Power4 Home Scam – Is The E-Book Power 4 Home A Fraud?
Is Power 4 Home A Scammer?
I wanted to write this blog post because there has been a lot of discussion about Power 4 Home e-book being a scam.
Firstly, I wouldn’t want to say whether anyone is right or wrong on this matter. Everyone has the right to their personal opinion.
What do I think about Power4 Home? Do I think it’s a scam? The truth is, I am pretty neutral on this subject.
I think the main difference here is the “expectation” of the buyer. Can you really make a solar power or wind generator system for less than $200 as proclaimed in Power 4 Home? It is difficult but not impossible.
Most of the parts such as the solar cells, charge controller, deep cycle batteries, power converter, cables etc are pretty expensive. It will cost a lot of money if you were to buy them from a hardware store.
Do you know you can get them for free or at a fraction of the cost? There are a lot of used of recycle parts that you can find if you are willing to do the work.
Are you willing to spend 2 weeks sourcing for used solar cells, test them, connect all of them together to make your home solar array? Some people are not willing to do that. It takes too much time and effort.
Are you willing to go to a golf course, talk to the electric golf cart maintenance technician and strike a deal with him so he’ll trade you the old deep cycle batteries? Some people choose not to do that.
All this are steps that you have to take in order to minimize your DIY renewable energy project cost. John Russel, the author of Power 4 Home did mentioned you can setup a solar panel for less than $200, as long as you follow his suggestion and willing to do the work.
Power4 Home E-book Guarantee
I also read a discussion on the web where a person claims that Power4 Home is a scam because he is unable to get a refund. Honestly, I find this hard to believe.
Power 4 Home is offered under Clickbank and they have a no question ask 60 days Money Back Guarantee policy for all of their information products.
I believe those that purchased the Power4 Home guide and unable to get their refund is because they went to the wrong web site. If they were to contact Power4Home web site to get the refund, they won’t be able to because that is not the right place for it.
To get the refund, they should visit Clickbank Customer Support page. All they need is the Clickbank Order Number to verify their purchase. However, the refund request has to be done within 60 day from the initial purchase date.
What Is Your Expectation?
Before I end this post, I want to reiterate that the issue of labeling Power 4 Home as a scam boils down to our “expectation”. Some people think they can cut their home power consumption by half just by purchasing a $49.97 e-book. I doubt that is going to happen.
Most of us would not have the skill, tools or knowledge to make a functional solar power or wind energy system for our home. It is a better idea to engage a professional contractor.
As a home owner, we should be prudent. We should at least get some basic information on the science of a home solar power system. At least with this knowledge, you will know when you are being charge of unnecessary parts or work done by the contractor.
If you have that kind of requirement or expectation, then the Power 4 Home e-book would be a good fit for you.
Why has no one ever tried to develop the Gray free energy motor – as from what I have read Grey did actually display a working model in public!
Howdy Will,
After viewing the Power4Home DVD, John Russel seemed to be competent and sincere, and the material content was quite interesting and helpful, to a degree.
But, ONE DVD is not what was advertised. Also, 1). The Exclusive Parts List; 2). The System Installation Guide; and 3). The Advanced Power Saving Device Bonus Guides were tagged: No Longer Available, Discontinued, etc…, and the so-called Tax Rebate Forms were dated 2007, making them unusable for 2009 or 2010.
So, as I did not receive what was advertised, but only a portion that is unusable, incomplete, I DID request a Refund.
What you’ve written is very helpful and appreciated. The Links you provide are also very informative and helpful.
Hi Charles,
It’s understandable some of the forms are outdated since you bought the Power4Home pack end of 2009.
Here’s a tip, don’t go to Power4Home web site to ask for refund. They don’t process your request there.
Instead, you need to go back to Clickbank. Power4Home sales transaction is handled by Clickbank, so you have to go back to them for refund request.
A lot of people didn’t know that and that has created many unhappy buyers. Here’s the link to Clickbank Customer Support Ticket System info page.
http://www.clickbank.com/help/vendor-help/vendor-tools/customer-support-ticket-system/
P/S: Remember to get the refund done within 60 days.
Power4Home’s website explicitly sets the following expectations:
“slash your power bill by 80% or even eliminate it completely.”
“You can build a very nice solar power system for as little as $96.50. All the parts you’ll be using can be found at your local hardware store.”
“even an absolute beginner will have no problems.”
The wording in the offer stipulated 1 solar panel, I counted 32 on the photo house in the advertisement, thats 32x$100 or $3,200 for a viable complete system in addition to the self assembly value? One solar panel a system does not make. The output on the wind turbine was also not stated. Output is fundimental to deciding on the value, which was left out of the original discusssion and your review. The review is just as misleading as the original ad. The value equivalencies on E-format versus hardcopy and shipping cost is a bogus comparison everything else equal. The information might be perfectly valid but the claims appear misleading in terms of actual cost for a full system etc. Suprise me a really post this comment.
I was looking into buying the Power4homes until I read these comments.Why do so many adds want to mislead people.Thanks to real comments like these.