Understanding Warnings
Warnings are part of the saved result. They are there to show where a result is sensitive, near a practical limit, dependent on assumptions, or in need of more careful review before it is used with too much confidence.
Where warnings appear on the results page
Warnings show up in two useful places. First, the version summary area includes a warning count so you can see quickly whether a version deserves extra attention. Second, the dedicated Warnings tab lists the stored warnings for the selected version's scenario.
Because warnings are stored with the result, they change when you switch versions. That means warnings should always be read as part of that specific saved result, not as general app messages.
How the Warnings tab is organised
In the current results page, warnings are grouped by severity. The headings you will see are Critical, Warnings, and Info.
This structure helps you separate what is simply worth knowing from what may seriously affect the way a result should be used. A version can contain items in one group, several groups, or none at all.
How to read each severity level
Critical items are the strongest sign that the result needs caution. These should slow you down immediately and should never be treated as background noise.
Warnings usually point to practical pressure, important assumptions, or aspects of the scenario that deserve closer review. These do not automatically make the result useless, but they do change how confidently it should be read.
Info items are lighter notes. They can still be useful, especially when they explain assumptions or give context for why the result landed where it did, but they should not be confused with more serious caution messages.
Use warnings alongside the numbers
The best way to read warnings is alongside the result tabs, not after them. A battery count may look neat until the warnings explain that reserve is thin. A solar result may look workable until the warning list shows strong weather sensitivity. An inverter result may look acceptable until repeated surge notes show that startup behaviour is less comfortable than it first appears.
If several warnings point at the same subsystem, treat that as a pattern. Repeated battery warnings usually mean the storage side deserves another look. Repeated charging or solar warnings usually mean the recharge path is under pressure. Repeated assumption notes usually mean the result is still too generic to be treated as a settled answer.
Warnings do not always mean the result is unusable
A result with warnings can still be useful for planning and comparison. The warning system is there to make uncertainty visible, not to hide the result entirely. What matters is whether the warnings change your confidence or simply tell you what to validate next.
During early exploration, some warnings may be acceptable. Closer to a real decision, the same warnings should carry much more weight.
When warnings should change your next step
Warnings should push you toward one of three next steps. Either refine the scenario and calculate again, compare against another saved version, or pause and validate the real-world assumptions more carefully.
For homeowners, warnings are a reminder that professional review matters before acting on the output. For installers or technical users, warnings help show where more specific field information or equipment detail is still needed.