Gambi Electric Intercom

Eugene from Gambi came over this summer (this review is overdue) to move our intercom over a few inches to make some room in our hallway. He was professional and explained everything. We’d definitely use him again.

VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
Okay — here’s the story. I have this annoying chandelier that keeps crazily lighting on fire and blowing out. But I love it and so I had it fixed a couple of times at my old place and even took it with me when I moved. Fast forward to Prospect Heights… same old, same old: my light starts doing it’s crazy stuff, light bulbs start blowing out, children and adults alike in the house are scared.
I decide to check out Unilocal for electrician reviews in my new hood. Gambi has great ones so I decide to give them a try. I call at 9am, by 9:30am, I have a returned call and by 10am Eugene is here fixing my light. He tells me it has to go with him to the hospital and I figure I’ll be without it for at least a week. Nope — he says it will be back in two hours and it is. He installs it, all of the lights work again and I am a satisfied customer.
But then…
an hour later, I am upstairs and I hear a huge crash. I come down to see that one of the big crystal balls around the lights has fallen and shattered. Glass is everywhere and the light is ruined. It’s after 5pm (of course), but I call and leave a message. Five minutes later my call is returned. 10 mins later, Eugene is back. He then proceeds to spend TWO PLUS HOURS sweeping and vacuuming and all kinds of crazy clean up for the incredible mess. And then without my saying anything, he proceeds to make arrangements for how to replace the globe that has shattered (which I later found out was no easy feat and I know it cost a bundle). He got the globe quickly and replaced it right away.
When I effusively thanked him for customer service unlike what I usually get, he said that his work is good quality so this almost never happens, but when it does, this is what he does because it’s what should be done. Amazing. Too bad it’s so not the norm.
oh and…
1) the issue was not his fault — the light had been faultily repaired (he showed me — it was super bootleg) by the previous handyman that I had come
2) several weeks later and no issues with the light
3) not one piece of glass. NOT ONE. we all know how hard that is, right? there must have been two million shards and I have toddlers… and bare feet so I was super grateful.

Highly recommended.
We had an emergency on a holiday weekend that left us with no heat on the coldest night of the year. Not only did they call us back in the middle of the night when we were desperate, but they showed up promptly, fixed the problem quickly, (hot wire in the breaker box, fried from an overload) and charged us a very reasonable fee. We were fully prepared to pay through the nose, because of the holiday weekend, so that was a pleasant surprise. I definitely plan to use these guys again for a few small jobs in our old house. Courteous, neat, thorough, and reliable. AND reasonable.
After they finished the repair, they took it upon themselves to thoroughly check the furnace and boiler to make sure they were running again properly.
And the other two electricians I called? (There were three with good ratings on Unilocal.) Still haven’t valled me back, lol. Call Gambi electric if you have a problem. They’re my new go-​to guys. Plus, one of them had a tag on his jacket that read, «Big Sparky», how could anyone not love them? Hooray for Gambi.

I just used Gambi Electric for the first time, based upon their excellent reviews on Unilocal,which are totally justified. Eugene and his partner were fantastic. They are really nice guys who diagnosed my electrical problem almost immediately as well as determining another problem with my circuit breakers that I was not aware of. They fixed everything at a very reasonable price. They obviously have years of experience and know what they are doing.
I immediately got a great vibe from these guys, that they are trustworthy, totally professional and good people. I plan to use them for my future electrical jobs. I highly recommend them. Jeff Anderson

i just had Eugene and his partner from Gambi come over and do some work on my house. I couldn’t have been happier with the quality of their work. They showed up when they said they would. They quoted me a price before they arrived. And they both could not have been nicer guys. It’s a pleasure to have found a company that understands what professionalism and courtesy are all about. MG

I spent a while trying to track down an electrician who actually had a phone and would actually call back. It’s not easy! Then I found Gambi on Unilocal.They picked up the phone, scheduled an appointment, showed up and did the work. Eugene was my guy and he was terrific, he explained everything, gave me choices about how to handle issues and was clear about costs. Btw 175 for coming to the house and 100 each hour after that. Totally worth it for the work they did.

