Generac PWRview 4+

Iam somewhat disappointed with the system performance. The app only works part time, when it wants to it seems. And I have studied my monthly bills for the last 12months and the return on my total investment is practically zero,. I did not expect my monthly bill to go to zero, but I did expect to see a decline of perhaps $100 or more. Credits to my system from my solar panels have been minimal, from $0 to 25/30 dollars month. And my monthly bill for Jan and Fed was still over $500 a month. SO, I guess my only thought can bee “It is what it is” and I have to except it. I do not know what to do as Iam at the bottom of the pile. Thanks for asking.

Hi Glenn's Rev, If you have specific details about the app issue, ie. when it doesn't seem to work and if you can provide your system info, our development team can look into it further to resolve the issue. In regard to your system performance, our Support team can look into that as well, and confirm if the system is right-sized for your needs. We can be reached by phone, live chat, or email. We look forward to hearing from you! https://www.generac.com/service-support/contact-us

First, this latest update broke app functionality. I have two inverters, so they are listed as two “sites”. Previously, I was able to switch between the sites within the app to see production of both inverters. Since the update, I am locked into the data of whatever site the app opens with. To see the second site, I have to manually select the second site, then close the app, swipe it off the screen, and then restart the app. Very clunky and not how it worked before.

Second, I am in one house, why can’t you merge the two inverters into one “site” and then give me the ability to dive down into the production of inverter 1 and inverter 2 in a sun-menu. When I look at the app, I am primarily interested in see total production at that moment or for the day and not have to go through the tedious process listed above to manually calculate the production of the two inverters.

Finally, please incorporate the ability to change modes (Clean Backup, Self-Supply, etc.) from the app. This would greatly increase functionality and bring it up to industry standards. If Generac Support can remotely change modes, then we should be able to too from the app. That’s one of the reasons these systems are connected to the internet.

Hi Appsolutley, Thank you for the detailed review!

The latest update (1.9.1) has the fix addressing the site switching issue, please update your app.

We hear you on the merging sites and remote mode changes!

So first off, I will say this app does everything it says - you can view how things are preforming, that’s about it. Monitor data real time but it is not very user friendly. I would love to be able to access my inverter through this app and use it as diagnose or use it for set up, even change modes for battery back up remotely. Voltage/wattage production per/panel would be nice to track as well I just think there are a lot of things they could improve on.

Update! - they have really updated the app. Everything can be controlled now as far as remotely. very impressed with what you can do. I am still disappointed that you can’t see if there are issues with the system that you would have to go outside and actually look at the panel. There’s no way to tell there’s no remote diagnostics, you can run

HI Cfox84,

Thank you for your review and feedback. We definitely agree that you should be able to do more from the app! We have some exciting new features in the works, so do keep posted for updates soon!