Tindo Solar solar panels reviews

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About Tindo Solar, Solar Panels

Tindo Solar solar panels review

If you have your heart set on Australian-made solar panels,Tindo Solar is the only local manufacturer we would recommend to a friend.

While not a "tier one" producer of panels, which we normally recommend people buy from, SolarQuotes founder Finn has been to their factory on a couple of occasions and checked out their production. Even in Tindo's earlier days, he was impressed enough to put a bunch of them on his roof, so we think that is a pretty good endorsement of their quality.

Tindo Solar panels have a 12-year (original Karra) or 25 year (Karra G2) product warranty, and a 25 year performance warranty. They are corrosion resistant, and that makes them suitable for installation in coastal areas.  

Company Details

Tindo Solar was founded in 2011. Their original Adelaide factory, situated at Technology Park around 12 km north of Adelaide's CBD, had a manufacturing capacity of 60 megawatts. 

Tindo has always been understandably very pro Australian-made.

In 2014, Tindo Solar instigated an an anti-dumping case against Chinese solar panel manufacturers. It did not succeed. If it had, this could have resulted in punitive tariffs being placed on Chinese panels. This would have helped Tindo Solar and its 25 employees at the time, while harming the rest of Australia’s solar industry by raising the cost of imported panels.

The company was bought by South Australia's Cool or Cozy in March 2017.

In September 2021, the firm started decommissioning the original factory in readiness to commence operations in its new plant, situated adjacent. The new factory is capable of producing more than twice the output of the old plant (150MW annually) and commenced operations in early 2022.

In early 2023, Tindo Solar officially opened the Australian Centre for Excellence in Photovoltaics (ACEPV) within the new factory premises. ACEPV is to bring together industry and research partners; with one of the aims being to further boost Australia's domestic module manufacturing capabilities.

Tindo Solar Panels

Tindo's Karra G2 series panels manufactured for the residential market are based on half-cut cells and currently range up to 410W capacity. The new factory is also producing 540W panels for large-scale applications, such as solar farms.

Tindo Solar assembles solar panels using imported solar cells.

Tindo Solar And Temperature Coefficient

The hotter a solar panel gets, the lower its efficiency. The value that indicates how much a panel's efficiency drops by for each one degree increase in temperature over 25 degrees is called the Max Power Temperature Coefficient, or alternatively  the Temperature Coefficient of Pmax. A typical value these days is around -0.35%. This means if a panel’s temperature is 35 degrees it would produce 3.5% less electricity than if it was at 25 degrees.

Tindo's Temperature Coefficient of Pmax for the Karra G2 is -0.34%/°C, which isn't the best in the industry, but certainly isn't bad either.

Tindo Solar’s Power Tolerance

The majority of tier one panels have positive tolerance. This means their wattage will be the rated amount plus a small amount, for example 0 to 5 watts. Tindo panels' power tolerance used to be plus or minus 3%, which meant its actual wattage could be up to 3% above or 3% below its rating. However, these days it is 0 + ~ 5W.

Warranty Claim Procedure For Orphaned Tindo Customers

If you have purchased a Tindo system from an installer who has since gone under, Tindo become responsible for handling the replacement of panels under warranty. They can be contacted on 1300 846 367, and will handle the process for you using installers in their network.

Note that while Tindo's manufacturer’s warranty provides for replacement or repair, including both parts and labour, this only applies within capital city metropolitan areas of Australia.  Excess charges apply to "remote" sites (> 50km from CBD of Australian capital cities); including on-site labour and transportation.

My Recommendation

If you want Australian made solar panels, then Tindo Solar is a good choice. If you want quality, reliable panels, then you'll also get them with Tindo Solar.

While they are a small producer and will most likely never be a tier one solar panel manufacturer, I am satisfied that if you install their panels you will be very unlikely to have a problem with them.

Tindo Solar panels do carry a premium as Australian made panels, but that’s a small price to pay to support quality Australian manufacturing.

