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"The breaker to my pool pump tripped and wouldn't turn back on. I had a guy coming to check the pump motor but wanted an electrician to check the breaker. I wound up having 2 techs from Mr Sparky come here so will review each of them. The first guy, Robert, was supposed to give us a free estimate for fixing the problem if it was electrical. He pulled the AC breaker and said it was burned, but didn't pull the pump breaker. Said he had no idea why the breaker wouldn't turn on. He charged me $167 for 'diagnostics' which consisted of looking at the wires to the for pump switches, removing the pump motor end cap to look at those wires, and opening the stone catcher basket (no idea why). Back inside, the pump breaker DID turn on, but again, he didn't know why. Turned the pump on but it shut off - twice. Then he sat at my table tapping on his tablet and ignoring me for 10-15 minutes as I stood there with my credit card, waiting to pay the $167. Finally he showed me 3 options on his tablet; one to replace all the breakers and 2 choices for installing a new breaker box outside, pricing up to $10K. We passed... When he left I looked at the troubleshooting manual for the pool pump. It said if the motor shuts off check for low voltage or power drop. So I called their office, explained the situation, and tried to get Robert to come back to check the voltage at the pump. Robert called me back but refused to return. When the office called later to see if I was happy with the service I explained it all and they scheduled another tech, Chris, to come the next day. Chris was very polite, respectful and professional. He checked the voltage at the pump (which was fine) and agreed we should replace the old breakers and add a surge protector, but said there was no need to spend $10K to put the breaker box outside. He said the AC breaker was NOT burned, but he did see evidence of old wires causing arcing as well as the wrong size breaker in one spot, and pointed out that we should have 2 ground rods outside besides grounding to the water main. (Robert never mentioned these) Chris did a much more thorough job of checking everything and it was all included in the $167 I had already paid. The difference between these two techs was such that I actually wondered if it was a "good cop/bad cop" ploy so I would believe what the "good" guy said and happily purchase service from him. If it was, it worked. We had Chris come back to replace all the old breakers, install a surge protector, and put in the grounding rods. Total cost was a little over $3K. As for appointment times.. The first appointment was set for 2-6 pm and they said the tech would call to let me know when he was on his way, which he did. The second appointment was 12-4 pm but he didn't call ahead, saying his ipad wouldn't let him make the call. The third appointment was supposed to be afternoon also but the email I received gave the time as 8 am - 6 pm. I called their office and the guy I spoke with said he'd add a note that I wouldn't be home until 2 pm. So with no call ahead of time I was surprised when Chris and his helper came to my door at noon. Not a big issue (as it would have been if they'd arrived at 8 am) but good to note if scheduling is important to you. The office staff is very friendly and makes you feel as though customer satisfaction is a priority. I didn't bother having another company come out to give me a quote so I can't say whether their pricing was high, low or average. But at least I know we have all new breakers now plus proper grounding and a surge protector, and I feel confident that Chris did all the work properly. Overall, I would have given Mr Sparky an F rating based on my experience with Robert, and still deducted one letter because of him. But if Chris had been the only tech we saw I would have rated them an A."

