I guess there’s a difference between concern or deal breaker, seems like people love to just add another panel or two to make up for the idle consumption.Respectfully disagree. Idle consumption is definitely a concern.
A big problem is that there's still a good-sized gulf between the price demanded by higher-end suppliers such as Victron compared to lower priced units with great features but some build/quality issues, such as this fan issue with the EG4 units. I would gladly pay $25-$100 more per unit for the EG4 devices if this fan issue didn't exist. There's a market opportunity for EG4 to continue moving up market, addressing issues such as idle consumption and fan noise, at somewhat higher price points.
For me it was a dealbreaker, for a true off grid small solar only install.
Agreed that there is always a fine of adding upscale features but at a cost, and the bean counters and price point will win.
At least there is a creative solution for these fans that just takes some DIY skill.