Yesterday I was trying to replace two sets of 3-way switches in two different gang boxes with new Smart Switches. I was able to do the smart switches on the load side, but when I got to the gang box that had the line hot connections for both, the directions became a little fuzzy. I had four wires and the smart remote switches had three screws. The directions just were not clear enough and it was getting dark, so I said epic fail and wired the old switches back on.
This morning I decided to call/text four electronics. While waiting for them to reply back, I was looking over the instructions and finally realized that you had to wire up the common and 1st traveler on black screw. I was ready to try again then John replied back to my text. He mentioned his hourly rate and that he can be at my house in five minutes. Since he could be here so quickly and his rate was extremely resonable, I decided to go with him to wire the switches up.
He was here promptly and when I went over what I was replacing and where I started having a problem with the instructions, he did agree it looked a little confusion. He did a bang up job in no time flat. He wired all four switches within the hour and the work I saw was top notch. It was well worth the money for him to finish the job within the hour.
The best thing is that I now have a recommendation for electric work that is local in Poway. If I ever need any more intensive jobs, John will be the first person I call. Even if you are a DIY person, if you don't have time, since time is precious or you just don't want to do it, call John. Just having this small experience was well worth getting to find someone locally in Poway. Besides being a professional, he was also a great person to have a conversation with.