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I&#8217;m fairly confident that we&#8217;ve weeded out any shonks since we started over 4 years ago!)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are the 5 rules if you don&#8217;t want to listen to me drone on:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong> The common sense test. If the offer seems too good to be true&#8230;.. \u00a0For example: Free solar panels, wild performance claims etc.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> Are the sales people technically competent. Just ask <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/choosing-a-solar-installer.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">these questions<\/a> to find out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3.<\/strong> Do they have a track record in looking after their customers? Check out over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/installer-reviews.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10,000 reviews<\/a> to find out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4.<\/strong> Please read the terms and conditions! Last time I checked at least of 2 of the largest solar companies in Australia had a clause saying &#8220;we take no responsibility for the amount of power generated by your solar system&#8221;. Unbelievable!<\/p>\n<p><strong>5.<\/strong> Are they transparent about the exact brand of solar panel, inverter and racking that they use. &#8220;A Grade Solar Panel and high efficiency inverter&#8221; is not good enough!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the last four years, I&#8217;ve written thousands of words and made hours of videos answering the question: &#8220;Finn &#8211; there are hundreds of solar companies out there &#8211; they all claim that &#8220;they are the best and everyone else is second rate or worse&#8221;! 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