Peter Mc Carthy Electric

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We were very pleased with their service. They are very nice and responsive, and their workers are always professional. We have been pleased with their work in the past and felt comfortable using him again. He gave me a firm quote, which I appreciated. He is very good about keeping his word, and is good at what he does. The ceiling fan installation was quite tricky due to our lack of an attic, but he did a great job.

First, find the transformer (not easy in an older building); test the doorbell unit; call up and find a replacement unit; return to install it the next day. The motion sensor lights had been working intermittently; he suggested that the wire casings were worn and moist from winter; after finding the right wires, he replaced them, and they've worked perfectly since then.

HE takes him time and makes sure you are completely satisifed. He even tried to undercharge me, but we got all of that squared away =) HE only charged me for the 1 hour he was here. HE followed up with Eddison (Utility) several times over the next couple days to ensure they came out because Peter was unable to get on the electrical pole.

Peter was immediately responsive. He came within an hour of my reaching him, to evaluate the sconces and propose a solution. He then secured the needed parts and returned early the next day with his helper. Together they completed all the work in a short time. The job was done neatly and competently. Peter is very pleasant. I would certainly call him again.

We had tried to install a new ceiling light ourselves, but after experiencing an electric jolt while screwing in a bulb, we decided to get a professional who knew about wiring in old buildings. Peter came within a half hour of my calling him on the phone and not only installed the light, but cleaned up the wiring and adjusted the old ceiling mount. Additionally, he gave free advice about an existing lighting problem in our unit, and also saved us several thousand bucks on an unneeded furnace wiring repair that our furnace company was trying to get us to do. Peter is well known in Hyde Park and his customers use him repeatedly.

Mr. McCarthy will not be undertaking our project due to logistics, but if we were in a different geography or under less restrictive time constraints he would have earned the job with his detailed analysis and candid feedback. Good work!

I live in an 85 year old building and even though my unit had been recently rehabbed, the electrical plan was terrible. Peter looked at everything I wanted done, and examined all the electrical wiring and fuse/circuit breaker boxes before he gave me an estimate. He also suggested some alternatives that would cost less money. He was prompt, he was finished in 2 days and he cleaned up after himself - well. I would certainly recommend him and hire him again.

Overall, Peter was professional and friendly. The work was done in a satisfactory manner. He later came back to give us professional advice at no charge. We will be using his services again in the future.

Call Mr. McCarthy; very responsive. Agreed on price for work. His worker came exactly on time, very pleasant, congenial young man. Really knew his trade. Worked efficiently, very responsive to questions. Did a great job.

Peter was very good on the initial visit to install the new fixture in the bathroom and take down the chandelier in the dinning room. If I remember correctly, Peter's wife had a baby around this time. After we had the chandelier refurbished, Peter did not follow up on the re-installation. After several missed appointments he finally came back to finish the job and explained that he had to stay home to watch his baby. He is a very nice guy and I understand the difficulty that a new child might bring, but I feel it is not professional to use that as an excuse to leave a customer hanging. I would give Peter a second chance as he has done good work in our building at a reasonable price. Being local and knowledgeable is a big plus.

I live in a 1920's building in Hyde Park and had a power outage due to an overload on a circuit (a 12-amp industrial-strength vacuum cleaner had been plugged into a 15-amp circuit by a cleaning service...). I wasn't there when the outage occurred, but when I looked at the panel that evening, I found a circuit breaker was tripped. Resetting it did not restore power to about a dozen outlets and lights in the back of the house. After spending a few days trying to diagnose the problem myself, I called Pete. He came out the same day and began a thorough investigation of the problem. Unfortunately, the walls in my place are made of thick plaster, the wiring is enclosed in metal pipes, and there are several junction boxes that have been plastered over years ago whose location is somewhat a mystery. All this made it difficult to locate the exact cause of the short using standard techniques such as pulling on wires or listening for tone. Things were complicated by the fact that the circuit breaker that tripped turned out to be on a different circuit than the one that ultimately had the short in it. I wish I could say that Pete had found the problem after spending three afternoons on the job, but as it turned out, I backed into the cause myself when I noticed a melted wire nut on an outlet that was thought to be on a different circuit, and which had just been pulled right before Pete left at the end of that third day. When I re-spliced that outlet, all of the remaining outlets (which I had thought were on the other circuit) began working again! So the source of the original tripped breaker on the wrong circuit is a mystery that will go unsolved, since it was not the breaker for the circuit with the short, but was the reason that I told Pete we were working on one circuit when we really were working on another. Given the "misinformation" that I'd fed him, it's understandable that the process did not go more smoothly, but Pete struck me as a very competent electrician and also a very nice guy. He even agreed to allow me to barter a couple of hours of my time to repair his computer (my area of expertise) in return for a discount.

Peter came out to fix a switch that wasn't working. I mentioned that I had always meant to replace the fixture in that room. Peter made plans to come back and fix the switch and install a light after I had purchased it. He did not charge for the extra visit. He even took care of another small problem in the house. He stuck to his estimate even though the job required more than he had anticipated. I would definitely use him again for any electrical work I needed.