If you've had Tindo Solar panels installed, I encourage you to leave a review to let other Australians know your thoughts on their performance.

Tindo Solar Solar Panel Reviews

They look good hopefully they work properly
Last to bills $33 to $35 is that good?
Bought From: Sulex Electrics
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We specifically wanted Australian Made panels, but were given the option of cheaper alternatives. We decided to go with the Australian made panels.
Bought From: Victorian Solar Systems
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Over spec-ing the number of panels has been a great idea, as having 13.5kw of panels means that even on the most overcast (and raining) days we’re still generating enough power for the house and to charge the battery.
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Bought From: ALS Engineering Pty Ltd
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I paid a little extra and sacrificed a tiny amount of kW rating to get Australian Made panels over chinese made panels.

I don't have anything to compare them against, but overall I have no complaints about the panels themselves, they work as expected and I was a little surprised how long they generated power for and how much is generated in rainy conditions. Again, don't know if all solar panels run like this, but they exceeded my expectations.
Bought From: Expert Electrical TAS
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Love that they are Australian made.
They look nice but the rails stick out at the edge.
Bought From: Expert Electrical TAS
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Equal east and west orientation at 26° tilt (due to roof limits) gives exceptional PV output spring to autumn. Top up battery on off peak to cost shift in midwinter (mid May-mid Aug). Storage HWS uses only excess PV from spring to autumn, top up via controlled load tariff over midwinter. May add freestanding north facing panels to improve winter PV output.
Bought From: Max Fox Electrical
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All good so far, Australian assembled panels was important.
Bought From: Coastal Solar
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We specifically wanted Australian Made panels, but were given the option of cheaper alternatives. We decided to go with the Australian made panels.
Bought From: Green Edge Technologies DC
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Because of our roof not all panels face the same direction. We have some facing East, West and North so we don't get all panels working at top capacity at the same time. But we haven't had to pay an electricity bill since.
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They are brilliant, I have 10.2kw of theese panels on my roof, with a 8.2kw fronius inverter. The system is perfect for us.
More than happy with Tindo. Highly recommend
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Just a great experience. Saving us electricity costs, and leaving the coal in the ground in Gippsland.
Bought From: Bendigo Grid Connect
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Really like that they are made right here in Australia and were developed specifically for Australian conditions
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Bought From: Steve Torpy Electrical and Security and Coastal Solar Solutions Show additional information
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Please note that the panels were Q.MAXX-G2 350Watt from Q.antum
Bought From: Trione Solar
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Look good and seem to be working well.
Bought From: Concept Electrical and Solar
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System has been installed on the day of writing this review and too early to review product performance.
Bought From: Solar and Batteries Direct
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Best quality and great performance
Bought From: Tindo Solar
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Bought From: Steve Torpy Electrical and Security and Coastal Solar Solutions Show additional information
So far no problems and I don't expect any. Australian made makes me feel safe.
Bought From: Steve Torpy Electrical and Security and Coastal Solar Solutions
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Initially shows everything working okay. Nice looking panels with thin edge surround
Bought From: JFK Electrical Solar and Air
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Bought From: Sunrise Power Solutions Show additional information
They do as advetised and work well.
Bought From: Steve Torpy Electrical and Security and Coastal Solar Solutions
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Had the Tindo panels for a month now and ten of those days they have been producing over 30kWh each day as reported on the Envoy monitoring system, in total for the month 573kWh
Bought From: Steve Torpy Electrical and Security and Coastal Solar Solutions
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Tindo Solar has 5 solar panels in our database

Model Type Size (W) PTC (W) Performance Ratio
Karra-260Polycrystalline260N/A0.00
Karra-285Monocrystalline285N/A0.00
Karra-290Monocrystalline290N/A0.00
Karra-295Monocrystalline295N/A0.00
Karra-300Monocrystalline300N/A0.00
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