Zimmerman Electric Company

Guy identified the problem (blown outlet). Nice guy. He fixed all outlets and lights. Had to deal with some sparks. Great job.

Arrived early and finished in a reasonable time. Fans work great. Cleaned up after finishing. Have already recommended them to another friend.

Ended up billing us about 40% more than agreed upon without any warning or notification. Work was done well, but will not be using them again.

Everything was great.

Very well. Great work and punctual

I've been using them for fourteen years.

Although i eventually did not need the service call, I was extremely impressed by the responsiveness to my initial call and quick service appointment . I will keep this company on my list for future consideration.

all was done quickly and professionally. Very happy with their services.

It went great. David did a wonderful job and was pleasant and easy to work with.

Ray from Zimmerman did a great job on the ceiling fan installation. The job was more complex then I thought it would be, requiring new wire runs, but he did it quickly and without causing any collateral damage to repair in walls, ceiling, etc.

Dave was great! Came up with good recommendations regarding tying in new fixture to existing lights. Also made adjustments in front porch light replacement to make the new fixture fit in the limited space and operate with the neighbors competing light fixture! His prior experience was definitely a plus!

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Greg was punctual and professional. Mark was also responsive and great and getting back to me to schedule.
Greg did a quick and efficient job.
The thing that is troublesome for me is that you don't pay at the time of service and they invoice you.
Greg was here exactly 2 hours and 1 week later I received a non itemized invoice for way over what the price should be per hour and with a few parts.
I called John at  billing and because of the holiday they said they would get back to me. He was very polite.
I have had a great experience so far but I am curious to see how they resolve this over charged invoice.

Ray came out twice! First time I didn't have the remote needed for the ceiling fan so he said he could go get it (would be a charge) or just come back once I got the remote and didn't charge me for the first visit! Once I had the remote I called and rescheduled, Ray came right back out and took care of the ceiling fans and outside lights including better switch/dimmer options as well! Great experience!

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When I called Zimmerman Electric I spoke to John and explained that my house had recessed lights in the bedrooms but not a central light fixture that could be replaced with a ceiling fan.  Therefore I needed an electrician to create a box in the ceiling for the fan to be mounted and powered.  I also needed to have a wall switch to turn the fan on and off.  No fancy dimmers for a light or fan speed, just on and off using a rocker switch.  John said he would have someone come out on Tuesday afternoon.
The technician arrived Tuesday afternoon and had me reexplain the whole job.  He wanted to be sure I didn't just want to have a remote for the fans, that I needed a wall switch.  We are a busy household, a remote would get lost, so yes, I needed a wall switch for each fan.  He went into the attic to check things out.  Originally I wanted 3 fans hung, one in each of our 3 bedrooms.  However, our master was an addition and the electrician had no attic access to it so we settled on 2 fans, one in each of the other bedrooms.  The technician began working and after a couple of hours realized he COULDN'T FINISH in one afternoon since the company had scheduled him to have ANOTHER CALL after mine.  So he mounted the ceiling fans but they weren't powered and the switches weren't installed.  He called his boss who said they wouldn't be able to finish the job until THURSDAY at 10 am.  
On Thursday, 10 am comes and goes, 10:30 passes, then I call the office.  I asked where the technician was.  They said "Oh, he'll be there around 11am".  So then the technician calls me at 11 and says "Hey, can I get lunch before coming over?"  NO!!! You can't!  You already made me wait two days and then you have the balls to ask to come even later!  WHAT?!!  So then he gets here and wires some more and then his co-worker arrives to help finish the job.  The only reason the job got finished Thursday was that I called John and left him a message telling him I was going to pay for their current work and not let them finish on another day.  No more calls after mine.  Finish my job, THEN go to the next one.  Or reschedule!  If they had told me up front it would take two days to do I would have called someone else.  
In summary:  John Zimmerman over schedules his technicians and over promises on their time.  He should learn to treat his customers and his employees with more respect.

I called John Zimmerman on Thursday and explained that I need a number of dimmer switches replaced and a bathroom fan switch. He sent out Ray the next day. Ray arrived on time and though he had not installed the new Legrande digital dimmers before, he quickly figured it out and went to work. Our house was built in 1951 and some of the boxes for the electrical were a little tight to accommodate the three wires (the older dimmers had been two wires). Ray was diligent and managed to make it all work and we are very happy with the new dimmers and the service we got. I think it might have cost less if we had gone with traditional dimmers because it might not have taken so long. However, the price was fair and the work was good and in the end, we are happy.

I found my tech to be knowledgeable and professional.  I also loved the fact that I was able to easily schedule my appointment.   I will use them again!

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It took less than 10 mins to find the problem, which was a tripped GFI outlet that was hidden in the kitchen.   The electrician told me to call if it continued to give me problems.  I asked him what the charge would be and he said I would be mailed a bill.   If I would've know I was going to be charged for the whole hour I would've had him go ahead and change out the GFI outlet that keeps tripping.  Now I will have to pay an additional hour to an electrician for a job that will only take less than 30minutes.  Total time for this problem...probably under 40 mins, but I will have to pay 2 hours to correct this issue.  We are talking about someone coming over and pushing a button...  under 10 mins.

Will never call them again!!

When I had a problem with one of the circuits on my electrical panel, Mr. Zimmerman offered to come to my house later the same day. He set a reasonable time frame and then called me ahead of time to say he could come earlier, if I liked. As it turned out I was able to resolve the problem myself. At no charge, Mr. Zimmerman offered me some extremely helpful advice about the status of my electrical panel (basically telling me that I did NOT need to hire him or anyone else to "fix" what was really a non-problem (even when other Angieslist electricians with high ratings were only too eager to come do this unnecessary "repair"). I was greatly impressed and plan to use this company's services in the future.

They were very good. They were a little pricey, but they were very quick and I called them and he came the very next day and my fixed my problem.

Easy to work with, answers questions quickly, answers the phone, shows up on time, gets the job done, friendly.  I'm very happy with them.

The electrician was Greg.  He expertly removed the old light fixtures, and installed one hanging light fixture in the entryway, and another in the dining room; this light fixture was flush with the ceiling.  Greg was courteous and careful, and knew exactly what he was doing.  We are very happy with the result.  This is the second time we have used Zimmerman Electric, and have been very pleased each time.