Posted by greg k on December 16, 2013 at 16:22:48 from (70.198.25.46):
About 2 years ago I quit my job and started my own electrical contracting business. Approximately 2 months ago I received a call from small time local farmer about a grain bin he was renting. The problem was that after an hour or so of running the drying fan would kick out the 125A main breaker on the panel. It did not kick out the 80A breaker that fed just the dryer fan. I did not really have time to look at it but since he had wet corn in the bin I decided to make time. The first time I stopped was the night he called me about 7:00 in the middle of a snowstorm. The fan would not kick out the breaker while I was there and the farmer did not want to suck a lot of snow into the bin. Two days later I stopped on my way through to look at another job and while there I bypassed the starter and started the fan off of the breaker only, then I went and looked at the other job. That took about an hour and when I got there the breaker was tripped. I could not find anything suspicious so I restarted it and waited for about 15 minutes, whereupon I went to the bar for a drink. When I returned the fan was still running. 20 minutes later , with it still running I went home. Fast forward a couple weeks , the farmer calls and says the fan quit again. It had been running fine until he shut it off because of moisture and the problem was back. I checked the capacitors, amperage, connections, anything I could think of. The next day I called an electrician I used to work with for advice. His opinion was that the motor was going bad, but without a megger there was no way of knowing. At this point I told the renter everything I had found out. I also told him that at this point I was too busy to keep messing with it since I had several larger projects ready for me. Today the bin owner called NOT HAPPY! It had been agreed that I bill the owner, but before I did anything expensive I was to consult him first. I sent him a bill for $90 to cover all my trips and time. He was upset be cause I had never fixed anything. A new breaker would cost $180 at my cost and I don't know what a new motor cost is. My question is did I wrongfully charge him? I can see his point, but him being a contractor also I wonder if I was that out of line. I did offer to settle with him but that got no response, he just kept saying " I'll pay it but I'm NOT HAPPY". So he's not being outrageous. Do I return his check when I get it? What do you think?
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