[RE-wrenches] What would you do/say?

Thu Feb 25 18:57:49 EST 2021

Uggg and no load center or power distribution. I just did one for an
inspection and the AHJ required a listed load center from the Inverter
maker. The wife lost her husband to C19 and she is selling the place as it
is over her head. Too many sad stories. Oh look it is almost 5 o'clock.
Might have to start early.... 

Thanks for the pix. I will dig up some with
all of the battery tops blown off and still being charged.   

Dave
Angelini Offgrid Solar
"we go where powerlines
don't"
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On Thu, 25 Feb 2021 15:48:47 -0500, Ray  wrote:   

This is why I have folks send me pics first, before I roll the truck. I
want to know what I'm getting myself into, and they need to know that its
not going to be an easy fix.  

Definitely have done some customer firing.
My off time is extremely valuable to me at this stage of life. If they
can't follow the instructions, it is in the contract and we part ways. 

The same with manufacturers, If they can't get me product that lasts and
has built-in quality I do not want their gear. Recently read about an
Inverter that has problems starting 3/4 HP motors and pumps. Half of my
clients have 3/4 HP 120vac fire pumps up here in the Sierra. Absolutely
can't lose power in an emergency. 

The picture of the system in the start
of this thread was not the worst I have seen, by a long shot!   

Dave
Angelini Offgrid Solar
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don't"
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On Thu, 25 Feb 2021 13:33:17 -0500, "Kirk Herander,
VSE"  [5] wrote:  And did you ever walk away from from a longstanding PITA?
I call it "firing" a customer. You took them on years ago 'cause maybe you
needed the work, or just felt sorry for them. But have been nothing but a
pain for all the reasons you mentioned. And they get upset when you finally
tell them, nicely or not, to find someone else. I've done firings no less
than 5 times in the last several years. At this late date in my career, who
needs it.    

KIRK HERANDER /  

OWNER|PRINCIPAL, VT SOLAR, LLC

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On 2/24/2021 8:28:47 PM,
Hilton Dier  [7] wrote: I'll say it again: The most important clients are
the ones you turn away. The penny pinching, pound foolish, never satisfied,
paranoid, DIY-without-asking, ear bending, time sucking, slow paying
nightmares that we have all had. The key is to see the warning signs on the
way in, a skill that comes from grim experience.

 The "can you cob this
back together for $200?" job is a non starter.

 Hilton Dier III
 Renewable
Energy Design
 Missisquoi River Hydro LLC

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