DELANEYS ELECTRIC INC

We had an Arc Fault Circuit Breaker that kept tripping, so I decided to replace it. I removed it from the electrical panel, but before buying another breaker I did some research online. The AFC breakers are designed to trip if there is any arcing inside walls, a fire danger. It was recommended that an electrician do the replacement so he could also determine if there were other electrical problems.

I called Delaneys and they were very helpful about getting someone here in only one day. Since I'd already removed the AFC breaker, the electrician simply replaced it with a new one. He did not do any inspection of the wiring in the area the breaker covered. He just said that if it tripped again, I should call them. Since then the breaker has not tripped, so apparently it was a faulty breaker that I could and should have replaced myself. However, I'd thought that more than just replacing the breaker would be required.

Since the tripping problems had ended, I was satisfied in general with Delaneys' performance. I was not, however, pleased about the bill. They charged $60 for one hour, even though he'd been there 15 minutes - I did not object to that, since a 1-hour minimum is reasonable. What I did find annoying was that they'd charged $76 for a breaker that I could have purchased in a store for $33. I do not think that was a reasonable markup.

The bottom line is that I paid $141 for a job I could have done myself for $33, and they did nothing more than I would have done - replace the breaker. More important, I think they should have checked for possible problems (yep, I should have asked).

the person was on time, very polite and very professional. He was working non stop and worked clean. It was an excellent experience.

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I've had Mike do electrical work for me on a couple of occasions now. The first time I called him was to bid some fairly extensive electrical on my remodeling job. He gave me a fair and honest assessment and estimate to which I agreed for him to do the work. Mike was there when he said he would be and got the work done ahead of schedule. It was truly a great experience to have mike there for his wealth of knowledge, skill, and experience. Mike's a really good natured guy and always has a positive attitude. The next time I called Mike was because I was trying to do a little bit of electrical work myself. (He had made it look so easy) It wasn't very long into my project before I realized I was stumped and no amount of head scatching was going to solve my delema. I called Mike, and he seemingly dropped everything he was doing and came to my rescue. Once again, he made it look easy. Thanks Mike!!!