outspokenAZ
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Hello,
I have a question about suing a solar company over a bird barrier installed about 3 months ago. I am in arizona. Basically they screwed a wire mesh into my solar panels to keep pests, such as birds away. So far it was worked in the sense that birds havent gotten under my solar panels to nest. However there are 2 issues:
1) The screws they used to hold the wire mesh to my solar panels are coming out. 2 days after they added it, I went on my roof to inspect the work and I noticed 1 screw was coming out. I was able to put it back in. Yesterday I went on my root and I counted about 6 screws that have fallen out. Some screws I was able to find, but others I wasn't. My concern is that eventually the mesh will fall out with nothing holding it in place, and the birds will get in.
2) I have 3 solar panel arrays. 2 were done correctly and there are no bird nests. However one of the solar arrays had the wire mesh cut too short. Rather than extending the wire mesh to the top of my roof, they put it too short allowing birds to nest. I found 2 nests on my roof on Saturday. If the installers would have cut the mesh longer this would have not happened.
I have emailed the solar company so far no response. I am considering suing them, I feel this is very sloppy work, screws shouldnt be falling out 3 months after installation.
There is no warranty, however they told me before I signed with them that they would not void the original manufacturers warranty, so I assume this was under warranty. I asked the guys who installed the bird barrier, and one guy told me it was covered under warranty. However when I emailed the sales guy after he checked he said it had no warranty. I am curious if someone tells you work will not void a warranty and an employee tells you there's a warranty - would there be a warranty?
Lastly, the contract they had me sign only said bird barrier once, it was basically the standard contract to get solar panels installed - but i wasnt getting solar panels installed. So would the contact be void because it really had nothing to do with installing a bird barrier?
Could I sue for a faulty product, or do I have no legal standing because there apparently was no warranty, and the contract I signed said nothing about the bird barrier so there were no expectations?
Thanks
I have a question about suing a solar company over a bird barrier installed about 3 months ago. I am in arizona. Basically they screwed a wire mesh into my solar panels to keep pests, such as birds away. So far it was worked in the sense that birds havent gotten under my solar panels to nest. However there are 2 issues:
1) The screws they used to hold the wire mesh to my solar panels are coming out. 2 days after they added it, I went on my roof to inspect the work and I noticed 1 screw was coming out. I was able to put it back in. Yesterday I went on my root and I counted about 6 screws that have fallen out. Some screws I was able to find, but others I wasn't. My concern is that eventually the mesh will fall out with nothing holding it in place, and the birds will get in.
2) I have 3 solar panel arrays. 2 were done correctly and there are no bird nests. However one of the solar arrays had the wire mesh cut too short. Rather than extending the wire mesh to the top of my roof, they put it too short allowing birds to nest. I found 2 nests on my roof on Saturday. If the installers would have cut the mesh longer this would have not happened.
I have emailed the solar company so far no response. I am considering suing them, I feel this is very sloppy work, screws shouldnt be falling out 3 months after installation.
There is no warranty, however they told me before I signed with them that they would not void the original manufacturers warranty, so I assume this was under warranty. I asked the guys who installed the bird barrier, and one guy told me it was covered under warranty. However when I emailed the sales guy after he checked he said it had no warranty. I am curious if someone tells you work will not void a warranty and an employee tells you there's a warranty - would there be a warranty?
Lastly, the contract they had me sign only said bird barrier once, it was basically the standard contract to get solar panels installed - but i wasnt getting solar panels installed. So would the contact be void because it really had nothing to do with installing a bird barrier?
Could I sue for a faulty product, or do I have no legal standing because there apparently was no warranty, and the contract I signed said nothing about the bird barrier so there were no expectations?
Thanks
