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And be stuck with a pissed of uncooperative installer for your 25 years of supports....
They made a mistake and if the contract does not support it, they do ow the OP something, and the first thing would be to see what they propose.
On the OP side he should carefully weight all the pros and cons before pushing for any replacement. I agree with others here that ultimately the Qcell may be just as good if not actually better. And one thing to consider is that forcing the installer to remove all existing panels and replace them at its own cost, will mean a new installation performed under stress by a pissed off installer who just wants to have it done as fast as possible.
This to me means a big chance to create many more problems down the line. Having had to deal with a litany of manufacturer and installation problems during the first full two years of my installation, I can tell you peace of mind has a price
One thing we really don't know is how the contract is structured. In my installation, payments were broken out into four phases: 1) Initial signing (low dollar amount), 2) County permit granted (low dollar amount), 3) equipment ordered, 4) installation/county inspections complete. At each phase, a bill was submitted to me for me to approve before writing a check. Also, the equipment was dropped shipped to me which I had to sign for. At bill #3 and equipment drop shipped I would have known and verified equipment to be installed.
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