We had two problems - the main one being the pool pump not working properly.  My son-in-law had purchased and installed the pump himself.   The pump would start, but cut off right away, so he felt there was something electrical wrong with it.   I bought a promotion on Angie's List from Bolt Electric for $59 with a $100 credit for parts.  Clayton checked the pump, took voltage readings and concluded the electrical system was fine but the pump was no good.  He replaced the GFI in a bathroom where two outlets were not working, and that fixed that problem.  He wrote out the bill and seemed surprised when I said I had purchased a deal from Angie's List - he had no idea about it, but did waive the travel fee (I guess that was the $59 I had already paid) and he reduced the price of the GFI by $100 to $18.75.  There was an FFS Charge of $14.75, so I paid a total of $59 and my daughter paid $32.75 for the work and part and tipped him $20 for his and his co-worker's help.  Taking his word that the pump was bad, my daughter and son-in-law took the pump back to Pinch-a-Penny from which they purchased it and guess what.  The pump wasn't bad - there was a choice of the pump working on 110 or 220 and it was set for 110.  All it needed was to be switched to 220.  Neither my son-in-law nor the electricians figured that out.  Money spent - lesson learned!  More education on everyone's part is needed, or maybe better directions with purchase of a new pump.  Would I use Bolt Electric again?  I'm not sure!

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I had had years of problems with a laundryroom fixture.  The tech came out and checked it and suggested I have him convert it to LED.  I was a bit nervous but he explained everything very clearly.  It took him about 15 minutes to do the work and the whole problem has been solved.  I couldn't be more impressed!  He also checked out the electrical panel and found a problem and fixed that in no time also.  I HIGHLY recommend them!!!

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The work was quickly.  Made the rooms a little more modern.

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He was on time, polite, pleasant and knowledgeable. Had everything he needed and fixed it promptly.

We scheduled the service yesterday, paid $39, called the number for Bolt Electric, which was an answering service, and we never got a call back so we scheduled someone else to come out today. The other company finished the work before we even got a response back from Bolt Electric. Not impressed.

The electrician was prompt, clean, courteous and efficient.

Very good! Tested power, lights.

Per an insurance inspection, I needed to add a blank circuit filler plate and a few grommets to cover some wires in the breaker box.  Bolt Electric sent two workers out.  They moved a slim 2 pole breaker from the top of the box to the bottom where the filler plate was supposed to go, corresponding to the inspectors photos.  The problem was they put it in the wrong slot and my water heater stopped working. I did not realize this until after they left.  They then literally used black electrician's tape to tape the filler plate to the top of the breaker box where the slim 2 pole breaker used to sit.  I did not realize they used electricians tape to fasten the filler plate until after they left and I touched it, causing it to become unsecured because it was fastened by tape. They apparently used tape because they did not have a the proper size blank with them. 

I chose Bolt electric over my usual Angie's List electrician because this was a simple project and because of their $49.00 "deal."  I ended up having to call my usual Angie's List electrician out, who installed standard 2 pole breaker in the area where the taped filler plate had been located.  They then resecured the wires that had been relocated by Bolt Electric into the new standard breaker, and tested my water heater, which now worked.  The standard breaker also made the need for a filler plate unnecessary, since the prior breaker was slim.

I cannot believe that any licensed electrician would use tape fasten a filler plate.  They should have the materials they commonly need with them and if not, go get the items instead of taking extreme short cuts.  Also, they should not move working breakers as a short cut either.  Finally, if they do move working breakers, they should test them to ensure they are working.

This "deal" ended up costing me more money.  Bolt Electric is so unprofessional that I decided I could not trust them to repair the problems they caused. I would never let them in my home again.

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I'll premise my review with the disclaimer that this is the first electrician I've had come out to provide an estimate for a few items I'd like to have done on a home I just moved into.  Top of my list was a pool light not working, for which I was fairly confident a new transformer was going to be required.  Travis from Bolt identified the transformer was working fine and it was the switch that was faulty.  I've since replaced the switch myself and it has been working just fine. 
Perhaps I have unrealistic expectations on pricing, but I found some of the items quoted to simply be excessive. 
As an example, I have a junction box and an old timer box above my water heater.  The timer mechanism is gone, so it's acting as a second junction box.  I just wanted this cleaned up so it was a single junction box - $178. 
Add a second outlet near the master bath vanity - $298.
Replacing the pool light switch above - $258.
Installing eight can lights in the combo dining/living room - $2064.
The house has great attic access throughout with easy access to the panel and install locations. 
Summarizing, Travis was really nice, on-time, and professional.  I just can't go with what seems to be an excessive fixed-price estimate.

I received an estimate and decided to go ahead with the work.  I did have an issue with the initial appointment.  I waited in the time-frame they gave and when no one showed, I called.  Somehow the appointment was not on their schedule.  When I called, they apologized and immediately rescheduled for 2 days later.  There were no issues with the second appointment.
The technician arrived on time and was professional, friendly and courteous. I received a call letting me know he was on his way, which was nice.  He explained what he needed to do and got to work.  The wiring required that he go into the attic crawl space and he had some issues getting to where he needed to go, so he had to have another guy come out to help.  Once they worked that out, everything went smoothly.  

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I would probably use them in the future.

they said they don't service the area. I want my money back

Polite, on time and effective.

We purchased the $59 Service call with $100.00 off service. I called Bolt Electric and scheduled an appointment. We asked for our 2 outside lights to be fixed and dryer breaker installed. Customer Service called the night before that the service guy would call before he arrived and the ETA was 8-10am. At around 9:00am there was a knock at my door which was the Bolt Electrician. No phone call before arrival. I showed him the panel, dryer placement and both outside lights. He was unprepared to look or even fix the outside light up front. The light out back was deemed unsafe along with power to shed. He checked the small panel and garage. Of course we will have to replace both panels which will cost over $3000.00. He installed the breaker for the dryer, receptacle and plug. I was checking on him about a half hour and noticed another new breaker. I asked and was told the garage power needed a new breaker. In the garage there was loose exposed wires so he installed a junction box and cut the power to shed. After all that in which he had to leave to buy a dryer receptacle I got charged $482.00. This did not include the $100.00 off service. So really in the end I spent $59.00 on Angie's List and another $482.00 and only got the dryer working. How do you think it went?!!!

Took few tries before timer worked

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