Will pay someone for solar install -Tucson

[Scubatom]

Hey everyone. So I’m pretty sure I have my solar system picked out. I just got my van and I need to measure everything. I’m pretty handy and could probably figure it out but I’d much rather pay someone who knows exactly what to do. I would like to do the work but I would also like to have someone experienced by my side so everything is perfect! If you can help let me know and we can talk about pay.

 

[highdesertranger]

Get ahold of jinindenver. Jim is a member here he was in Quartzsite a couple weeks ago. I don't know where he is now hopefully he is still close by. Are you planning on buying from Santan? You won't beat their prices and they're local to you.

Highdesertranger

 

[shadowmoss]

Jim is worth driving a bit to meet up with. He usually stays in AZ, so consider it a practice camping trip.

 

[Scubatom]

I will definitely try and get ahold of jim. I definitely don’t mind taking a little drive to meet him.

I hadn’t heard of Santan before. I don’t know why because I was searching local solar vendors. I just looked them up and their prices are killer. How are they so much lower than everyone? 365 watts for $165? That’s amazing. I was going to order from Renogy because they appear to be a solid product but I’d rather order local.

 

[MotorVation]

When buying residential sized panels, the trick is to pick them up in person. When I bought mine, I had to pay truck freight to Florida. No regrets but if I had been in AZ at the time, I would have saved a lot of money

 

[jimindenver]

I'm still in Quartzsite but I'm packing up to head to Flagstaff. The A/C works fine on solar but the heat keeps me from doing much outside most of the day.

You can reach me at [email protected]. Like HDR said, get most of what you need at Santan on the way. My customers get a 10% discount there and they sell more than just panels.

One thing that you want to be able to do is test the panels when you pick them up.

 

[jacqueg]

I will definitely try and get ahold of jim. I definitely don’t mind taking a little drive to meet him.

I hadn’t heard of Santan before. I don’t know why because I was searching local solar vendors.  I just looked them up and their prices are killer. How are they so much lower than everyone? 365 watts for $165? That’s amazing. I was going to order from Renogy because they appear to be a solid product but I’d rather order local.

Many (all?) of the panels they sell are used. They buy from corporate types who replace all their panels at once. Santan has a great reputation for honesty and helpfulness, and they test at least some of the panels themselves.

This summer I bought a tested 286 watt panel from them for something like $90. Picked it up myself. Yes, my panel hits the original specs.

 

[Scubatom]

Thanks everyone for the feedback. I’m just going over a couple more things with the van to make sure it’s mechanically sound and then I’m going to go buy all of the solar panel parts. Once I do that I will get a hold of you Jim. I definitely don’t mind traveling to wherever you’re at. I will shoot you an email in the next couple days. Thank you for reaching out!

 

[shadowmoss]

Suggestion:. Talk things over with Jim BEFORE you buy the parts. He can make sure you get the things you need and nothing you don't need. He does this a lot.