I needed something to be done to a light socket that kept burning out my CFL and LED lights. We had someone else come and look at it 6-9 months earlier and they said something, something and charged us something more and supposedly it was fixed. Well, we kept burning through lightbulbs so I tried to find a well-reviewed electrician. Not that many to choose from. I took a chance and went old school with Gerke's who had no reviews.
Glad we did. I spoke to Greg on the phone and he was more than helpful from our first conversation. He did mention the possiblity of it being bad lightbulbs (which of course would have meant no service call and no money for them, so that led me to believe that honesty and intergrity were values he shared). He did rule out one thing (too much voltage?) upon learning that it's only this one fixture and not others in the house and then assumed it was likely a problem with the fixture itself, needing replacement. That likely diagnosis on the phone meant I could go out and get the fixture well enough in advance of our appointment.
We arranged a time to come out and he called that morning to confirm. I think he was a wee bit off the mark on his promised time, but I'll forgive him on that given he was so friendly and helpful. Also, if he had to go further in the house I would have preferred that he put on shoe covers. That would be the one thing I would change, have all employees either remove shoes or wear shoe protection. (It's just cleaner and more respectful, no?)
One he was here, I got good advice on how to navigate the ridiculous world of choosing a lightbulb these days. Last time I chose one it took me 15 minutes and then I ended up with one that was too fat to fit. Who knew? Greg taught me that most of the time you want something in the 3,000 Kelvin range, as that gives off the nice warmish light. Not like the cool blue tones I'm getting from my 5,000 K bulb in the hallway.
Apparently the cool light should just go in the living room . . ."Color temperature in a room or space can have a dramatic affect on the people that use that lighting to perform tasks. For example, rooms that are used for tasks such as reading can benefit by incorporating lighting on the cooler end of the scale. Many studies have been done on classroom and work settings where reading improves when done under lighting near 5500K (Day White - 5500-6000K)"
I digress. Greg replaced our fixture, happily gave us some (solicited) advice on a few other lights in the house, and charged us what I consider to be a reasonable amount for the work done.
I definitely plan to have this Master Electrician from Gerke Electric return to do a few more jobs for us and I am happy to recommend him to other people. Thanks for doing honest work!
Their service area includes:
* Huntertown
* Auburn
* Garrett
* Leo
* Grabill
* Arcola
* Laotto
* Avilla
* Kendallville
* Waterloo
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