Howell Electric

I can not recommend Rick Howell highly enough. He is extremely knowledgable, with a great overall sense about the work required. For example, after thoroughly inspecting the jobs, he was quick to tell me what makes sense, in fact was necessary to take care of immediately as well as what poses no dangers or problems but might be worthwhile neatening up in the long run, probably accomplished more easily if and when the space is vacant, He is a pleasure to work with, trustworthy, as said knowledgable about his trade as well as figuring out what has been done historically. He's been working in the area for years, including during the time his father had a business locally. There is no one else I will be calling. He is not an old friend, a relative, or anything similar, I'm just extremely pleased to be working with him when work is needed. Ideally I would never need his services. As a property manager of commercial spaces I'd be very pleased if nothing ever was in need of repair. But as we know, that's not how the world works. That said when I do need very necessary periodic work, I'm glad to know Rick Howell is there to take the call. Period. BTW, I don't think I've ever left a review of a business on Angie's List, however I'm about to leave another one for a business in Portland, OR. First and second time for everything I guess.

Hands down, Rick is the Electrician you have been searching for! I spent 12 years in the Army and 3 tours of War, been around the world and back again, and judge of character I would like to think I have. Ricks characteristics: * On-time. * Always answers his phone. * Honest * Beyond reasonable prices * Actually takes the time to figure out the best solution, not the most expensive one. * 38 Years of Experience. If you need Electrical work done, call Rick and you will not be disappointed. He has earned my business for life. -Jason

Mr. Howell was kind and professional, amd he solved our problem

I had set up an appointment on my day off to get an estimate but he did not show up. When I called the following day to reschedule he said he'd call later in the day to let me know when he was available but he never called back.

Rick was prompt, friendly, courteous and professional. I will use his services again.

I had them repair an outlet kitchen for a rental property. I was not at the property while they did the service but have not heard any complaints from the tenant. It was easy to set up the scheduling for the job.

they arrived on time, were prepared with materials and tools for the job, and performed the work without any difficulties or interruptions

I had purchased a big deal for the service, and we were extremely pleased. He came out right away. We would use him again. It was for my parents and we came out with a time, and he said he could do that. It was very fast service. The big deal was for $69, and they did not charge more, it was perfect. I would definitely tell people to use Howell Electric. We haven't had any issues, but if we do, I would call them again. I would not look online. I would just call them. Anybody looking to do that kind of work would definitely benefit by using them. The pricing is good. I had priced around, and they had the lowest price. After I saw the price, I said I should call one or two, and they still had the best price. The quality was excellent, and the responsiveness was very good. The guy was very nice and polite. My dad is a disabled vet, and he was nice to my dad.

he fixed it and he went to the roof for finals.

The service was excellent! The cable and conduit lines look clean and neat, hassle free installation. The 220 volt plug was installed and saved us from buying a whole new gas dryer. Will definitely hire again for other work.

We had just purchased a new energy efficient pool pump in an effort to reduce our monthly electrical bill. But the supplier failed to inform me (and I failed to ask) that it would need a 220 volt circuit vs. the existing 110 v. I contacted an electrician that we had recently contracted with for some other work on our home and he came out to give us an estimate. He inspected the main power panel and informed me that there was not enough room in our current 100 amp panel to make the necessary modifications to add the new 220 v circuit and a new panel would need to be installed at a cost of about $1800.00. I did not feel comfortable with his evaluation so we contacted Rick at Howell's Electric (found the number on Angie's List) and arranged for another estimate. Rick Howell himself came out to inspect the panel and see what would be required for the new pump. After a through evaluation of every circuit in our house and every breaker in the panel he determined that by replacing two existing circuit breakers and adding one more new breaker the existing panel would be more than adequate. He quickly located a supplier for the needed circuit breakers, drove to their warehouse and was back with them in less than an hour. His expertise was quickly apparent as he made the necessary modifications, installed the new breakers and prepared the existing pump wiring to accommodate the new pool pump in what seemed like a very short time. Even though it was very hot outside he was very focused and wasted no time. Very professional. The total bill came to only $245.00 which we consider more than reasonable. Rick was honest and fair. We will definitely call him the next time we need any kind of electrical work.

