Simax solar panels reviews

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About Simax, Solar Panels

Simax solar panels review

Simax is a Chinese company specializing in the production of silicon ingots, wafers, cells, and solar modules.

Contact Information

While the company still lists an office in Australia on its website, that no longer exists (and hasn't done for a long time). Here's Simax's contact details for the company's headquarters in China.

Address: 567 Suzhou Middle Road, Economic Development Zone, Taicang City, Jiangsu Province
Phone: +86-512-53378555
Email: [email protected]
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Company Info

Suzhou Simax Green New Energy Co., Ltd. was founded in 2004 and manufacturers panels in China and Malaysia. On its website, the firm claims a total domestic production capacity of 1GW/ year and 300MW annual production capacity in Malaysia.

While the company's web site is still operational, it hasn't posted any news since 2016; so its difficult to tell what the company's been up to in recent years. 

Simax Solar Panels In Australia

In the 2010's Simax solar panels were offered here as a budget option for systems. The company considered Australia an important enough market to establish an office in Dingley, Melbourne.

But in June 2017, Simax solar panels were removed from the Clean Energy Council's Approved Products List after it was revealed modules tested had serial numbers and components not covered by the IEC certification. The panels were back on the list in August 2017.

Then in 2020, Simax's ABN was cancelled and the company was also deregistered - and that was that. We haven't come across an official reason for the firm's departure; but it certainly wasn't the first Chinese panel manufacturer to mysteriously disappear from our shores.

Warranty Information

When Simax solar panels were still available here, it looks like they were covered by a 12 year product warranty and a 25 year performance warranty. This means there may be panels installed in Australia still under warranty. If you need to make a warranty claim, contact your installer first as they are responsible for such matters. If that fails, try contacting Simax's HQ - and the very best of luck with that.

Simax Solar Panel Reviews

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Seem to work according to specs. I am amazed how early in the morning the system starts operating. See below for how the panels are positioned.
Bought From: Goodhew Electrical and Solar
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No issues to date over the last 2 years since install.
Bought From: Suntrix Adelaide
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As at 1:20pm AEST 22/05/2014 they had produced 9.1 KWH for the day (according to the inverter LCD) on what I would call a mild and pleasant winter day in a location about 8Ks from Sydney CBD. I had the panels taken down and stored in my garden from 09/07/2013 to 04/10 2013 while I had building work done. I used the firm who installed them originally (Soltek Energy) to remove and replace them. I was charged $1,500 for the 'remove and refit'. The panels now appear to be working at the same level of efficiency as before the interruption.
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Bought From: Suntrix Adelaide Show additional information
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They just work.
Very tidy installation on the skillion roof at back of house.
This enabled correct /best orientation of the panels
Bought From: Soltek Energy
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Its output seems lower than I expected considering the optimal location of the panels north facing, ie 1.5W is never even closely achieved (1.3 is the highest). This has been a little disappointing,
Bought From: Suntrix Adelaide
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Nearly 12 months installed no sign of any problems at all.

Seems to work well in poor conditions got 21.7 kWh today 13/9/2012 sunny on and off good result.
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just keep them clean thats all you need to do for optimum performance
Bought From: Suntrix Adelaide
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For my 1.5KW system they have produced just over 2400 KWhrs total of electricity in 1 year exactly (4174 hours of production). About half of that has gone back into the grid.
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Simax has 1 solar panel in our database

Model Type Size (W) PTC (W) Performance Ratio
SM536(85W-95W)Monocrystalline25023092.00
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