Instead of "ratting them out", why not just invite an inspector to look
at that work, and decide for themselves. If they didn't pull permits,
they're in trouble, and if they did and passed, the whole system is in
trouble.
Personally, I'm getting very tired of substandard work in the solar
field. In the 90s, folks didn't know any better, and equipment
availability was tough too. In 2020, there is no excuse, and these guys
are dragging the entire industry and our collective reputation down.
They've got to get with the program and do good work, or stay out of the
business. Period. Its no longer something we can continue to
tolerate. I used to clean up other peoples' messes, but I'm tired of it.
Just because I hold an electrical contractor license doesn't mean I can
go wire a hospital operating room or X-ray machine. You specialize, and
do the best you can to understand and stay on top of your chosen
specialty. People on this list generally all want to learn more, avoid
mistakes, and improve our designs and workmanship. It takes a lot of
extra time and effort to be good at what we do. We can't allow idiots
that don't even bother, make us all look bad.
Ray Walters
Remote Solar
303 505-8760
On 9/28/20 11:27 AM, Will White wrote:
Do you not have electrical inspectors out there? I'm also not usually
one to rat on another contractor but this is burn the house down bad.
On Mon, Sep 28, 2020 at 12:14 PM Jason Szumlanski
<[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Does anyone have any thoughts on turning in a fellow licensed
contractor for egregious violations of code and workmanship
practices? I ran across one this weekend that should definitely
not own a ladder or even a screwdriver. I'm compelled to turn him
into the state, but I don't really want to be "that guy." I'm
encouraging the homeowner to do something about it, but the
process is rather difficult.
P.S. This happens to be an Electrical Contractor, not a Solar
Contractor. In Florida, both specialties can install PV.
"Funny/not funny" pictures attached, and there are MANY
other scary deficiencies.
Jason Szumlanski
Florida Solar Design Group
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