We get the same calls and decline to get involved. We just tell people that consumer-grade products purchased online are geared toward the DIY market, not professional solar installers. I am not putting my reputation on the line for these brands.
The other call we get frequently now is about EG4 products. In many cases, the homeowner has already purchased the equipment, and it's sitting in a partially opened pile in the garage. When they realize it's not as easy as plug-and-play, they panic and start calling around. I have two emails in my inbox right now from existing customers who want to purchase EG4 batteries and have me install them. I have reluctantly been installing EG4 batteries in these situations, but telling clients to consider me like a handyman, and they are on their own if things don't work out. I'm not getting involved with service nightmares that may come up later. If I don't procure and sell the equipment, I am not putting my seal of approval on it. Jason Szumlanski Principal Solar Designer | Florida Solar Design Group NABCEP Certified Solar Professional (PVIP) Florida State Certified Solar Contractor CVC56956 Florida Certified Electrical Contractor EC13013208 On Mon, Jan 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM Michael Morningstar via RE-wrenches < re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote: > I'm getting calls almost weekly. "Hi, I bought an EcoFlow home back up > system, I'm looking for someone to install solar panels for it". I've > convinced a couple of clients to take a hit and sell the EcoFlow, Bluetti, > Anker units at a loss and let me install a permanent system. Anyone else > getting these requests? I've already determined that a lot of my potential > off-grid work has disappeared because of these portable units. Is this > where things are heading? > > -- > > Michael Morningstar > > > Morningstar Electric Inc > > PO Box 1494 > > Mount Shasta, CA 96067 > > 530-921-0560 > > CSLB 1116835 > > mjmornings...@gmail.com > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org > > 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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