia ACT

Panel Brand

Chinaland Solar Energy (Other)

System Cost

$6,000 to $10,000

System Size

3kW

Installed By

Solagex Australia Pty Ltd

Panel Brand

Zhejiang Sopray Solar (Other)

System Cost

Under $3000

System Size

1.5kW

Installed By

Five Star Energy
Within about 7-8 months the inverter completely failed and had to be replaced. Solargex were fantastic at organising a complete replacement at no cost to us, as SunnyRoo products had gone bust.

Panel Brand

Qcells

System Cost

$10,000 to $15,000

System Size

3kW

Installed By

Solagex Australia Pty Ltd

Panel Brand

Qcells

System Cost

$10,000 to $15,000

System Size

3kW

Installed By

Solagex Australia Adelaide

Panel Brand

Conergy

System Cost

$3,000 to $6,000

System Size

1.5kW

Installed By

Solar Switch South Sydney Sutherland Shire

Panel Brand

CSUN

System Cost

$3,000 to $6,000

System Size

2kW

Installed By

BTS Energy

Panel Brand

Jintech (Other)

System Cost

$6,000 to $10,000

System Size

2kW

Installed By

Pure Earth Energy
doing its job verywell

Panel Brand

Beyond Building Group

System Cost

Under $3000

System Size

1.5kW

Installed By

Beyond Building Energy
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