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We had had several problems with our Xfinity connection, and were told some small amount of electricity is coming from our house, so we should get an electrician to find and solve the problem. I called around and got a some answers from those that didn't know about the problem, and some that were huge companies. I prefer locally owned expert construction specialists for the human connection and face to face discussions about my needs and budget. Brett Collins fills that description perfectly for electrical work. He's smart, competent, great at explaining things, affordable, friendly and reliable. But most of all, he cares about and obviously loves what he's doing and does it right.
For example, when he was hooking up a new lighted address sign on my garage, he said he could do it, but would request an additional 1/2 hour to redo some wires I had put in, that worked ok but should have been shielded. I not only agreed, but was delighted. I spent a 50 year career as a carpenter and an architect and civil engineer so I know what a dedicated and successful contractor and technician looks like. Brett is like that. I soon learned to just stay out of his way and let him make the decisions and the several projects came out excellent. We got a brand new 225 Amp Panel (up from 100 Amp which worked but was outdated ) for which Brett handled all the permits with both the city and PG&E, a new outdoor back door light, a new outdoor outlet with room for a future 220v car charger if needed, a new lighted address sign, a new hallway double switch with dimmer (that I couldn't do myself).
And yes he solved the Xfinity problem by checking all their connections, and all of the outlets in my house for possible wiring problems. He explained that a backwards wiring situation might send some electricity out to the Xfinity wires, and there may have been that in the past but there is not that problem now. And, since our TV viewing has actually been ok, we feel that issue is solved. In fact Brett solved all our issues expertly!
I'm very comfortable recommending Collins Electrical for affordable, friendly, informative, responsive and most importantly very competent electrical work.
David Vandeveer
Santa Rosa, CA