Peter went out of his way to use existing pipes to rewire the breakers which saved me a lot of money on labor and materials.

I believed I had an electrical problem & I contacted Pete. He offered to come by the next day to fix it. He took the time to explain the possible causes & the fixes needed. Ultimately, he wasn't needed, but his willingness to come by on short notice was very impressive. I need to get some electrical work done in the future & will certainly ask Pete to do it. He lives & works in Hyde Park, too, which is perfect for me, as I live just down the block.

Peter McCarthy is a top-notch electrician and a real pleasure to work with, too. As far as I could tell, his work was flawless. He is completely knowledgeable about his work, is prompt, courteous and professional. He is also very thorough, careful and organized. If he is unclear on anything, he asks. He is extremely diligent in answering any and all of your questions, too (either by phone or email). He is also very good and considering, explaining and discussing all aspects of a job that need consideration before beginning the work. During the work, he is very good at staying in touch. Not only about how the electrical work is going, but also checking in about other aspects of the overall project as well. So he makes sure to dovetail with other trades on the job, if any, and makes the overall project go very smoothly. I would definitely hire Peter again for any electrical job, large or small.

I CALLED PETER TO FIND OUT IF HE MIGHT CONSIDER WORKING OUTSIDE OF HIS SERVICE AREA. ALTHOUGH HE IS NOT ABLE TO WORK OUTSIDE OF HIS AREA AT THIS TIME, HE WAS VERY HELPFUL. HE LISTENED AS I DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM AND HE TOLD ME WHAT HE THOUGHT THE PROBABLE CAUSE WAS. HE WAS VERY THOROUGH IN EXPLAINING HOW ELECTRICAL SERVICE WORKS AND WHAT IS VS. WHAT IS NOT TYPICALLY A SAFETY ISSUE. HE ALSO OFFERED TO CHECK HIS CONTACTS FOR SOMEONE WHO WORKS IN THE AREA.

PROMPT, RELIABLE, COURTEOUS, FRIENDLY, PROFESSIONAL, KNOWLEDGEABLE, AND COMPETENT. I HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT EVERYTHING WAS DONE DILIGENTLY AND CORRECTLY. PETER IS ALSO A VERY NICE FELLOW AND I ENJOYED MEETING HIM. WE WILL BE HAVING MORE WORK DONE AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH HIM. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

EXCELLENT! FOLLOWED UP ON CALL IMMEDIATELY TO MAKE APPOINTMENT TO GIVE ESTIMATE; ARRIVED WHEN HE SAID HE DID; COMPLETED THE WORK WHEN HE SAID HE WOULD; COST WAS EXACTLY WHAT WAS ESTIMATED. EXCELLENT ELECTRICIAN. VERY PROFESSIONAL.

PETER IS VERY NICE, VERY PROFESSIONAL, AND VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE. RETURNED CALLS PROMPTLY.

HE WAS UP FRONT IN THAT HE COULDN'T DO THE WORK, BUT VERY PROFESSIONAL AND GAVE GOOD ADVICE. FOLLOWED UP TO MAKE SURE I FOUND SOMEONE TO HELP. VERY IMPRESSIVE.

PETER MCCARTHY IS A TOP-NOTCH ELECTRICIAN AND A REAL PLEASURE TO WORK WITH. HE WORKED WITH US TO PLAN THE ELECTRICAL ASPECTS OF OUR KITCHEN REMODELING JOB AND THEN HE AND HIS COLLEAGUE DID ALL OF THE WORK. HE IS COMPLETELY KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT HIS WORK, HE IS PROMPT, COURTEOUS, AND PROFESSIONAL. HE IS ALSO VERY THOROUGH, CAREFUL, AND ORGANIZED. IF HE IS UNCLEAR ON ANYTHING, HE ASKS. HE IS EXTREMELY DILIGENT IN ANSWERING ANY AND ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS, TOO (EITHER BY PHONE OR EMAIL). HE IS VERY GOOD AT STAYING IN TOUCH NOT ONLY ABOUT HOW THE ELECTRICAL WORK IS GOING, BUT ALSO CHECKING IN ABOUT OTHER ASPECTS OF THE OVERALL PROJECT AS WELL, SO HE MAKES SURE TO DOVETAIL WITH OTHER TRADES ON THE JOB, IF ANY, AND MAKES THE OVERALL PROJECT GO VERY SMOOTHLY. I DID NOT SHOP AROUND FOR OTHER QUOTES, BUT IF HIS FEES TURN OUT TO BE A BIT HIGHER, THE END RESULT WILL BE WELL WORTH THE DIFFERENCE. I WOULD DEFINITELY HIRE HIM AGAIN FOR ANY JOB, LARGE OR SMALL.

FRIENDLY, COMPETENT, FAIR AND EASY TO WORK WITH.

I TALKED WITH HIM ONCE, AND THEN I'VE CALLED SEVERAL TIMES AND HE HASN'T RESPONDED.

SPECIALIZES IN OLDER BUILDINGS. VERY PROFESSIONAL, KNOWLEDGEABLE, AND PERSONABLE.