Side jobs, from the owner's side: what happens when yours calls my office
Happened again this month, so I'll write it down. A homeowner called us for a no-cool on a mini-split installed last year. Not our install. A helper from another shop put it in on weekends, cash. No permit, no proper evacuation, flare connections leaking. The homeowner wanted to know who to call about it, and the answer was nobody. What it looks like from my side: - The homeowner pays twice, once to him and once to us - If your own boss gets that call, you're probably done there - Handling refrigerant without your 608 is its own problem, and having the card doesn't make an unpermitted install legal - You have no insurance, so whatever goes wrong is on you I'm not telling anyone what to do on their own time. I'm telling you what it costs when it goes wrong.