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    Thistle Electric

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    Electric inspection

    Electric installation or replacement

    Electric panel installation

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    Wire installation

    Electric vehicle charging station installation

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    Paul L.

    Couldn't be more pleased with the install of our Tesla Charger. Gerry and his crew were prompt and professional. They did a very clean install through our garage wall and ran conduit all the way back to main panel. Pricing was very competitive and they come recommended from Tesla for Los Angeles area. Highly recommend Thistle Electric!

    Derek H.

    Gerry, the owner, and his crew were friendly, knowledgeable, skilled, reasonably priced, and did a wonderful job installing our Tesla Wall Charger. They mounted wires, ran pipes, inserted a support board, and were very familiar with all things electrical relating to Tesla. We hired Thistle based on the great reviews and they were right on. Thanks for the recommendations and I'd hire them again without hesitation.

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    Richard C.

    Thistle installed a NEMA 14-50 outlet for my EV charger. Great communication and service. Other electricians said I could not run from the sub panel in the house that was closer to the garage. Thistle determined it was ok and better and cheaper to do this. My charger has been working flawlessly for over a year now.

    Lester H.

    I'm very glad that I got Gerry and his crew to install a Tesla Wall Connector for us. Gerry is very knowledgeable and has lots of experience on this matter. He did a tremendous job from the beginning to the end and I am very satisfied with the end result. I'd highly recommend getting these guys if you are planning to install a EV charger at your home!

    The Thistle team did a great job bending conduit around the contours of our house

    Can't recommend Thistle Electric enough. We will be using them for all our electrical needs going forward. I found them through the Tesla website as a recommended local electrician for installing my Wall Charger. I'm very glad I did. While the price was generally in line with some of the other quotes I was getting, it's the honesty, quality of work, and responsiveness that truly sets Thistle apart. I'll lay out some of the areas that I was very impressed with: 1) Thorough - Gerry (owner) took time to explain what they were going to do, how they were going to do it, and what the biggest drivers of cost were. Not only that, but their quote they provided had the best breakdown of what was going to be done and its cost. Makes it much easier to trust, and also know what you're going to get. 2) Honesty - Gerry did everything he said he was going to do. In addition, when we realized that my house required more materials than we originally thought due to its design, Gerry worked very hard to keep things within budget. He was apologetic, and didn't increase his labor costs. In addition, Gerry fought hard to find parts suppliers that kept our costs down, where as many of the other competitors simply jacked up their quote prices due to laziness. 3) Quality - the team at Thistle do amazing high quality work. Our house required a LOT of conduit bending in order to hug the contours. The final product looked wonderful. I don't even want to imagine what a less experienced contractor would have done. To make things even better, Gerry supervised the entire installation. He wasn't sitting in some back office - he's in the field making sure things get done right. 4) Knowledge - Thistle (Gerry) was 10X more knowledgeable about installing the Tesla wall charger than any of the other contractors I spoke with. He has lots of experience, and this will help him and his team avoid silly mistakes that cost time and money. Some of the other competitors giving us quotes didn't know some of the basics of what an install would have required, including the number of wires needed. 5) On Time - Last, but definitely not least. Gerry and his crew ALWAYS showed up on time. They caused virtually no disturbances when they arrived, and would start working right away. They did what they said they were going to do, and with good quality to boot. Who could ask for more. Do yourself a favor if you have any electrical needs - just hire Thistle and forget about the rest. This is especially true if you have a Tesla and you're looking to install home charging.

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    Jordan W.

    Gerry was very professional and was gracious enough to fit us into his schedule when he had an opening last minute. He and his crew were knowledgeable and informed me every step of the way as they worked efficiently. They took the care to vacuum and sweep up afterwards. Would definitely recommend him to anyone and will hire him again for additional work on my condo.

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    I will absolutely use Gerry and his crew for all of my future electrical work and will refer everyone who needs work to him.

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    The other day, my husband plugged in his coffee grinder in one of our sockets in the kitchen and it…read moresparked and stopped working. THEN he thought it'd be a good idea to plug the grinder into another socket in our kitchen and it sparked again. He broke that one too. After I threw his grinder into the dumpster as hard as i could, I was tasked to call around for an electrician. I was totally dreading waiting around for someone to stop by between 7am to 7pm sometime in the far future, I called Adaza (they were third on my list - the first two didn't answer) A guy (I'm sorry I don't remember his name! (I'll come back and edit this if I remember)) picked up right away and he listened to me vent. We were on the phone less than 5 minutes, he told me how to troubleshoot over the phone and helped me fix it right then and there. I was soooo happy and relieved that I didn't have to stay home all day for an electrician to show up and then slap me with a huge bill. He was super patient, stayed on the phone with me and didn't charge me a penny. He genuinely was happy to help me out and wasn't annoyed that he wasn't making any money from me. Well here is me paying it forward, I am their customer for life and my husband is happy he's not sleeping on the couch anymore. Thanks Adaza Electric!

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