Best Electricians in Seattle, WA

My AC panel was old and needed replacement.  The lights in a few rooms stopped working and my garage was without power.  Wilderness asked for a photo of the panel, listened to what I needed, then provided a quote the next day.  Steve coordinated everything with PSE and the electrical inspector.  Total pro. Set up, removal, replacement, inspection, power back on.  Steve described how the lights and plugs that were not working was a single circuit, and found that an old GFI outlet had failed.  Removing that outlet from the circuit got all the other lights and outlets working again.  Pleasure to work with Wilderness Electric.

Shawn responded promptly for my request for a quote. He and I arranged a date and time, which he kept his word and came to my house. The fix was simple and he didn't charge him. I am really impressed with his integrity and appreciate his honesty. I would definitely recommend Shawn.

I hired Jon to do some electrical work to bring powers to my AC, and I was very impressed by his service. He gave me a competitive quote, showed up on time, and completed the job quickly, and efficiently. He was very knowledgeable and explained well what he was doing. He also made sure it was working properly before he left. He was very professional, responsive and reliable throughout the process. I definitely recommend him for any small electrical work.

Ben fixed our kitchen lighting after a botched do-it-yourself attempt we made and have been living with for years now.  Where our kitchen was a place of torture before due to flickering, overhead lights, it is now a calm oasis of soft yet bright light.  Ben was in and out in a day and worked with us to find an affordable option for what we wanted.

Joe was professional and courteous, he addressed our problem and quickly fixed it. He was knowledgeable and answered all of our questions. I recommend him to friends and family as he willingly goes above and beyond normal service.

Very nice to work with and very professional. Did a great job for us and we will definitely use their services again and recommend them to anyone who needs an electrician.

Scheduled a service for a timely sensitive matter then 15 minutes to the appointment called an cancelled. Pretty rude on the call and unprofessional too. Avoid them.

Bearing Walls, (Dean Drew), was great to work with. He took on a small job with odd requirements: patching and matching an existing coved knock-down in a bathroom. He did a good job, put up with our changing schedules, and was very reasonably priced. He's on my list for when our next job comes up. Ed

If you need an electrician, call David. He is honest and competent.
I have known him for 20 years. He even tells me when I I don't need to do some work that I think needs to be done -- even though it means he doesn't get a job!

Rob and his team have done two jobs for us -- our family room and most recently our dining room -- and the easiest thing to say is they are amazing! From planning through to execution, everything is done with an eye towards a really satisfying outcome for the homeowners. Rob spent a lot of time helping us decide the right lighting to use, was fair and flexible in his estimates, and the work done by the team was super quality. Everything was completed quickly, cleanly, and I felt secure in knowing it was done right. Highly recommended!

Local electricians didn't get back to me after 2 calls and a ping on Yelp.  Guess they don't need the business.

Note: I did not even have the opportunity to have work performed by Obot, as they failed to show for the estimate.

I scheduled an estimate with Obot three weeks in advance.  I did so over the phone, and was told my time was confirmed.

Fast forward three weeks and it is now 30 minutes past the time of the appointment for the estimate.  I called Obot - the woman I spoke to wasn't the normal scheduling person but said that she saw my name on the board and would call the electrician to see where he was.  An hour passed and nobody showed up or called me back.  When I called Obot back I get a different woman who explained that they had failed to confirm the appointment internally, which seemed really, really bizarre since the other woman said she saw my name on the board.

I know that electricians are very busy right now, so I assume they chose to work a job sure to generate some revenue over coming and providing a free estimate (I'd do the same thing if it was my business).

My frustration is the lack of communication and organization.  If a company can't be trusted to show up when they say they're going to then they certainly won't be trusted to come and do work on my house.

Prompted by a power break to my detached garage, I hired Wickman Electric. This, after a previous electrician could not find the cause. Brian did and solved it quickly in a professional manner. Pleased with his performance, I also increased the scope of work to site lighting and wiring of a detached studio. Brian impressed me with his electrical knowledge and he came up with some great solutions for the site lighting. You should know that I have over 40 years in managing commercial construction projects where I've work with a lot of industry professionals. Brian is top-notch and I would not hesitate one bit to hire him again for my electrical needs.

We were very pleased with the professionalism and quality of the work done by Zoran. We will call them again for any future electrical needs. Scheduling was easy and I was fully informed about the pricing structure which we found reasonable.

Fantastic work, just a week after installing our new generator we  had our first power outage, and it was Christmas night!  The generator automatically kicked in and in seconds we were back to our Christmas party.  Jake coordinated with the city to get gas lines moved and brought up to code and they cleaned up my old generator including the dog house I built for it, so all round I was very impressed by their work and would highly recommend them to anyone.