Rick came early Saturday morning and gave us a great estimate on our lights. We wanted it done the same day and even though he had another job planned for most of the day, he went out of his way to get his associate to come back with him and do the job the same day. I will be hiring Rick to take care of more electrical work for a couple upstairs bedrooms (new recessed lights and ceiling fans to be installed). Looking forward to it!

They were prompt, professional, and friendly.

Rick was able to squeeze me into his schedule as we had lost all power to 1 room. He explained to me why we were unable to do the repair ourselves, and also explained to my son when he got home. Very helpful. During the process, he advised us that the prior owner had incorrectly wired one of the outlets and it would need to be repaired to be brought to code. He advised me of the cost. As I am currently on a tight budget, he gave me an option on the repair. He was very professional, even called to see if it was okay to arrive earlier that the anticipated time. Once I have some more money, I will be hiring him to do additional work and/or repairs. He did not treat me any different than my son (I have had experiences in the past with contractors talking down to me as a was a female that didn't understand anything). I respect that and this along with his work, professionalism and attitude, he's now in my Rolodex and has been recommended to friends.

Having used Howell electrics last fall with great success, I called Rick to replace the switch to my swamp cooler that had stopped working. he came out the next day and installed a new, upgraded switch and it works perfectly. so glad to have found Howell electrics. will use him to replace some outlets and install some new ones in the future. Rick was professional, punctual and thorough. great job.

We weren't sure what the problem was but thought it was probably a loose wire somewhere. Rick checked almost the entire house and found and repaired the loose wires. He also found some very dangerous exposed wires and repaired those as well.

I actually found Mr. Powell for my mom who had had some issues since moving into her home with outlets not working. When the kitchen lights went out I found Mr. Powell here and he did the work for her. She was very impressed, he was on time, very professional, and was willing to do whatever needed to be done. She felt his prices were very reasonable. She will definitely call him again if the need arises and so will I.

Great service in repairing the problems.

Rick communicated well. He was very responsive to all questions. Thoroughly inspected and fixed the problem. Great customer care and service.

The service was great. Rick had to dig around in blown attic insulation to install wiring from the ceiling fan to the area above the switch and then feed the wire down to the switch. The job was a little more difficult than usual because it is a mid-century house with plaster walls and old wiring. He also had to correct the previous owner's work. He also kept the work area clean while he was working.

Rick was punctual, professional, and courteous. He fixed this issue in no time!

I purchased the $69.00 deal and it was well worth the savings. Rick came out and fixed a light switch that was not connected correctly. I will definitely be using this company again in the future.

in preparation for installing central air in the future I had to upgrade my electrical panel. in the process, rick howell discovered we had crossed wires in the kitchen, wires hanging around the attic unprotected, a whole house fan installed incorrectly and other misc electrical problems so he had to return to correct those. also, the city inspector would not sign off on the permit until he replaced all the outlets in the kitchen and bathrooms to meet current code, even though we were not having any work done in those rooms. so that meant rick had to return and another additional charge. then the inspector wanted the bathroom we added on 29 yrs ago rewired to meet current code, even though it was built to code at that time. rick researched that and contested the need for that to be done and the inspector signed off on the permit without us having to incur another additional charge, which would have been substantial. all in all, the original cost was $1600 for the new panel and an additional $800 for all the corrections and unexpected code requirements. i'm grateful that rick knew his code well enough to save us from rewiring that bathroom.

Rick was so helpful. He really worked with us. Thanks you for everything!

We called right after we joined Angie's list and it was the best thing we ever did both joining Angie's list and calling Rick on the 4th of July. He was on his way to a family picnic and came first to our home and fixed the circuit breakers that had gotten loaded in carbon and were preventing electricity to turn on the lights and and computers in 3 rooms. I no longer have to listen to the surge protector beeping none stop. He knew what to do straight away. Rick Howell is the best.