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I've had some great success with Yelp, when it comes to getting good recommendations. I've found excellent Contractors and roofers, restaurants and hotels...
On the most part, Yelp's recommendations are better for quality than price, but I'm a big believer in that old saying you get what you pay for, so in general I'm ok with that

Now Warren, the electrician I found, again through Yelp, might be a little of both good quality and decent price.  Warren doesn't necessarily charge less than other electricians, but he is really honest. I've had other electricians give me quotes on work that I was told I needed. Those quotes were really high. But Warren immediately saw the real issue and saved me hundreds of dollars.  
Warren likes to chat, so be ready for that. And if I had any criticism of his work, it would be that he's almost too thorough in narrowing down what the problem might be. But you can rest assured that his candor is a plus and you'll end up paying less and getting more.

Absolutely wonderful customer service and zero attempt at trying to unnecessarily run up the bill. What more can you ask for, really? The entire experience was pleasant, efficient, and accommodating. Could not be happier and highly recommend Bruno Electric.

The skinny:  Greg from Powerplus is an absolute professional.  If you're looking for an electrician who does quality work, is exceptionally thorough, and charges reasonable rates, look no further.  

Here's my long-winded story:

With the power outages we've had in my area the past couple of years I wanted to make sure this year I was ready for future emergencies. Standby generators and other such solutions were way out of my budget so I opted to go with the portable generator + Interlock solution (as opposed to manual transfer switches, etc.).  

I found a couple of electricians via word of mouth and from local online forums  and got some estimates.  I heard roughly the same details from each of the 3 electricians I talked to:

- This would be a straight forward job, estimates roughly the same
- The only gotcha is that my town is extremely anal about inspections (2 of the 3 who have done work in my town said this, including Greg.  The 3rd usually does work outside my town, but said my job should be no problem, based on permit work he's done elsewhere in NJ).

What set Greg apart were the following:
- Very responsive. You can tell he's busy, but he's never too busy to answer your call or answer your e-mail.  I had a lot of questions along the way and I was always appreciative of how patient Greg was throughout the process.  
- Foresaw Potential Issues - Though the general sentiment was that my job would not have any issues with the town, Greg did notice that my existing panel was overloaded (due to tandem breakers).  He remarked that usually town inspectors don't make you redo existing work as they inspect the new scope of work.  However, he was the only one of the 3 that made the effort to contact my town's inspector to check.  And lo and behold, my town, true to their reputation responded that they would fail the new work (for the interlock) because of my existing overloaded panel.  Greg came up with alternatives and continued to think through what the potential pitfalls were.  If I had gone with anyone else, they would have done the work, failed inspection, and then we would have been at the point to consider alternatives.  Greg was the only one that helped me figure out the issues ahead of time.  I'm a no surprises kind of guy, so that was very important to me.  
- Leveraged Technology - One of the other things that distinguished Greg from others was he was the only one with a Facebook page (facebook.com/powerplusel…)  All very clean cut and nice.  He also was the only electrician I contacted willing to scope out the work based on pictures.  Part of that is that he's about an hour away from me so it wasn't the most convenient for him to come out to my place.  But, I mean, it is 2014, you'd think more contractors would be able to use technology to their advantage and save everybody (both themselves and the homeowner) time.  To be clear, Greg did come in person to finalize some things and confirm what he saw in the pics I sent him, but it just makes a whole lot more sense to me for an initial estimate to be done via pictures.  I wish more contractors would do that.  
- Saw the Job Through (start to finish) - I never had to bug Greg on status or what was going on.  He was usually the one to ping me and keep me up to speed on what was going on.  That's a breath of fresh air compared to all of the other contractors I've ever dealt with.  

So what happened:
- Greg did an awesome job, the subpanel looked great, all the wiring was clean cut.  He took the time to explain everything as we tested the setup (generator, interlock).    I was happy.
- We went to inspection, and my town failed it due to some their interpretation of working clearance.   Note this had NOTHING to do with Greg's work and I am convinced that my town is just difficult to work with (this was confirmed later, by the way, as I spoke to more people)  
- We were stuck between a rock and a hard place at this point.  But credit Greg.  Long story short, he helped me persevere and we found a solution to all of it.  Honestly, as I've stated above, I think my town is the exception and inspectors elsewhere would not have failed my job.  I would never advise anyone to do electrical work without a permit, but in my case it was an extreme hassle.  
- It's hard to say what would have happened if I had chosen someone else.  But I do think any lesser electrician would have bailed on me as this literally took months to sort out.  

Bottom line:  Greg is hard-working, honest, and does quality work.  That combination of qualities rare these days.  To be completely honest, given the experience it took to get a permit in my town, I'm hesitant to ever do any electrical work in my home again.  But, if I do, I will definitely go with Greg.

I called to set up an appointment and the young lady that answered was very courteous and knowledgeable about the problems I was having in my home. I think her name is Jennifer. We set the appointment and Tony showed up exactly to the minute of the scheduled time. He completed the work under the time he had quoted me. He was very neat and cleaned up as he worked the small jobs that I needed done. He was very understanding of what I needed done. I would use Totally Wired again.  Thank you for your great Customer service.

He's a great guy.  Arrived early on very very short notice.  Was very helpful and quick with his work and was kind enough to help out and provide advice to me.
I've worked with many electricians, but now I won't work with anyone else.

After hearing so many great things about Primo Home Services regarding high-end video/sound systems ..we booked an appointment with Stephanie( after speaking and also requesting Neville for the install)

They showed up on time, and EXPERTLY installed our Samsung Q70r and Bose 700 Sound system.Neville and his colleague were at our home for about 3 hours,and after the install...programmed everything into ONE single remote.

We highly recommend Primo and Co.

Thank You,
Stephen F.
Plainview,NY

We had an outdoor plug that didn't seem to be working so we called and they came out shortly after to take a look. It turned out that the plug was fine and he was kind and not at all annoyed that he had come by for nothing. Gave him a tip for his time, happy with the speedy same day service.

I recently bought a home and it needed a lot of updating.  I called plaza and working with them has been INCREDIBLE! Courteous, quick, professional, on time and the list goes on!  They worked with me and my crazy schedule and the work they do is hands down the best!  I would recommend Plaza to everyone (if you want it done right!)

Never showed up despite scheduled appointment. Didn't call. What gives?? How do you run a business like this?  My time is precious.  The 2 hours I waited for them I will never get back.

Made an appointment for a ceiling fan replacement. The guys that came in were prompt, did the job well and readily answered all questions I had. The guys that came in were respectful of the environment, cleaned up after themselves.
Excellent addition to my roster of go-to fixers for the house!

Today I used rich's services for my third project and I am very happy with his work.
Honest work and prices. Most importantly he shows up !

Consistently helpful and responsive. Prices are competitive and they always send nice guys to get the job done.

I highly recommend Spiro Electric.  John is professional, thorough and honest.  He came by after I left a message on a Saturday evening that my breaker box smelled like burning.  He said it was a fire hazard and that he had to fix it right then.  He fixed it and rewired our entire box and spent the time to make sure that nothing was overloaded.  He said he would be coming back in a week to check to make sure everything was working ok.  You can call them without hesitation!

They did a nice job installing a high voltage line for a car charger.  Very professional.

Call for a quote on recessed lighting.  They were able to come out the same week.  They were reasonably priced and the room looks so much better!  Very professional and great customer service.

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