Best Electricians in Philadelphia, PA

After I called for a quote, Josh came out promptly, to confer and measure, and to explain options and related costs. I received a competitively priced project quote within 24 hours and we scheduled the job for a mutually convenient date. We are all set for installation this coming Friday. I am very pleased with Josh's responsiveness to my questions and anticipate a job well done.

Farryn Electric is too expensive.  They charged me $744 to remove 4 outlets that were in an exposed wall (not in drywall). The technician cut the cables, removed the outlets and wires, and put a junction box.

I don't blame the technician for the high price, but I blame the system that they use. The technician enters the information in an iPad and it generates a price.  The problem is that it does not allow for common sense (at least that's what I saw, when the technician entered the information). For example they charged me for what they called Circuit Demolition-Stage One, which by their definition Electrical demolition is not just taking a pair of wire cutters, and this is exactly what they did. They cut the wires and remove the outlets that were exposed because they were in an unfinished basement. They did not remove the breaker.

My recommendation for Farryn electric is to create a demolition option for the times that opening walls and tracing cables is not required. Because this job was much simpler than opening walls and removing the breaker, it should have cost a lot less. The only reason I went for it, is because my wife wanted the outlets removed immediately.

On a positive note, the technician was very friendly.

We had recently moved to the area, yelpd this company, saw good reviews and tried it. The day of the appointment (we had to stay home from work for it and were told we were first) got a call saying since we were staying home anyway, they were pushing us to the last appointment of the day (which means our half day from work was now a full). They came, told us they fixed the problem and left. The problem was whenever it rained, it kicked off electric to our garage door opener, an outlet in the garage and two in the bathroom. He replaced things, charged us $400 and told us it was fixed but for a few thousand he could install new direct lines to each outlet (which is unnecessary for the amount of wattage each outlet needs) and he would provide a quote. We never got the quote. Next time it rained, it blew everything again. I called asking them about their policy because we never intended to pay $400 for a band-aid. She assured me that was not the case and they would make right by us. That was over a week ago... still no call. I do not advise this company because of the rudeness you recieve about making and getting an appointment and for the classic contractor response of (your last guy did this all wrong, let me fix it for thousands of dollars for you) approach. I know electric and this problem (tracing where the water comes in, blows the circuit and fixing it) was not done. They just replaced parts, not fixed the problem for a solution.
We will not be back... not like they called to make it right anyway...

Excellent service,always aiming for the highest quality,Highly recommended to all the family and friends

Update:
They contacted me about trying to arrange a make good, but I found someone else to make most of the repairs. Since they did try, I am upgrading them.

I need to acknowledge the crew at Parra Electric Inc. on Smithbridge Rd.  We had a kitchen remodeling job to do that needed the electric work done on two separate dates.  The crew came out for day 1 and did a great job. Phase 2 came up quicker then expected and we called Parra late in the afternoon not very confident they could get us on their schedule as soon as we needed the work to be done. Thankfully they were able to work us in and knocked on the door at 7 am the next morning to complete phase two. They did a great job

Jon was an absolute pleasure to work with as we re-wired the entire house to replace Knob and Tube wiring. He took the time to explain the process to us before, during, and after the job. He even accommodated additions like adding doorbells and closets lights throughout the way. He was knowledgeable about what type and where we would want outlets in the future! I would use Jon on all future projects!

I was very happy with the service I received from this company. We were ready to move into our new house but turned out the service wire was in really bad shape. We found out because the electric company said it's been over 5 years since that property had service running so we needed to hire some contractor to evaluate if the house was hook up ready before some one came out to actually turn it on. We pay this contractor or w/e guy $100 to pull out front and say I can tell you right now you fail. He took one look at that service wire and that was it. Our moving date had to be pushed.
We called a few local places, Zack Electric was able to give us a fast affordable quote and they met us that afternoon. The guys were really professional and polite, but they were funny and easygoing. The 2 of them were very thorough, they must have been in and out of there in 2 hours. We were really bummed we had to get it done, but they definitely made the situation much easier then I originally expected. I highly recommend them.

My husband and I bought a 120 year old house this fall and were looking for an electrician to remediate the knob and tube in a very tight two week period. Christian and his team were incredibly flexible and responsive and explained things super thoroughly to us as first time homeowners. Since the K&T removal, we have had them back for various projects around the house (fixing outdoor electric hookups, installing light fixtures, and doorbells) and the work is always done extremely well and fast! We will 100% be using them for all of our electrical needs in the future. I've recommended them to a couple of friends and cannot speak highly enough of this business!!

Ryan remodeled my kitchen and did a wonderful job.  I had him knock down a wall to open it to the dining room too.  It changed the entire first floor.  He is a perfectionist.  I love it.

Way over Priced. $5,000 to $8,000 just to to run electric to an above ground pool. No thanks, I'll keep looking.

If I could give 0 stars I would.
Funny, they actually did do a similarly small job for us within the past year, however this time and as another poster wrote, I suppose we're small potatoes for Carswell Electric.  I called, texted and left messages for this company WAY more than a customer should, albeit a RETURN customer.  Only once did I try one more time and actual spoke to an electrician that gave complete and  welcoming lip service but also asked that I call to remind him on the requested day of the service call.
Seriously?  I, the customer need to remind you, the business person for a job?  So when the day came to do the job, I did as I was asked to do, and no one picked up my call nor answered my text message. What a complete and disrespectful waste of my timr.  As a fellow small business owner, what I can tell you is that you continue this way of poor business practices and you will surely one day be OUT of business!

I would recommend to others reading this to look elsewhere.  There are plenty of well meaning, GRACIOUS electrical contractors out there that WANT your business.  Carswell Electric is not one of them.

I wish I could give Dave Early 0 stars. If you need work in your home, don't hire him. Dave is dishonest. He does not have enough experience for remodeling, especially bathroom, in which I hired him to do. I did not check references or reviews.
First of all he was always late. Most days he was unprepared for the job and had to go to Home Depot or Lowes every day, which took time out of the work day. Most of his work was wrong and had to be torn down by another contractor that did the work correctly. It was also very messy and sloppy. I had 4 contractors tell me they would tare out most of his work and start over. I wish I could show you the pictures. The plumbing was wrong, and he used green board where he should have used hardy board in the shower and used minimal red guard. I had him stop after the first row of tile because he put super thick uneven thinset with gaps everywhere, not flush with the wall. It was a mess. He also took my toilet off every day and put it back without tightening the bolts and caused the toilet to leak. He also fell trying to install the bathtub and put a large hole in the ceiling. I overpaid him. He should be giving me back at least $2000. He now ignores my calls and messaged and won't get back to me on the issues. I can not take him to court since the courts are closed because of COVID. Hopefully anyone who needs work done reads this review. He is very unprofessional and dishonest. I'm a single mon with a special needs son....it doesn't seem to bother him if he has a conscience.

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