Guest Book

We recently purchase a new Renegade Explorer that has had a non working issue with the Victron inverter since new. As Renegade is some 2000 miles away and not an option to have them repair, I researched and found Jeffery (Solavanbuild) performed work on Victron products and was only 1.5 hours from us. After multiple conversations with Jeffery on steps to take to get it up and running, I finally decided it was time to have the expert do a road trip to us to help resolve the issue. When Jeffery arrived he had brought with him, an identical to mine, Victron inverter in the case mine was indeed bad. After an hour of testing, the decision was made to swap out the suspect inverter to limit the labor hours and get the coach back up and running. Once the inverter was installed we went through a detailed test of running the unit under all circumstances. Shore power, generator, inverter alone, heavy loads etc. and all tested out as expected. He also spent some time with me discussing the complete coaches electrical system and how it all tied together to provide power under each circumstance. We had one issue where he needed to do some programming to the inverter but did not have with him the equipment to do so. Jeffery made it right by purchasing a phone at Walmart once home, loading the app and sending it to me overnight. He then called me and walked me through the setup as to program the inverter to the proper settings for our coach. I would highly recommend anyone needing repair or design and installation of a system including solar panels, inverters, battery banks etc to give Jeffery a call to discuss what your options might be. Thanks for the help and look forward to working with you again in the future! John n Tami Paso Robles, CA.

Jeffrey really knows his stuff. I have a 38ft class A motorhome. I came to Jeffrey with a huge project involving full self sufficiency and using the rig as a power station for a construction site where we will build our off-grid homestead. Jeffrey delivered, I can still use 50A shorepower, nearly 16kWh of power storage, 10kW of inverter gear, and will even be able to supply 240v 50A to my future construction site. this completes my rig, and begins the next step in life for my wife and I. thanks Jeffrey... job well done... I highly recommend his services for any size job.

I feel confident about Jeffreys electrical work. That it is done carefully, thoroughly and correctly in my Sprinter Van. I am a return customer - he previously corrected work on my Ford Transit which was done by somebody else. Jeffrey made corrections to a previous, less qualified installers work who did everything wrong and my battery caught fire burning the surrounding wood with my dog alone in the van. I was extremely lucky that I returned to the van before there was visible smoke or some even greater catastrophic event that I do not even want to verbalize. Jeffrey dove in there, took things out, re-did a bunch of stuff and corrected everything the last builder did. Jeffrey explains thing clearly, concisely and patiently. Even though electrical work is expensive, knowing your (1) electrical is done correctly and (2) performs safely and reliably ... removes anxiety, making it absolutely worth it. You can literally sleep at night because it was done right. He is an excellent communicator throughout the entire process from estimates to post-build. He worked with me considering my needs, usage, and concerns. He also thinks ahead about how you might use your van. I came back to him with my 2nd build in a Sprinter and am very happy with his work and service. No anxiety. Worth every penny. Thank you Jeffrey.

Jeffrey was such a help. I am a second owner of Solavan build that is 3.5 years old and still doing well. I am still learning the (new to me) system though and emailed for help. I received a call back and was helped right away. Great service- great product. Thanks again.

My second review in my life. I was introduced Jeffrey by a third party to complete Outback installation of my off grid property which was incompletely installed which makes it a challenge. Jeffery completed in few days as promised which was harder than new install. Everything works fine and clean job. Highly recommend him for his honest and accurate work delivery as promised.

We own a 2015 Winnebago Journey motorhome and the original AGM batteries needed to be replaced. We decided to upgrade to lithium batteries. Battleborn recommended Jeffery as a trusted installer of Lithium systems. Jeffery did an outstanding job of integrating the new system into our RV which already had a solar array on the roof. The install was completed using top quality parts and his craftsmanship was top notch. The new system performs flawlessly. I highly recommend Jeffery if you are planning to upgrade to a lithium system in the future.

My system has been working great for 2 yrs now. Any time I have had questions, Jeffery has been supportive and helpful. He is really a great person and very knowledgeable. I would recommend Jeffery over pretty much anyone or any company, really.

After almost 3 years of putting up with a barely functioning, very expensive solar installation in my Ford Transit 150 van, I was fortunate to be referred to Solavanbuild by Battle Born batteries. I had been to several other companies that charged me a lot of money and repeatedly failed to fix the problem. Solavanbuild assessed my system and understood exactly what was causing the issues. It was worse than I could have imagined. It was actually unsafe. Solavanbuild installed the proper wiring, a much needed cut-off switch isolated to my solar panels, reinstalled and cleaned up the spaghetti wires coming from my badly installed Battle Born batteries, installed a 12v socket dedicated to my huge 12v chest fridge/freezer (my most important appliance). My fridge only partially worked during the day. I had spent $1200 for a fridge I could not use. Solavanbuild turned my solar system into a finely tuned, safe and perfectly working system. My fridge works day and night. My microwave is no longer just for storage. I'm not afraid of my solar system anymore. If I'd found Solavanbuild sooner, I would have saved myself a lot of money. Do yourself a favor. If you want to experience the highest level of solar expertise you'd be hard pressed to find anywhere, call Solavanbuild. I am their customer for life.

Every thing written before me is true. Having said that, I spent 6 years as an electrician in the navy as a nuclear powered submariner. What I have not seen in discussion of the cost of the work Jeffery does. I got a quote from him and thought it was a bit higher than I wanted to pay. So I started studying what I needed to do this job. I wanted the best parts like Jeffery uses, the best wire, the best and safest job. Any nuc electrician would do the same. Tools, I have many tools. But I now do wood working for a hobby, so I would need to buy new tools (some very expensive for a one time use) cable ends, Heat shrink tubing, etc, etc, etc. Solar panels are new to me so I would have needed to study up on them, and inverters, auto switches, new lithium ion batteries. after 3 says of intense online research I decided I could not do the job he bid for the price he quoted. An definitely not in the same time frame he quoted. And when finished, if I had a problem, I had no one to show me my mistakes. So Jeffery got the job . So glad I did. What he did in 4 days would have taken me at least 4 weeks. And I do not think I could have made the finished product look any cleaner or neater. Thanks Jeff.

Hi all.. Jason & Gina here from Hickman Ca. Proud owner of a Grand Design Solitude fifth wheel. My family has had houseboats for over 25 years so I was familiar with solar systems.. The great thing about Jeffery is he was easy to bounce ideas off of and very open minded about what I was trying to accomplish… First, his install was off the hook…And I’ve seen a lot of installs.. Second, once the system was up and running, Jeffery stuck with me for several weeks trouble shooting little issues that were simply settings that I wanted to tweak that were deep within the Victron programming.. Now I am glad too say I can run both AC units with my little 2500 watt generator as “Power Assist” ….. What an unbelievable feeling knowing I can boondocks and run my ACs with just a little quiet generator… I am very proud of the system Jeffery provided me and extra happy how it runs… So much so that if anyone is interested in seeing the system, don’t hesitate to call Jeffery and we can set up a time for me too show off this system… Great job Jeffery!! Keep it up! Jason & Gina