I dont have a problem with pricing your work to make a profit or making suggestions for repairs or improvements. That is good business. However saying that someone NEEDS unnecessary work is dishonest. Making suggestions for real issues even if expensive is not. Saying they Have to do the work is.
Sometines its a judgement call. We generally wont add circiuts to zinsco or fpe panels, but lots of people have no problem with it. We will usually suggest replacement. However it is dishonest to tell every customer that they need to replace their panel if it is in good condition.
I'd rather have a reputation as being expensive but good and honest than expensive and dishonest or cheap but you get what you pay for. If you are good, you dont have to be cheap. Expensive and dishonest are not the same. Sometimes the low price is ultimately the most expensive. We ALL know that. Expensive and bad or unnecessary work is dishonest.
posters that come here with iron clad doctrines, and get po'ed when confronted on it deserve that ascii door to slap them in the a*s, goes double in a thread marked 'competition'
Wow, that would prove a hard sell out here on the island, most wait for it to stop working before they call anyone, doesn't matter what it looks like, how many open violations it exist. All the residential customer knows is, it works, why fix it?
Usually an easy sale after a burnt neutral in the panel, burnt contact on breaker, messy panel, and even after diagnosing a bad breaker. I use to make most of my income via tune-ups like this, and circuit tune-ups in 02'-06'. Now I get them less, but still get them.
Favorites are old murray, arrowhart etc, type panels. Easy money.
Usually an easy sale after a burnt neutral in the panel, burnt contact on breaker, messy panel, and even after diagnosing a bad breaker. I use to make most of my income via tune-ups like this, and circuit tune-ups in 02'-06'. Now I get them less, but still get them.
Favorites are old murray, arrowhart etc, type panels. Easy money.
After changing out so many panels due to burnt bussings I just said "what the heck, just start selling prevention" :thumbsup:
Especially good on the coast where there are lots of oxidation build up on connections/bussings. Just start offering it every call. You won't land them all, probably not even 1/4, but you will sell one here and there and it will add up. :thumbup:
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