T H E S H O R T S T O R Y:
Ed is the most professional, kind, open, knowledgeable, patient and honest person I've met and communicated with throughout finding the right person to help us with our Gen 3 Tesla Wall Connector. It is a no brainer to have him help guide you for your EV charging solution needs and his rates were quite reasonable for the quality of work he provides and the care he gives to his clients. What are you waiting for? Reach out and see if he's a match to your EV charging needs.
T H E L O N G E R S T O R Y:
Our home was already prewired to install a car charger. So easy way of doing this was to have a NEMA 14-15 outlet installed into the junction box. But we wanted to have a wall connector just so we have the option to get the fastest charging we could at home and since we didn't get a mobile charger, might as well utilize that $200 credit from Tesla right?
I started my search through Yelp and started a project. I initially reached out to 5 other companies before I landed with Ed. One told me flat out, I couldn't install the wall connector with our current set up in the garage and that installing a NEMA 14-15 outlet was the only option. This was suspect as they had installed our neighbor's wall connector and also increased their breaker to 60 amps from 50. Also he's done so many other people's wall connectors in the area that I felt like he just didn't want to do my easy work. Another told me that they could install above the junction box by pulling wires through the wall. Another (who was a Tesla recommended electrician) said they could do it to the side of the junction box or above. Another just had an extravagant price that I was like...yeah no. Another had the cheapest price, but the work they did in our neighbor's garage was far less than aesthetic with an external flexible metal conduit from the junction box to the wall connector.
I was about to settle with one of the 5 but my last interaction with our initial chosen company left me with slight anxiety and just something didn't feel right. So I tried one more search on Yelp. I saw EV Charging Solutions was in Tracy, but he did service our area (Fremont) so I took a breath and sent him my project alongside a few photos of our current setup and the breaker box and just hoped for the best. Basically same day, he asked a couple more questions and provided me with the clearest, step-by-step, line itemized what I'd do to get this done and a straight forward quote that was very reasonable. My interaction with him versus the other companies was like night and day. It was a breath of fresh air. I didn't feel like I was questioning my sanity because I knew this could be done and placed right above the junction box with little to no problems. At this point my gut told me, this is the guy. He's the one and this is why I shouldn't settle.
I then asked when he would be available, and we scheduled roughly a couple weeks out which worked out perfectly for me.
Ed texted me the day prior to our appointment to confirm the time and date. He also texted me as he was on route to our home. When he arrived, he was as pleasant to talk with as on Yelp messaging. He did provide another option for us when he saw our set up in person in case we wanted to keep the junction box as is, but we did end up just going with the initial suggestion of placing on top of the junction box and also increasing our breaker to 60 amps as our wiring was able to handle it. He was never pushy and he welcomed any of our electrical questions.
After deciding the setup, Ed basically said it would take roughly an hour to do everything including wifi setup. And true to his word, basically in about an hour, everything was done, he texted me to come out to the garage (we may have not heard him knock on the garage door as it was a little further from where we were), and our wall connector was beautifully installed. It was what I envisioned and he made it to reality. He showed us some photos of the inside wiring, showed us how to use the wall connector as well as some tips about charging. He again asked us if we had any questions and he kindly answered all of our concerns. As a Tesla owner himself, it was great to pick his brain just to ensure what I've been learning/researching was in line with his experience.
After everything, I easily paid through Venmo. He also takes other payments just ask :)
Like many folks in Yelp have said, Ed is very easy to talk with, calm, skillful, detail oriented, professional, knowledgeable, honest, and just overall a really really great person who takes great pride in his work and takes great care of his clients/customers. His expertise in EV charging left me with very little to worry about when hiring him to get our wall connector installed. Thanks Ed!
I highly recommend Ed to anyone and everyone who needs any EV charging solution needs. So...stop reading, go and reach out to him already!