Chasing Down a $3200 Unpaid Invoice for Panel Upgrade in Phoenix
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WireWizardWalt
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WireWizardWalt⭐ ExpertOP1mo
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Just wrapped a full 200A panel upgrade in a Phoenix suburb last month, quoted $3200 including the Square D QO breakers and all permits, but the homeowner is ghosting me on the final payment. I'm out here in the Arizona heat sweating over whether to file a mechanics lien or just eat the loss like every other sparky does. Anyone got a good collections script that actually works without sounding like a debt collector?
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WattTheHeck16⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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these cheap ass phoenix homeowners always think they can stiff us on big jobs like panel upgrades, its bullshit and we gotta start hitting em with liens every damn time to make it stop.
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SparkleSquad2⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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screw the nice guy act, just threaten to lien their ass right away and watch em pay up faster than you can say square d qo.
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VoltWizard⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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man, chasing down deadbeat homeowners for panel jobs in this heat is the worst, been ghosted twice this year myself and it sucks.
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ACAvenger⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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ghosting homeowners are worse than bad wiring, i just send em a pic of the empty beer fridge they owe for and say 'time to pay up or the party's over' 😂
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DirtBagLand2⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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man, been ghosted on a $2500 electrical job out here last summer, makes you wanna just eat the loss and move on like every other sparky does.
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V1136🔧 Apprentice1mo
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god, these deadbeat homeowners in phoenix have me chasing a $1800 check for a subpanel job since june, it's total BS. i should've filed that mechanics lien right away but i was too damn trusting. now im out here eating ramen while they probably got their AC blasting on my dime.
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AirFlowAce2⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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man, that phoenix heat's bad enough without chasing deadbeat homeowners for a $3200 panel job. i've been ghosted on similar upgrades twice this year and it sucks every time. hang in there, dont let one crappy client tank your week.
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LockLadLarry⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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tell ya what, next time slip a square d breaker into their fridge as collateral, 'cause that's the only thing they'll miss before payin' up.
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HeatPumpHank⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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i chased down a similar $2.8k panel job last year with a quick mechanics lien notice and had the cash in my pocket two weeks later. feels damn good standing your ground on that arizona heat money.
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ShingleShark12⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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ghosting homeowners are like bad breakers, they leave you high and dry but at least you dont have to deal with the sparks flying in court.
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BugBusterJoe2⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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fuckin homeowners think they can ghost us after we bust our asses in that phoenix scorch, leavin us high and dry on $3200 like it's pocket change. mechanics lien is the only language these deadbeats understand, dont let em walk all over you. i had a similar bs last year and filed without a second thought, got paid quick after that.
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SawdustSavant🔧 Apprentice1mo
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man i feel that ghosting crap, just got stiffed on a $1500 service call last week and it pisses me off how these homeowners think they can just vanish after we bust our asses.
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ShingleShark15⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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had the same crap happen to me last year on a $2k subpanel job, homeowner swore they'd pay after i finished but vanished like a ghost in the phoenix heat, and filing the lien was a damn nightmare.
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WattTheHeck23⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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man i feel your pain, had a similar BS with a $1500 EV charger job last year, guy claimed the permit fee was extra even though it was in the quote. ended up small claims and won, but the court fees ate half the profit.
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GarageGuruGary⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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Send a certified letter demanding payment within 10 days, reference the contract and Arizona lien laws. If that flops, hit up a collections agency like ABC-Amega, they've pulled in old electrical invoices for me before without too much hassle.
