Description of Work: BUYER BEWARE OF ANY ADVERTISEMENT ON ANGIES LIST BY MR. ELECTRIC! | |In February, 2015, I responded to an add on Angies list for $300.00 electrical service for $100.00. I needed a ceiling fan wired and thought this would cover the cost. WRONG. Here is what to expect from this outfit. When they arrive at your home, instead of doing the job needed, they first must inspect your entire wiring. I had just had a Contractor put a rec. room in our basement and this included the Contractor putting in a new electric box plus they did all the wiring in the basement. The Electrican for Mr. Electric examined the electric box and stated it did not meet the requirements. Not being an electrician, I took him at his word and the cost ended up being a total of $1,084.65. This also included a whole house Surge Protector which the electrician STATED would protect our entire house from surge increases including lighting strikes. He also advised that we would have up to $100,000 on items damaged by a surge or lighting strike. WRONG. We had a lighting strike doing in excess of $3,000.00 worth of damage. THE WHOLE HOUSE SURGE PROTECTOR DID NOT WORK OR PROTECT OUR HOME FROM DAMAGE AS ADVERTISED. When we contacted Mr. Electric regarding the problem with the whole house surge protector. They set up an appointment three (3) days later and thirty (30) minutes prior to their arrival time, they called and advised that they would not come out unless we paid them to come and inspect the problem with the surge protector. |On Angies List they advertise this Whole House Surge Protector for $669.00 In this advertisement it clearly states, "DEAL ALSO INCLUDES A LIMITED $25,000 PROTECTED EQUIPMENT WARRANTY AND A LIFETIME PRODUCT (PARTS AND LABOR) WARRANTY." | |Further in this advertisement it states, "THE REAL DEAL: WHEN LIGHTING STRIKES, IT CAN LEAD TO POWER SURGE IN YOUR HOME. PROTECT YOUR VALUABLE APPLIANCES, TV'S AND OTHER EXPENSIVE ELECTRONICS BY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THIS OFFER." | |Mr. Electric cannot be trusted on anything they say or advertise. After my experience with this company, I am now convinced that I did not need any of the work they said I needed on my electric box. When I filed a claim for the lighting strike, (1) they refused to come out without us paying them, however, this is contrary to what their advertisement states on Angies list as quoted above. (2) When you file a claim, they state they have nothing to do with the claim and they refer you to a Company called EMERSON NETWORK POWER located in Clearwater, Florida. EMERSON NETWORK REFUSED TO COVER ANY OF THE DAMAGE EVEN THOUGH THEY SAY YOU AE COVERED UP TO $100,000. OR $25,000.00 AS INDICATED IN THE ANGIES LIST ADVERTISEMENT. Bottom line, they take the position that if you have homeowners insurance, they only will CONSIDER paying what your homeowners does not pay and they further state, THEY WILL NOT COVER YOUR DEDUCTIABLE. In our case, that is $1,000.00. STAY AWAY FROM MR ELECTRIC, BECAUSE THEY WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOU AND YOU CAN NOT TRUST ANYTHING THEY TELL YOU, ESPECIALLY THEIR WHOLE HOUSE SURGE PROTECTOR.