Re: [RE-wrenches] outback power wrench support?

2012-06-20 Thread William Miller
Friends: Years ago Outback tried to pull this on me. I dealt directly with Steve Higgins and after a brief discussion, he came through with a brand new inverter. Other problems ensued and Steve comped me up with a refurbished item. Steve intervened and made this situation right, but I did h

Re: [RE-wrenches] outback power wrench support?

2012-06-20 Thread R Ray Walters
A refurbished unit might be appropriate for a warranty replacement of a controller that had a couple years on it. A new product that was "Dead On Arrival" definitely calls for a new unit. That's what the customer paid for. Outback generally makes a decent product, but as you've found, their c

Re: [RE-wrenches] outback power wrench support?

2012-06-20 Thread Allan Sindelar
Todd, No, this has always been Outback's warranty policy. Agreed, it sucks. For awhile Sandra in tech support found ways to quietly "make it right" on bona fide warranty issues, but she moved on. But if the FM80 was defective out of the box, you should hav

[RE-wrenches] outback power wrench support?

2012-06-20 Thread toddcory
wrenches, i recently installed a grid-tie with battery backup system. the fm 80 was defective out of the box, so i called outback for a replacement. i got a refurbished unit which when installed resolved the problem. the customer was not happy about paying for a new unit and getting a used on