Topline: Thorough, patient, pleasant, dedicated to fixing the problem. Fair price. It’s the kind of service that’s rare. Can’t recommend Eugene and Gambi highly enough.
Background:
I live in a 2-​bedroom, 3yr-​old condo in Park Slope. The fuse to a room that houses our washer & dryer, water heater and boiler/​hvac kept blowing out last week (3x in 7-​day span). Called Gambi after reading some of the positive reviews on Unilocal and because he was local to the neighborhood. Called around 5pm, and he said he’d be over w/​in 2 hours, arrived at 6:30pm. Fast.
Once he came over, he took a look at the fuse in the fuse box. He said it was likely a blown fuse that should be replaced. But he said it could also be, in some cases, the way the 3 power outlets were connected and spliced in the room; and that he’d like to make sure, otherwise I’d be calling again in a few weeks.
He checked the first 2 outlets in the room and saw they were without power, but the 3^rd outlet in the room was essentially inaccessible, behind a stacked washer/​dryer unit that was REALLY REALLY hard to reach. In fact, washer & dryer unit was in this room so tight that we’ve always wondered how it ever got installed in the first place. Eugene said in order to really be sure what the root of the electrical problem was, he’d need to check the outlet; so had to move the top dryer half of the unit. The man climbed a ladder, slid into the narrowest, dustiest of spaces between the dryer and ceiling to unplug the unit, turn off the gas valve.
Then we spent an hour slowly, meticulously removing the unit. Sweat, dust, strength, geometry, patience — he used all in good measure. Went to his truck 3 different times to get the right tools to unhook the gas tube, disconnect the vent, etc. Finally got the unit down, and he checked the outlet. Unfortunately, it wasn’t the source of the problem — but I respect that he needed to check it to make sure. He did say the power outlet was the wrong kind — a ground wire outlet (the kind with the reset buttons you see in bathrooms), but essentially inaccessible and unnecessary. So he changed that, re-​checked the wiring in the wall. Said now we wouldn’t ever have to worry about the wiring in that room again. He then changed the fuse in the fuse box that he suspected was the source of the problem in the first place.
He spent another 30 minutes carefully re-​installing the dryer unit and putting things back as they were (he climbed back into the narrow space to re-​attach the gas valve, plug and vent. Tested the gas valve seal with soapy water to make sure it was re-​attached sans leakage). He even thoroughly vacuumed the fuse box that was filled with wood dust and debris, the sloppy aftermath of lazy contractors — and the suspected source of our blown fuse, he said.
He charged me simply for the 1 ½ hours of his time, at the rate he initially quoted me on the phone. Didn’t even charge me for the new fuse he used to replace the blown one.
And beyond all that — Eugene was totally a chill, pleasant dude the whole time. Great to talk to. Explained what he was doing as he was going through everything. Never once said anything negative or sideways or expressed impatience or that passive aggressive heavy sighing bullshit.
Conclusion:
This is the kind of experience you just don’t think exists anymore. The thoroughness, the desire to work at the problem until it’s fixed. The helpful disposition. The straight-​forwardness. The helpfulness. It was like having your expert handyman uncle or something coming over to fix something you know nothing about.
Highly recommend calling Eugene/​Gambi if you ever need an electrician.
–jp

I had a problem with multiple fixtures in my property. I called and they came at the time they had told me and even called before they got here. They came, found the problem and gave me fast and good solutions. I will definitively use them again

I called Mr. Tapia yesterday and we set up an appointment for today to fix an outlet at my uncle’s apartment. He and his associate Rashid came in just at the agreed time. They fixed the particular outlet plus thightened a couple more that were loose; they also installed a couple of light bulbs which I was afraid to do because the ceilings are very high. I asked Mr. Tapia to check my aunt’s apartment next door since she also had a problem with the ceiling light. Not only they fixed it but he also went to Lowe’s and bought a new lamp to replace the old one completely since the wires were pretty burnt. The lamp was only $ 15 and he kept the cost within the original estimate of one hour althought the entire process took longer than that. I was very pleased with the experience and will certainly call them again if I have any future electric problems. They were both very pleasant and profesional. I highly recommend them to anyone looking for honest and responsable electricians.

Gambi came over to install some undercounter lighting and move/​add kichen outlets. 1. Good work. 2. Fair price (2 guys, 4 hours, $ 375? — can’t complain about that). 3. English speaking. 4. If you’re going to have guys in your house for four hours, it helps if they’re friendly and interesting people. Eugene is both. Highly-​recommended.

They’re straight business, get right to the problem, and do a great job. I called because my AC stopped working due to what I suspected was an electronic issue, and they showed up practically immediately, diagnosed it right away, gave me some great advice on a few things, and were super no-​nonsense about it. I would call them again in a minute. It was $ 250 for the first hour and $ 150 an hour after that for first-​time customers. If you value your time, their prompt service, and a quality solution, you’ll just call them.

I called Gambi about a problem I was having with the lights on two fans in my two bedrooms. Over the phone Eugene figured out what the problem was –(there was a dimmer controlled by continuing to press the on button on the remote that I didn’t even know existed. He was so helpful in resolving this over the phone I will definitely call him when i have a real electrical issue and would recommend him to anyone else needing an electricain.

We did a big renovation — not quite a gut, but close. Our GC rewired the whole place. His electrician left us with 10 – 12 outlets showing no ground. GC refused to fix it… he was very passive-​aggressive.
I called Eugene @ Gambi, who came over, figured out the problems (they were a bit more involved than he first thought), and sorted them out without a lot of fuss. Charged a reasonable price. I wasn’t on site to meet him, but my sister was, and she liked him. That’s saying something. She’s pretty finicky when it comes to liking people. He took my questions over the phone, as well as her own questions, and answered them all patiently.
I’ll call Eugene again for any electrical work.