That's a slick fix! We did something similar with a flitch plate in an LVL for a tricky cantilever, and the inspector loved it.

Yeah exactly, facts are facts. It's not even about the drama really. They just want to control what gets seen. A voting record is public info, but posting it makes them look bad, so they call it "causing trouble" and take it down. It's a way to shut down talk without having to argue about the facts themselves. Happens all the time now.

800 watts down to 150 is a straight up scam. Brianhernandez is right, they always hide behind "peak" ratings that you'll never actually see. Those cheap batteries are basically fancy paperweights after a few cycles. You basically paid $400 to learn why proper solar costs real money.