"If I could give less than 1 star I would. Here’s my story….Moved to Florida 3 years ago from the Northeast. Needed a generator so I narrowed it down to 2 venders from Google reviews...Reliable Power Systems and APS. Prices came in about the same, sales people were both likable, it was a coin toss who to use. I chose poorly. It took 8 months to get my generator installed (COVID shortages, not Reliable’s fault). Reliable has a nice on-line system where you can check the status of your install through the whole process. The installation went smoothly - so no problems there (although, they did leave a bit of a mess in my garage, made some holes in my drywall that they wouldn't patch etc. but no big deal). After the install, I immediately sign up for the yearly maintenance agreement with them. Fast forward 8 months later and here’s where my problems start. I have 10 guests visiting me and staying at my house (of course this is when I have problems) and one morning the electric in the kitchen, the hot water heater, the a/c and pool pumps aren't working. The circuit breakers appear all fine and everything else in the house is working. I notice blinking lights on the generator module and so I call Reliable. I explain what’s going on, I tell them I have 10 house guests. Reliable tells me they can’t make it out to my house for 2 weeks. TWO WEEKS. I’m like, how is that possible? It’s March, it’s not even hurricane season. There hasn't been any storms, it’s literally a normal time of year. I tell them I have a maintenance contract with them. They don’t care. TWO WEEKS. I ask to speak to a manager. Two hours later the manager calls me back, says he can fit me in the schedule in 6 days. SIX DAYS (which is 2 days after my guests will have left). Now, what the Reliable manager doesn't know is that in the two hours time between my first call to Reliable and his return call to me I have called my electrician in a panic. I have 10 house guests I can’t cook for, who came to Florida and now can’t use the pool or hot tub, and it’s getting warm in the house. My electrician says “Reliable is the worst, call APS”. So, I call APS. Now, I am not APS’s customer. I did NOT just spend $40,000 with them 8 months prior to purchase and install a generator. In fact, I’m the one who asked for a quote and then didn't even use them. I am no one to them. What does APS tell me? “We’ll be out in an hour”. An hour later they arrive, 15 mins after that they have re-booted my module and suggest that if it happens again that they replace it. APS’s technician had come to my house, fixed the issue and left before I even got a return phone call from Reliable’s manager telling me that he “could fit me in his schedule in 6 days”. I explained to the manager that I had called his competition and that they had already come out and fixed it. The manager told me that “Reliable has a lot of more important customers that take priority over you, like hospitals etc and we always service them first.” Ok, Hospitals are important. But six days in a non-emergency time of year to get a 15 minute repair? How long of a wait will it be during hurricane season? And no customer likes to be told that they basically aren't important—especially after just spending $40,000. I tell the manager this, and that I’m going to leave them a bad review. His reply “We have lots of good reviews, one bad review isn’t going to hurt us”. Hmmm. Are you getting a clear picture of what kind of company Reliable Power Systems is? Do yourself a service and hire Assurance Power Systems from the get go. I now have my maintenance contact with APS and they have continued to provide me with excellent and timely service."

"Elcon Electric is really a 5 Star company. I rarely leave a review but my experience with Elcon was exceptional, amazing and the only electrical company I would recommend. If you live in FL you are well aware that quality electricians and companies are not easy to find. When I was looking for a electrician I looked on Angie’s list [not always reliable] I goggled reviews on several companies and narrowed it down to 3. It came down to two pretty quickly. I spoke with someone in the office at Elcon, she was very nice, she explained the whole process, the amount per hour depending on a 1 or 2 men job. I told her I would think it over and get back to her. The other company I was considering the owner/electrician made the job I needed to be done seem so complicated that I was confused on who to hire. I have used so many bad contractors over the years that one develops a ‘fear’ to hiring anyone. My grandfather was a master electrician and I am well aware the danger of hiring someone who might not know what they are doing. A few weeks passed I still had not made a decision, when my phone rang it was the lady I had originally spoke to at Elcon. She said she just wanted to check if I had my electrical issues fixed? I was so very impressed with the ‘follow up call’…. to me that showed great customer service. I think her name was Mary I hope Elcon can check on that because she is a valuable employee. Roman is the electrician that came to my home. THE BEST!!! He was amazing, very professional and very thorough at fixing and repairing and replacing our fixtures. Roman addressed all of our concerns and both my husband and felt secure that all was done correctly and perfectly. We have 4 brick posts in the front of our house and two of the lamps weren’t working. Roman had to come back today to fix that [2 man job] as the buried cable had to be found and repaired. I did not think think I could be anymore impressed with this company…then I met Rusty. He was great, amazing! Both Rusty and Roman worked hard in the hot sun and kept digging till they found the cable. My posts lights work great! Elcon will be the only electrical company I will ever use from now on. My neighbors know I rarely , if ever, recommend anyone. I am so impressed by Roman and Rusty that I have already recommended Elcon to two of my neighbors.Usually I will just say a company is OK….this time I said Elcon was great! It’s hard to get a 5 Star rating from me but this company deserves 5 Stars! Thank you Roman, Rusty and the customer service at Elcon Electric"

"Nobody ever showed up or contacted me."

"Job was done quickly and no mess was left. Dryer now works."

"We were very pleased with their work and will call them again for all of our future electrical needs."

"Very well would definitely recommend"

"The man is proactive. On time, dedicated, friendly. He very knowledgeable on electricity. Happy over top I am 2d time Yardiel cam here. New smoke detector, new electrical panel and outside fan He's my go-to electrician you will not be disappointed thanks again Third time old obsolete bathroom fans,GFI Only electrician I will use"

"Ivan was very great and thorough in the work he performed in my home. I’d definitely hire him again."