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Achille B

1 reviews | Active since Oct 2013

24 Sept 2018, 02:46

Bad electrical / solar installers

Since having had an expensive solar system ( ie. grid-tied 3-phase inverter, plus solar panels), then upgrade / modification ( to further supply a hybrid inverter + batteries for energy storage system, to use during the evenings)... My family has been plagued with ongoing : a) triple fault R80 000 inverter, within the first 12 months, b) extremely bad and inferior (dangerous) electrical wiring quality grade, hazardous connections (ie - numerous joins, not to electrical compliance standards - that have either not made good connection, come apart when pull-tested, or melted insulation wrapped twist-joins), c) caused 3x failures in supply in the first 12 months, resulting in 3x expensive home theater systems to "burn-out", 1x carport remotely operated door motor to burn the motherboard, twice burning out the up-market automated coffee machine motherboard, and possibly been responsible for other electronic appliance irregularities in the household ( the excesses to my insurance company were again out of my pocket). d) necessitated the changing of all the solar wire strings leading to the inverter (approximate costs in excess of R16000 - R18000), e) in addition to this, the electrical wiring that was carried out by this firm, to unrelated "normal house" electrical wiring (ie - lights, plug outlets, light switches, new power points, etc), also had to receive rewiring in many instances, as they did not meet "COC" compliance, when a master-electrician was called in to verify their workmanship (adding and additional R18000 - R20000 extra ).

We have subsequently heard that this company may have had similar "run-ins" (bad workmanship) with other client/s (from a reliable electrical contractor, that has had to rectify their past work).

p.s. - we have numerous photos and physical evidence of their faulty workmanship / installations on hand, which we're gathering to legally pursue as well...

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