Nothing here
Did a quote on a job a couple of weeks back. panels on the garage roof. garage supply from a fused spur off the kitchen sockets. He'd had a couple of previous quotes for 2kW systems based on dodgy self branded panels, despite the fact nothing but panasonic will legally fit at 2kW and none of the companies even looked at the electrics, never mind discussing the issues with the electrical supply. I explained we would need to install a new board and why and that we would do that at no charge and install a new dedicated garage supply.
I cut my margins thinner than a thin thing but we lost the job to one of those other companies on price, despite the fact they clearly hadn't surveyed the job properly.
The customer sent me an email thanking me for my time and for all the useful information I had given him, much more than any of the other companies, but explaining he had gone for a slightly cheaper company. I exp.lained all about the importance of the quality of the panels and why we would use an SMA inverter. He had also looked at our checkatrade feedback, photos of previous systems and I offered him the chance to speak to other customers.
The race to the bottom is clearly on and I'm not interested in following it down.
If I wanted to run a poundshop I'd open one on the high street and work in the dry!!
