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So I've had gen 3 do estimates twice now. Both times the estimates were wrong. First time I had a tech tell me he couldn't do the rewrite job I wanted because my outlets were in the baseboards. Hello  we're in philly. Lots of people have this. And he wanted me to put them in the wall according to code then just cap off the junction boxes in the baseboard. Also their quote was crazy high and didn't even included al of what I wanted.

I posted a pretty generous yelp review and Bill W (owner) reached out and apologized. As far as being polite, on time, friendly, and professional, g3 is great. They can definitely alleviate the headache of dealing with contractors...for a price.

Fast forward to a second chance: estimate for a rewrite of a single room and a ductless air conditioner installation. Same thing. Easy scheduling. Friendly office staff.  Guy shows up on time, wipes his feet at the door, is super affable. Great, right?

I guess. But affability doesn't do the job. We go over the job and every step of the way he's trying to sell me additional services. I humor him but pushback to the issues that need immediate attention. We discuss rewriting 3 outlets by flying a UF wire up the side of the house from the breaker panel. We discuss the ductless AC. Now he's trying to get me to add more outlets to the job. Update my service connection. Update my panel. We're both polite and I decline. He leaves.

I get my quote emailed to me. Very professional looking, and itemized. I see that it costs ~$2k. I'm like wow jfc let's do it!  Then I see that's just for the THREE OUTLETS. No AC at all.

And just so you know I'm not all bullshit, I had another electrician do a similar rewire job for $800. He was licensed and insured and everything. Job took half a day.

Let that sink in. A $1200 difference.  Would you pay $1200 for a dude to show up in a polo shirt, make chit chat, and have the friendly disposition of a sales associate? No. You'd rather bitch about scheduling, being on time, and save a grand.

Two stars because of the convenience of getting a terrible quote, and the nice folks that work there. I recommend Lou Matarazzo or Mighty Moe Electric for honest work with a slight hassle.

Full honesty: I think this business practice is truly predatory and it relies on positive online reviews. I think it's great that this is a family business, but it's quite awful how they take advantage of a more-well-off neighborhood rife with ancient housing stock. And personally, outrageous prices don't justify friendly service.

I received several quotes for a 240 V hook up for a new hot tub. GE electric was the best value. Edmond and two helpers showed up on time at 8:30 in the morning. They ran into an unforeseen obstacle with the slab which extended the job by half a day. The finished product is very professional and works perfectly. Edmond did not try to get more money for the added time nor did I hear any grumblings from any of them. They were a pleasure to work with and I will keep them in my contacts for future business. I highly recommend GE electric.

I had a general contractor install an interrupter for a floodlight and he had trouble getting it to work and suggested I contact an electrician. So I found Greg and he came out and fixed the interrupter and in addition he brought my breaker panel up to code. Greg was very knowledgeable and communicative throughout the visit. It's clear he takes pride in his work and his prices are very reasonable. The only downside with Greg is that he's in such high demand. I will definitely be calling him again for any electrical work.

Excellent Craftsmanship, superb attention to detail and arrived earlier than expected.  Great Company!
I'll be referring to all in need of a excellent electrician.  Thanks Again Mr. Dunn job well done!

PG came out to restore power to our doorbell. They replaced the transformer quickly and without issue. They were right on time, professional, and did good work at a good price. Also good communication

Very educational and responsive. However, we weren't able to move forward with hiring them (maybe in the future) to due the 95 dispatch fee. I still would recommend them given how professional and respectful they are.

Thomas Edison Electric came out on a Saturday and replaced two light switches in my house. The gentleman was right on time, very pleasant and professional.  These light switches are in my kitchen and very important.  I have nothing but good things to say.

I just moved into the Furlong area from Manhattan. Don't know anyone here. I looked up reviews of various electricians but they were either expensive or had bad reviews. One fellow from another company came out and gave me a high estimate. I was looking for someone to put in two receptacles on its own 15 amp breaker in the basement and run a Cat 6 ethernet line there as well.  Plus change the ends of three phone connectors in my home to Ethernet as Cat 5E wiring was already in place.

After getting some high prices I finally found Joel who owns Aratechservices.  He didn't have any reviews on Yelp (though there were some hidden reviews blocked by their bot) but he did have some on Google. They were all good. So I called Joel and he talked with me for a bit, not making me feel rushed. I explained to him what I wanted to do. Being in the IT business I had some ideas what this should cost. He said best for him to come out, see everything to give a more accurate estimate. We made an appointment a few days later and he arrived exactly on time.  Went over some different plans, he listened to my thoughts and he had some good ideas as well and I was happy to the costs involved.  But he said he would send over an estimate that evening so I could see the prices for everything.

Sure enough that estimate arrived by evening and it was professionally displayed with every line item detailed and the plan explained. There was a place where I could modify the plan or accept as is. I chose to modify slightly our idea and he agreed and kept it at the same price even though it required some more time on his behalf.

Joel arrived couple days later with his assistant Tim and immediately began running the electrical line to the basement. I was right away impressed as his assistant held a vacuum to collect all the debris! They routed the line through conduit that was the shortest and cleanest route they could find. Had to cut a square into the basement ceiling for access. Then they ran the CAT 6. Same attention to detail to drop it down. Capped it off with a two gang plate with two receptacles and an ethernet jack.  While he was doing this part he said he could easily install two electrical receptacles in the garage that could be handy in the future. At NO additional cost. I said sure lets do it and was very happy about that.

