Chasing Down a $3200 Unpaid Invoice for Panel Upgrade in Phoenix
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WireWizardWalt
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WireWizardWalt⭐ ExpertOP1d
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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⚒️ Journeyman1d
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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⚒️ Journeyman14h
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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⚒️ Journeyman14h
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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⚒️ Journeyman10h
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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⚒️ Journeyman8h
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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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AirFlowAce2⚒️ Journeyman6h
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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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WattTheHeck23⚒️ Journeyman1d
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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⚒️ Journeyman23h
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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.
