# SolarEdge HD Wave inverters - 2 failures in 3 years
**URL:** https://forum.cleanenergyreviews.info/t/solaredge-hd-wave-inverters-2-failures-in-3-years/1507
**Category:** Solar Inverters
**Tags:** solaredge
**Created:** [September 8, 2020, 12:47pm UTC](https://forum.cleanenergyreviews.info/t/solaredge-hd-wave-inverters-2-failures-in-3-years/1507 "2020-09-08T12:47:30Z")
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### Author:  [@MrS](https://forum.cleanenergyreviews.info/u/MrS)
#### Post date: [September 8, 2020, 12:47pm UTC](https://forum.cleanenergyreviews.info/t/solaredge-hd-wave-inverters-2-failures-in-3-years/1507/1 "2020-09-08T12:47:30Z")
I’m a homeowner, not an installer, I have a 5kw home system and a SolarEdge HD Wave inverter, I’m on my 3rd HD Wave inverter in 3 years. The first one lasted 12 months before failing, alerts were not sent out and it was 3 months before I realised that the system wasn’t working. The second inverter lasted just over 18 months - I lost a month of output the second time. Not impressed.
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### Author:  [@Svarky](https://forum.cleanenergyreviews.info/u/Svarky)
#### Post date: [September 9, 2020, 6:26am UTC](https://forum.cleanenergyreviews.info/t/solaredge-hd-wave-inverters-2-failures-in-3-years/1507/2 "2020-09-09T06:26:16Z")
That sounds extremely frustrating. I’m interested to know where you are located as we have heard reports of high failure rates in areas with high humidity?
Do you know what was the cause of failure?
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### Author:  [@MrS](https://forum.cleanenergyreviews.info/u/MrS)
#### Post date: [September 9, 2020, 7:06am UTC](https://forum.cleanenergyreviews.info/t/solaredge-hd-wave-inverters-2-failures-in-3-years/1507/3 "2020-09-09T07:06:52Z")
Bristol, UK. Do you mean high humidity in general or in the room where the inverter is installed?
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### Author:  [@Marty](https://forum.cleanenergyreviews.info/u/Marty)
#### Post date: [September 9, 2020, 11:02pm UTC](https://forum.cleanenergyreviews.info/t/solaredge-hd-wave-inverters-2-failures-in-3-years/1507/4 "2020-09-09T23:02:33Z")
Potentially both. The reports we’ve heard of higher failure rates are in the more tropical areas of Australia, which have general ambient humidity. However, if your inverter is in a room with high levels of humidity for whatever reason, that could be a factor.
Thanks for posting, it’s useful information to consider for people deciding on what inverter to buy.
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### Author:  [@Ekelly234](https://forum.cleanenergyreviews.info/u/Ekelly234)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2020, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.cleanenergyreviews.info/t/solaredge-hd-wave-inverters-2-failures-in-3-years/1507/5 "2020-10-17T20:16:42Z")
Stay away from Solar Edge
We have had 4 inverter failures
We are installing one for someone and her installer has went out of business
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### Author:  [@Benjamin\_heppel](https://forum.cleanenergyreviews.info/u/Benjamin_heppel)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2021, 12:44am UTC](https://forum.cleanenergyreviews.info/t/solaredge-hd-wave-inverters-2-failures-in-3-years/1507/6 "2021-10-06T00:44:24Z")
^^Wish i saw the above post before going against the installers recommendation. Had issues with my hd wave have now swapped out to a suposedly more reliable ‘Chinese’ unit (the world is changing!). Installer was helpful, service from manufacturer not so much.
Will see if this ones goes better.