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Amazing service. My husband and I noticed a burning smell in the garage right before we were going to bed. We called at least half a dozen emergency electricians and no one answered, EXCEPT Wright Electrical. They walked us through exactly what to look for to get a safe and worry-free night of sleep. I wish I had called them first! I cannot recommend them enough!
Monterey, CA 93940
Electrician
We live in Santa Rosa and discovered that our neighbors' (larger) home was using half the heating energy as ours for the same heating settings. Our heating system was installed in 1995, so it was time to head to Costco. We first met with Robert (with Bellows), and he did a thorough look-see with our home, including an analysis of where our energy hits might be. He looked at possible factors: crawl space between-stud insulation, ducting, heating system, walls, windows, infiltration, and ceiling. We worked together back and forth through six or seven quotes, and finally decided that the following Lennox system would work best: indoor air handler with gas furnace (96% efficient), outdoor heat pump, and EcoBee TStat (I purchased this at Home Depot). Please note--we got a second quote from a well known local company, and up front, they said we just cannot beat the price you will get from Costco.
It is my opinion that CA will always have natural gas at a better cost than equivalent energy for electric. However, a heat pump (electric) for winter time heating is almost 3x more efficient than blowing air across metal from gas flames or electrical elements, but being that using more electricity will bump us into a higher electricity energy cost (natural gas about 10c/kWh equiv, our current electricity now 18c/kWh, and probably 30c/kWh next tier with heat pump), I'm guessing that energy costs may be the same between furnace only and heat pump. With the EcoBee TStat Robert recommended, we have the option for aux heat (all gas) or heat pump.
Lennox is a reliable brand; one of the best, along with Trane and just a couple of others. There are many options for heating and AC. And Robert helped us with costs per system vs rebates. It is a complicated thing to wade through if you're trying to do this on your own.
Once we picked our system, Del came out for a site preview prior to installation. Very knowledgeable, friendly, and used to be an installer. He suspected we had a duct issue, crawled under our very tight crawl space, and identified a 15 foot run of bad ducting (which we had replaced during our install).
Just before the install, Robert stopped by again (on his own time) and did a preliminary HERS test. Above the call of duty... All the air supply registers are taped over, and a fan/large flex pipe are attached to the return grille to pressurize it and measure the CFM leakage. Very helpful to compare with when we get the formal test soon (ie, how much leakage did we get from the one bad duct pipe).
Installers Alexis and Mark finished two days ago and just did an excellent job. They spent time in the attic, and our awful, awful crawl space. One of those crawl spaces where you have to let your breath out to squeeze between beams and joists. Both very talented, Mark with a fun sense of humor, and both have a positive attitude. I'm a retired engineer, and in the past 30 years, have done most of home repairs solo--so, I have a darn good idea of how things should be done, and these two guys were tops.
Patrick (operations) and Terry (scheduling) got involved a number of times.
There are many pieces that have to fall into place to get a heat system in place...I had no idea. Costs/choices, equipment and installer availability, rebates with Costco, etc. They help me navigate/schedule with HERS testing after install, and then, the city inspection. You can actually talk with Bellows people right away without all the crap I often deal with where you can't reach someone, or they're in a country and cannnot help you while you wait on the phone....
It is my opinion that CA will always have natural gas at a better cost than equivalent energy for electric. However, a heat pump (electric) for winter time heating is almost 3x more efficient than blowing air across metal from gas flames or electrical elements, but being that using more electricity will bump us into a higher electricity energy cost (natural gas about 10c/kWh equiv, our current electricity now 18c/kWh, and probably 30c/kWh next tier with heat pump), I'm guessing that energy costs may be the same between furnace only and heat pump. With the EcoBee TStat Robert recommended, we have the option for aux heat (all gas) or heat pump.
Lennox is a reliable brand; one of the best, along with Trane and just a couple of others. There are many options for heating and AC. And Robert helped us with costs per system vs rebates. It is a complicated thing to wade through if you're trying to do this on your own.
Once we picked our system, Del came out for a site preview prior to installation. Very knowledgeable, friendly, and used to be an installer. He suspected we had a duct issue, crawled under our very tight crawl space, and identified a 15 foot run of bad ducting (which we had replaced during our install).
Just before the install, Robert stopped by again (on his own time) and did a preliminary HERS test. Above the call of duty... All the air supply registers are taped over, and a fan/large flex pipe are attached to the return grille to pressurize it and measure the CFM leakage. Very helpful to compare with when we get the formal test soon (ie, how much leakage did we get from the one bad duct pipe).
Installers Alexis and Mark finished two days ago and just did an excellent job. They spent time in the attic, and our awful, awful crawl space. One of those crawl spaces where you have to let your breath out to squeeze between beams and joists. Both very talented, Mark with a fun sense of humor, and both have a positive attitude. I'm a retired engineer, and in the past 30 years, have done most of home repairs solo--so, I have a darn good idea of how things should be done, and these two guys were tops.
Patrick (operations) and Terry (scheduling) got involved a number of times.
There are many pieces that have to fall into place to get a heat system in place...I had no idea. Costs/choices, equipment and installer availability, rebates with Costco, etc. They help me navigate/schedule with HERS testing after install, and then, the city inspection. You can actually talk with Bellows people right away without all the crap I often deal with where you can't reach someone, or they're in a country and cannnot help you while you wait on the phone....
2652 Research Park Dr, Soquel, CA 95073
Electrician
Awesome service and well informed team. Sam gave his promise and delivered with what we needed at our home. I would recommend this company to anyone that wants great affordable installation with a very passionate team, and ever better service for your home. Quick, and fast and always there when you need them
1975 Hamilton Ave, Ste 1, San Jose, CA 95125