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\"13<\/a><\/p>\n

One of the questions that lands in my inbox almost every day is this:<\/p>\n

“Hey Finn – I’ve been made a fantastic offer on a shiny new solar power system for my home. It is heaps cheaper than every one else on the market. Is it too good to be true or a genuine bargain???”<\/em><\/p>\n

Here are 13 Solar Questions to quickly ask either yourself or the solar sales dude \u00a0that will help you decide.<\/p>\n

Questions for the sales guy:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Question #1:<\/strong><\/em> Has your company ever been reprimanded for your advertising practices?<\/p>\n

Question #2:<\/strong><\/em> How many of your installations have ever failed a government inspection?<\/p>\n

Question #3: <\/strong>I<\/em>s the CEC accredited installer present for the entire install?<\/p>\n

Question #4:<\/strong><\/em> How much do you pay for a subcontracted 1.5kW install? ($900 is the minimum that should be paid for a quality solar installation in my humble opinion)<\/p>\n

Question #5:<\/strong><\/em> What is the product warranty on the solar panels? (this is not the power output warranty). Is is at least 10 years? Is the installation warranty void if I don’t pay you to regularly “service” my solar system?<\/p>\n

Question #6:<\/strong><\/em> What 3rd party evidence can you give me that these solar panels are any good? (e.g. Magazine Tests, my humble Solar Panel Comparison<\/a> Tool)<\/p>\n

Question #7:<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0What 3rd party evidence can you give me that this solar inverter is any good?<\/p>\n

Question #8:<\/strong><\/em> What kind of solar power system have you got on your roof \u00a0kind sir? (Don’t buy a shirt from a naked man!)<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Questions to ask yourself: <\/strong>(crikey – I sound like your therapist now!)<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Question #9:<\/strong><\/em> What happens if you Google “youtube [solar company name]” ?<\/p>\n

Question #10:<\/strong> <\/em>What happens if you\u00a0Google “whirlpool [solar company name]”?<\/p>\n

Question #11:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>What happens if you\u00a0Google “whirlpool [solar panel name]”?<\/p>\n

Question #12:<\/strong><\/em> What happens if you\u00a0Google “whirlpool [solar inverter name]”?<\/p>\n

Question #13:<\/strong><\/em> When was the last time you bought the absolute cheapest option available \u00a0– in any product or service category \u00a0– and it made you happy for years to come?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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