Man, I agree. The soot factor wins the prize. What did the inverters look like inside? I'm surprised they still worked, or did they?
Kirk Herander / kirkh@vermont.solar [mailto:kirkh@vermont.solar] Owner|Principal, VT Solar, LLC Celebrating our 30th Anniversary 1991-2021!! www.vermont.solar [https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=www.vermontsolarnow.com&data=02%7C01%7C%7C9f0330d75a244870112408d685311841%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636842843233477645&sdata=0NjyuKeQbEK6245SNnk8X4XnP9Q%2B%2BqtvcALkdDghvk4%3D&reserved=0] dba Vermont Solar Engineering 802.863.1202 On 2/26/2021 11:57:47 AM, Ray <r...@solarray.com> wrote: Ok, Nick wins. That's definitely the worst I've ever seen. That took years of dedication to make that look that bad. The soot? just insuring you maintain your top spot for years to come. This brings up another part of this: the customer has to be willing not only to allow you to completely rewire the system, they also have to be willing to possibly relocate equipment, like that generator. I haven't had the soot, but I have had generators in the same room as the equipment, which caused batteries and electronics to over heat. I too used to think I had to solve every problem I came upon, but you're just going to wear yourself out. Both for your profit margin but also your sanity, you've got to pick the jobs that are best for you. Back to the firing clients: some of these folks seem to think there is an entire phone book of off grid electricians they can call, if one doesn't work out. However, savvy customers recognize how important we are to their life style, and so pay promptly and treat us with respect. Ray Walters Remote Solar 303 505-8760 On 2/26/21 12:38 AM, Nick A Lucchese wrote: > Yes, an interesting thread. Glad to hear I’m not the only one seeing > this more and more these days. Internet lowballers and Youtube “pros” > aren’t helping the situation either. There is always a bit of guilt > not helping someone out especially after hearing that declining to > help really often unfolds into more unfortunate turns for them. It’s > always a balance of what's best for me and my time versus the best for > the safety of our community. Just have to accept that I can’t save > everyone and perhaps by not they’ll find someone else that needs the > experience. > > As far as “firing" a customer yes that can feel really good. I did > that a couple years ago with a client I had been helping for 16 years. > It was the best $830 I’ve ever walked away from! Brings a smile to my > face to this day! > > Just for fun, here’s a sweet system I declined to work on a few years > back. He didn’t like the fact that I told him I was going to > completely remove it before re-installing it and then charge him a > $300 fee to clean all the carbon deposits off my tools and body each > time I was there. Not shown 4’ away is 100 gallons of diesel fuel and > the generator. Yet somehow he got this permitted by parking a tractor > in front of the access door (so he claimed). > > Nick > > > > _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the other: https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/ http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: http://www.members.re-wrenches.org
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