Joel then moved on to the router side where we were going to take three ethernet outputs and run it to Verizon punch down block so I could get ethernet in the three other rooms. But then we had a thought. Since he just provided two ac receptacles near the Verizon box how about we put a 5 port ethernet switch right inside and then we only need one ethernet coming out of the router. I had a few switches being in the computer business. This would cut down running two other lines and make the whole thing easier. Joel agreed and now we had a better setup. After this was completed he terminated the three phone lines with ethernet jacks and we tested all of them by doing a speed test. Sure enough I was getting 1 Gig to all locations as I have 1 Gig coming from the Fios router.  He also had his voltage/electrical meter on the new ac line the whole time testing as well.

At this point everything was done other then cleanup.  I noticed Tim was no longer around. The only thing I was concerned about was that square hole in the basement ceiling. Was he going to cover that?  I didn't say anything to Joel to see what would happen. Then I mentioned Where is Tim? Is he all done as I wanted to say goodbye and thank him with a tip.  That's when Joel said he sent him to Home Depot as he did not have a cover for the basement ceiling. Sure enough Tim arrived back ten minutes later with the cover and they installed it.  As they were leaving (after 5 hours of solid work) I asked Joel about payment and he said he would send the bill electronically and I could pay using Paypal. He must have been busy that night or tired as I didn't receive until the next night.  To cap it all off he actually reduced the price of the original estimate. Since we changed the plan by putting in the switch he didn't need as many parts and time to complete the job. He passed those savings on to me and I immediately sent payment!

All in all I am extremely satisfied with the work Joel and Tim from Aratechservices performed. They are super professional. Highly recommend for any electrical needs!!

Best electrician ever! I am so happy to find him. He came out on a Sunday evening. He is personable and reasonable. I will be calling him again for more electrical work. This is a guy you can trust.

From the call answered to the technicians that came out, they were all polite and professional. This starts from
Amy, to Leo and Ortaku the actual workers that performed the task. I was truly satisfied. I highly recommend them.

Wonderful experience! Arrived ahead of schedule to install recess lighting in our living room and they replaced two light fixtures. They were super nice and left no mess behind! Would highly recommend them for any of your electrical needs

I thought that this company did a great job from start to finish.
They are a first class operation all the way. I was amazed that they were prompt for the scheduled appointment time. Randy took his time taking the needed precautions to protect our marble flooring with clean drop cloth. The work area was immaculate after they completed installing all of the recessed lighting. I will use them again. Thanks guys for your help.

Working with Sam created the best of a bad situation for me, I received quotes from several electricians and Sam's was not the best on dollars, but was able to work with me on things I could do in set up that made it the best option.

The work that was completed was neat tidy and efficient, with all work cleaned up after they left. Wires were re-run with limited damage to walls and ceiling.

Overall great experience and would not hesitate to recommend Sam in the future.

I just called these guys into the electrician it sounded like a simple fix so he walked me through how to make the repair for free. You can't do much better than that for dealing with honest people, I was so impressed

Adam is nothing short of outstanding.  His prices, craftsmanship, work and availability is second to none.  He will square you away.  If you are a veteran like me I highly recommend you give him a call for any of your electrical needs.  I am absolutely going to use Hummingbird for every electrical job that is required in my home.

Followed through in a timely and efficient manner and cleaned up afterwards. I would hire again.

Pellegrino is honest and extremely competent.  I had called him out as a second opinion for an electrician who recommended 2,500 dollars of work. He came out to look at a switchbox that I was concerned about, took his time examining it, and with explaining what was and wasn't an issue and that I really didn't have a problem. 2 years later- no electrical issues whatsoever. He even turned down any money for his time. There's a few times where you are just surprised at someone's professionalism. I'm disappointed that I've taken this long to write him a review and will definitely go to him for any electrical work I have.

I called this company on a hot summer day when my tenant called me and told me her power went off.  I was running around town with my two kids, so in a hurry I decided to call the first company I saw on yelp. I really wish I had taken more time to look for a more reputable company.

First, be aware that this company has multiple listings for different locations all over the city. If you look at their other listings, you will see the many poor reviews that they have received.

I received multiple phone calls from different people after my initial service request. They repeatedly told me that there is a $165 charge for emergency dispatch, and that once they do an inspection, they will let me know what the cost of the actual work will be. When the technician got to the house, a guy named Steven Miller called me and said he wanted me to pay the dispatch fee upfront before anything is done.  He then sent me an email to get my written authorization to charge the credit card. All of this seemed a bit odd to me... the multiple phone calls, the written authorization, the fee up front... but I didn't think too much of it and just proceeded.

About 10 minutes after I paid for the dispatch fee, Steve calls me back with his technician on the phone to tell me that they have to charge me another fee for the diagnostic. I told them that my understanding was after spending $165 they would be able to tell me what's wrong and give me an estimate on the cost of the work. He then proceeded to repeat everything that he and another one of his employees had already told me over the phone multiple times. I told him that I did not feel comfortable proceeding forward and that I was going to call around to see if other companies have similar practices. He then had his other employee (a woman with a courteous voice) call me to try to reason with me. I told her again that I was going to call around and if this is common practice, then that's fine, but if not then I will be leaving a long review for them.

I got off the phone with the woman and called another local electrician. This man was honest, prompt and straightforward. He came out within half hour and fixed the problem for me under 10 minutes and charged me a third of what Thomas Edison had quoted me for simply coming out and finding out what the problem is (not including any work done).

Needless to say, I will be sticking with my honest electrician from now on. Steve did call me again to tell me that he would not charge me the $165 as a courtesy to make me happy. I thought for a second about not leaving a bad review, but I decided that I cannot let this company get away with unethical practice. This company needs to know that people are not stupid and this kind of bait and switch business practice will only backfire. Simple honesty, trustworthiness and respect for people is the way to go.

We needed our circuit box replaced asap after a small electrical fire. Thomas Edison returned my call within ten minutes and had someone out within 2 hours. Vasyl was very professional, knowledgeable and friendly. We would definitely recommend and would use again should the need arise.