This company is great! My house is 75 yrs old and I needed some help with an outlet. From the…read moreoffice personnel that helped me to the tech that came out to do the work. I felt like I could trust them. Was at my house within 2 days of booking, reasonable hourly rate and was at my house for less than an hour. I will definitely use them again!

Westphal put together and installed our new/in the box chandelier that came without instructions…read more They are professional and reliable.

I reached out to this company for a quote on installing a whole-home surge protector. They asked me…read moreto send photos of my electrical panel, after which I was quoted $496. When I asked what equipment they would be installing, they sent me a part number. After doing a quick search, I found that the exact device costs about $183-$200 retail. The electrician arrived at 7:33 AM and left at 7:52 AM (verified on my cameras). Despite the installation taking less than 30 minutes, I was still invoiced for the full $496. When I questioned the timeframe and cost, the response I received was simply that I had been quoted that amount. To me, this reflects very poor business ethics. A company should stand behind fair pricing and transparent practices--not charge customers nearly three times the cost of the part for less than half an hour of work, with no willingness to explain the discrepancy. I would not recommend this company, as their practices clearly do not put the customer's interests first.

This was the first time we have used an electrician. The electrician showed up on time and got…read moreright to work. He was fast and informative as he went about his work. Everything was cleaned up well and he was finished in a timely fashion. We will use Richter Electrical again.

I have used American Power before years back and called them even though I had a very small job. I…read morewanted an outlet installed in a closet to recharge my Dyson. The owner had one of the electricians stop at my house on his way home that day to do the job. Tony E. was polite, professional and quick. Within an hour and fifteen minutes after my phone call, my outlet was in and my Dyson was charging. I think that kind of quick service is a record. Thank you American Power. I will be using you again!

From the owner: American Power Inc. has been servicing the Southern Wisconsin area since 1994. We offer a complete…read morerange of electrical services for all residential, commercial, and industrial applications. Our staff of highly trained professionals strives to exceed your expectations with a personal, and honest commitment to provide 100% satisfaction and dependability at a fair price! American Power Inc. has always based business on repeat business.

I woke up before 6:00 am to my wife saying we have water leaking from under the sink. This is NOT…read morea good start to the day. After pulling everything out and drying it up, we found it was leaking from our garbage disposal. Fortunately, we are members of the Cardinal Care Club, so of course we called Cardinal. I made the call before 7:00 am. Cardinal called me back within the hour. A short time later, I was alerted that a Plumber was on the way. Ken Yager showed up & did a great job! He gave me lots of options and explained different benefits of each. He really knows his stuff. By 9:10 am Ken had completed i still, cleaned up & was on his way. Well done! This is one more reason we are Cardinal Customers and Care Club Members. That isn't going to change anytime soo

Their quote was 2.5 times higher than two other local businesses!! Absurdly high! No way was the…read moreamount of work I was estimating worth the same às a slightly used car! $9k for what is probably 2-3h work is laughable!!! This makes me wonder what they are charging other people who haven't researched the things they want to the same degree I have. It's almost criminal. Their estimator was very pleasant, though. And their communication is quite good. Maybe that's where the extra $5k is required!!!.... Complete BS

This company came through for me when everyone else was too busy. It's hard to find an electrician…read moreat the last minute. And a day before closing on my home I now live in, I needed help and needed a licensed electrician. The staff at McGilvra delivered! They helped - came over promptly and they were professional and knowledgable and extremely nice - all the staff. Great prices too! Thank you so much! Highly recommend them.

From the owner: McGilvra Electric Inc. has been keeping businesses running in the Southern Wisconsin and Northern…read moreIllinois area since 1924. We are leaders in the quality electrical services and industrial equipment repair. Our goal is to maintain strong working relationship with our customers and offer the best quality. McGilvra Electric is a licensed electrical contractor specializing in commercial and industrial maintenance. Over the years, we have developed long-term relationships with our customers, a reflection of the loyalty to our customers and a staff that is committed to bringing you the best in electrical services that our expertise has to offer.

Don't hire them. They made an appointment and then showed up on the wrong day and said, oh, well. I…read morehad a fountain pump that needed replacing and another small job dealing with my main breaker box. He looked it over and said he'd get back to me in a day or so after he got the parts. He didn't call. When I called him a week later he said he couldn't get the parts. I said I could get the pump overnighted. He said well, he could get it but it would cost 75.00$ and it would have to be (expensively) shipped up from Chicago. I asked for the parts he took from my fountain (without asking me), he said he threw them away. Another week goes by and I told him to forget it. I bought the necessary parts for 15.00$ and did it myself so it's not that this was a difficult job. The company and this electrician just could not have cared less about my job and was prepared to overcharge me by a huge amount. If you call them, you will regret it.

Contacted Carroll Electric to have the following work done at my home:…read more - One quadruple outlet installed in the basement (wiring needed, right next to utility box) - One outlet/receptacle installed for a stove in the basement (wiring needed, right next to utility box) - One quadruple outlet installed in the garage (already wired for a double outlet) Carroll Electric arrived without materials needed after specifically itemizing what we wanted done over the phone. When he arrived, the electrician stated he needed to install a "four prong plug required by code" for the stove, but failed to bring parts when he already knew we wanted one installed. He had his apprentice travel 12 miles to purchase parts. After the job was finished, they had to come back same day because the outlet /receptacle they installed was incorrect and did not fit "four prong plug required by code". They left again to purchase and returned to replace. Two days later, I realized our chest freezer and refrigerator in the basement, plugged into the newly installed outlet, were without electricity. I called Carroll Electric and the electrician said, " Oh I forgot to tell you, per code, the outlets installed in the basement and garage needed to have GFCI breakers since both are unfinished rooms, and if appliances were more than 18-24 months old, their motors may trigger the GFCI breakers and cut power to the appliances. " The electrician failed to mention this prior to installing the GFCI outlets knowing this was a possibility. Appliances in the garage were also shorting out regularly. They also stated they couldn't guarantee this would not continue to happen, and advised we remove GFCI breaker outlets and replace with standard outlets to assure electricity. When the bill arrived,( $1,078.00) I was charged for 8 hours (for a 4 hour job, this included their time to travel for supplies). We were charged for the apprentice AND the electrician! When the bill was disputed, we asked for itemized bill, which I may add, they were not nice about. They changed it to 4 hours, for each electrician AND the apprentice, (8 hours at $80.00 hour at $640.00) plus supplies. The bill was still not itemized for supplies, Final bill $895.00