While I like to think that there are many projects around the house that I am capable of doing, I will not do electrical projects because of the potential risk of serious injury or death when one doesn't know what he's doing. In the past, I've always used the same electrician, who has always provided excellent service. So when I bought three Minka-Aire ceiling fans and needed them installed, it was only logical for me to call the same electrician. While he agreed to do the project, he never responded to my request for a bid. While I like the electrician, I don't like him enough to hand him a blank check.
So my wife found Guardian Electric on Yelp. I was hesitant to use an electrician that I knew nothing about, but agreed to meet with Brandon (the owner) for a free estimate. Ultimately, Brandon was the cheapest of three electricians we received bids from, so we elected to go with him. Besides, he works on weekends which works out best for my wife an me.
We are very happy and pleased with Brandon's work, and Guardian Electric has now become our "normal" electrician. Since we were having three ceiling fans installed, two in the same room, each fan had to be programmed to a different frequency so none of them interferred with the others. Anyone who has bought a Minka-Aire fan knows how poorly some of its instructional manuals are written. While the manual described the process for changing the frequency on the switch by changing the positions of the dip switches, it did not explain how to program the receiver to the corresponding frequency. And since Brandon came on a Saturday, Minka-Aire's technical support was not open. He agreed to come back Monday morning and call technical support to solve the problem. AND HE DID THIS WITHOUT CHARGING US.
Brandon came on Monday and called technical support. It turns out that the steps for programming the receiver to recognize the frequency on which the switch is involves a specific sequence of pushing the buttons on the switch. Of course, it would have made too much sense for Minka-Aire to have described that sequence in its manual. Fortunately, someone in technical support walked Brandon through the process, and he successfully programmed all three fans.
In summary, we really liked Brandon because he responded to our request for a bid in a timely manner, charged a reasonable price, did good work, and had enough pride to follow through when he had trouble setting the frequencies. The fact that he did not charge for the second visit, which was necessitated through no fault of his own, shows how much integrity he has. read more