I had saved this particuliar company after two years returning from overseas assignment. were impressed at first; i review other electric companies some were extremely rude , held me hostage speaking  about things to husband what were needed . like one company had a backlog and extremely expensive before my quest arrival were due ;;  the manager  supervisor; journeyman electrician' reported out'  quoted me price for a new whole new panel box and rewiring , along with the main  request in the basement next to the box to check the outlet that did not work;  He failed to co-ordinate with the carpenter and me on his time schedule -- he worked by himself brought a person fresh from the airplane from Guam to change outlet upstairs i got charged additional 70.00 ea for one   said he were training and had had child care issue had to leave came around 10 and the helper probably were gone by noon he stayed on the phone for two days more  than work  also charged for membership, powersurge battery  protector , did not finished the job. poor office people , the supervisor he had problem with his worker they were leaving the job he did not leave until he charged me for the complete work  panel and making sure the wires matched the hell with the rest.  totally completed  my panel membership and powersurge battery went from 4,000. us dollars to 5500. us dollars. is( not included I had to get an immediate carpenter to frame out and he never came out to co-ordinate) nor the inspector to sign off  -- charge for city inspector 350.00 never came that has been a month ago.

I asked for an estimate multiple times which the owner promised but did not deliver. Instead I sent the owner a list that was a summary of the items we discussed which he had estimated 2-3 days to complete. After insisting on the cost before the project started, I received a rate in a text message which I multiplied by time estimate to come up with a cost.

After 2 days of work by two electricians sent by the owner, I received an invoice equivalent to cost of the entire project. At this point the lights were blinking and could only be shut off at the breaker, the fan was not working properly, and most of the work was still incomplete. I called the owner to ask why he was billing for the entire project. He said you can just pay it - we will get it done. When I said I shouldn't have to pay for the entire project before the work is complete and explained the problems so far, he said it's ok just pay part of it.

This led me to believe my understanding of the cost to complete the project and the rate was correct. I paid my estimated time they were at my house and thought the balance would be for the rest of the project. Instead, I got more invoices, the work wasn't getting done, and eventually needed to be fixed by other people.

Before hiring someone else, I requested an estimate for the remaining work and clarification as to how subsequent invoices were calculated got no response. I asked the owner in email if he could come on site to help finish up the project and got no response. After finding even more problems in my house (cut wires hid in the wall mentioned below) I asked the owner to call me multiple times and instead got numerous text messages. He promised to call me but never did.

Finally, I sent him a letter explaining the problems, sent a check I thought was fair, and hired someone else to finish the work. He refused to cash the check and put a lien on my house.

I hired two different electrical companies and below are the problems they found with the work.

Line voltage electricians:

* Unable to locate a permit in the city's online records.

* Found the dimmer at Living Room was the incorrect type which caused the lights to not work properly and at times not work at all. Replaced Dimmer and tested.

* Found the Electric Hot Water Heater Circuit was on a 20-Amp Circuit Breaker, code requires this to be on a 30 amp breaker to provide sufficient power. [TR: Electricians on site from Parker Electric told me on site the breaker did not need to be upgraded. The owner sent me a quote to upgrade the breaker after I hired someone else.]

* Found incorrect supply voltage at fan. Fan was supplied with 240v which caused the fan to fail. We re-wired fan for correct voltage of 120v and replaced fan.

* Found existing wiring to be fed from 15-Amp Lighting Circuit. Code requires a dedicated 20-Amp Circuit for Bathroom Receptacles. Corrected and tested.

* In addition, they completed all the items from a list I sent to the owner of Parker Electric after he came to my house to document what we discussed, which he said would take 2-3 days and was not anywhere near finished in that time frame and most of what was had to be re-done.

These are the items documented by the low voltage electricians:

* Her exhaust fan for her rack was installed backwards.

* The new DSL line was terminated different on both sides so there is no way it could work.

* And I found spliced speaker wire hiding behind a 2 x 4.

* In addition to the above three items, the subsequent electricians quickly installed the boxes with banana plugs in the wall as I originally requested and never got from Parker Electric (in fact, I gave up after so many attempts and agreed to something I didn't want just to try to get things working). The new electricians got the stereo equipment working in less than one day the way I wanted, which Parker Electric didn't have completed after coming to my house four times.

I am very happy with the work done by the subsequent electricians.

Jonathon arrived right on time for our first go-over of the project, and a few minutes early for the actual work!  It was a complex job in an old house, which meant a lot of complications, but he was unfailingly helpful, informative and cheerful.  The work was done carefully and well, in good time, and neatly - good clean-up.  I'd have Jonathon back any time, and enjoyed having such a great guy in the house!