Mister Sparky

Had Mr Sparky come out to put in a couple outlets and surge protector in March 2015. They suggested we change out all of our breakers. So we let them. Paid over $ 2500. We are snowbirds so left till the fall. Came back in Oct. Our awning wasn’t working so called awning co to come fix. They said the motor was burned out probably due to having a 220 line hit that circuit. Cost $ 1000 to fix. Then our oven kept giving us a error message, sometimes working sometimes not. We got a new oven thinking the other was over 10 years old. Was not the problem! Had a different electrician come out after calling Mr Sparky and they wanted $ 49 just to come out and look. Turns out the bus for that breaker was bent and was arcing and not connecting. This all due to Mr Sparky! Also had some miss-​sized breakers installed. We also had Sparky install a surge protector and it was very poorly wired in. Wire almost fell off. The 5 star electrician we had come out now did a great job cleaning up after the mess Sparky caused. Lucky our house didn’t burn down!

I will say that the first guy who came to our house to assess the situation did NOT know what he was doing. I believe he is no longer an employee, as he mentioned that he was moving. Anyway, he wrote up a work order for four to five hours of work, explaining that holes would need to be drilled in the ceiling and in the wall in two rooms. I did not want to hear that, but I thought it must have been a last resort to solve the problem. So I agreed. But I did request that someone else come to do the work because this guy’s body language was telling me his head was not in the game.
Thankfully, Joe came today. He was here on time. He was polite, professional, and quick. He solved the downstairs problem and told me the upstairs fan was broken. He wired things the way I wanted them wired and took 80 to 90 minutes (not five hours) and did NOT have to drill holes of any kind.
I did call the company, as I feel I am entitled to a refund since the first employee was not accurate in his estimate. So I overpaid. I am sure they are a fair company and that they will reimburse me since I paid $ 1,200 for a quick visit from the first guy and 90 minutes of work today.
So if you need an electrician, call Mister Sparky. But ask for their best electrician. I’d give Joe five stars, but I have to give Mister Sparky four stars because of the dud who came the first time.

DO NOT CALL THESE PEOPLE THEY WILL RIP YOU OFF. We had a circuit breaker tripping Mister Sparky came out and diagnosed the problem saying we needed a new line. I told them I had a home warranty and would call them they then stated we owed $ 300 for coming out. Less than 1 hr worth of diagnostics and no work? I refused stating I would pay a trip fee but nothing else, they refused to leave and said they would lower the fee to $ 187, for what I asked they said for their time. They refused to leave without payment, my husband paid them the $ 187 to get rid of them. Again, save yourself money and a headache and don’t call them.

Nothing worse than having electrical issues. We had a problem about 2 months ago when multiple indoor outlets and lights and all of out backyards electrics went out. This included our sprinkler/​drip system and all of the plants started to suffer. I get on Unilocal.Look for electricians in the area and mr sparky shows up with a few good reviews. Now I didn’t see the reviews for the other local mr sparks otherwise I would have stayed away.
Anyhow, they were nice on the phone and said they would send someone out the next day. The 2 guys who showed up were super nice and seemed to know what they were doing. They told me the likely problems and told me what it would cost to really diagnose and fix the issues. They quoted me about $ 350 at the times.
Then the bleeding began. Multiple knocks on the door saying they found more problems. The dude wrote up 3 plans and the given costs. Lots of scary words like melting wires, not up to code, and danger if not fixed were used. Suddenly I’m replacing half the breakers in the main box. At the end of the 2 hour visit I get my bill for around $ 1000 dollars. Everything is working and although I certainly have some sticker shock, the job is done.
A few weeks ago I meet up with an old friend who happens to be an electrician. This visit gets brought up. He basically explains that I probably got taken and I paid a 500% markup for 2 hours of work and no more than $ 75 bucks in parts. Awesome. I have a beer with my buddy and forget about the whole ordeal.
This week my phone rings. It’s someone from mr sparkys sister company Easy air and heat. They explain to me that when I was visited by mr sparky I also paid for a air conditioning tune up. Shady… no one every said anything about that when I was getting gouged. I tell them to go ahead and come out. Today they show up. Check out my ac unit, which has been working fine and Is only 2.5 years old. I am told the capacitor is not working right and needs to be fixed or it’s going to «explode and leak acid all over». I am told this will cost $ 290 dollars. I say no thanks and that I would need to go through my home warranty company. He then tells me that if they come out they will say there is nothing wrong and not fix it. I still say no thanks and he leaves.
I’m thinking after the first visit I go added to their «sucker» list. Their work may have all been appropriate. What do I know? But all the other reviews seem to be pretty consistent.
Don’t make the same mistake…
2 stars because they were nice and fixed my problem. Now I just can’t afford to give them any more…

Love these guys. They are all about taking care of me — the customer. THey actually showed up earlier than they said they would. Not what I expected. THey really took care to waer their booties inside and cleaned up after themselves.
I had a coupe small problems and an outlet that wasn;t working at all theyreally seemed to know their stuff.
I highly recommend using them if you have a need for an electrician.

I called these guys for a simple elecrical problem and they were able to schedule me for the next day – which was hugely convenient. The electrician they sent, fixed my issue in no time flat. Since he did the job so quickly, I had him do another job while he was here – a fan install. The work was done efficiently and they guy they sent was knowledgable and personable. My only issue with this company is their pricing structure. It is hugely expensive. Their was a $ 79 fee just for the guy to come out (but they all have this) then a simple 5 minute switch fix was $ 259. The fan install was $ 195 plus he had to fix one switch with was an additional $ 89. All in all the guy was here about 40 mintues and it was just too expensive for the amount of time that my work took. An hourly fee structure would make more sense. I will only call these guys again is I have an electrical problem a that is too complex for an handyman.

Yep. That’s right. Mister Sparky. So close to my nickname in college; Mister Spanky! But there’s no foul play with Mister Sparky. These are my go to guys for all my electrical needs. And when you call them, here’s how they answer the telephone: «Thank you for calling Mister Sparky, my name is Amber, how may I light up your day?» For realz! I love that forced perkiness sometimes. When I worked at an aerobic studio in Minneapolis, like, 100 years ago… ok…I know many of you now are picturing me in my Gilda Marx Lycra onesie… and for that, I’m sorry. But I digress. We had to answer the phone in a BIG high energy voice, «Hi, it’s a great day at The Firm, this is Thomas may I help youuuuuuu?» So I get the phone jive. I hope my employees are enthusiastic in their phone answering skills. Nothing worse than a Debbie Downer the first time you call a business. The Mister Sparky team is always on time, clean cut and actually just down right cute! They always leave with a coupon for your next electrical mishap, shake your hand and thank you with a big smile! My kinda biz! So the next time the «Lights Go Out in Georgia» (oh God I’m old, that is a bizarre Vickie Lawrence reference), I say don’t be snarky, call Mister Sparky.
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