JAMES H WENTZ ELECTRICIAN

Description of Work: He rewired my home so poorly that the electrical panels caught on fire and nearly cost me my home

Description of Work: On Feb 25, 2011, Jim Wentz, Joe and Jason showed up to replace my fuse box with a circuit breaker and also to add 2 new outlets in the kitchen for a cost of $1300. They had issues with the living room light switch as it tripped the new circuit breaker. Jim said that a double switch is "unsafe" and that it should be changed to a single switch. Joe and Jim left Jason behind by himself and he tried to fix it. After some time, he said it was fixed the switch and he left. They next morning when I turned on the light, it blew the overhead light and several lights in the hall. I called Jim and told him that something was not right and he needed to come back. It was a property that I am rehabbing so it was not urgent as no one lived there but it needed to be fixed. The electrical inspector was due to stop by and check the new circuit breaker and he told me not to tell Carmen, the inspector, about the issue and assured me that it was nothing and that he would fix it. Since I already had paid him in full, I expected him to fix it and did not want to pay someone else to. Big mistake. Three weeks goes by and I am still calling him. He finally shows up and says that old knob and tube in the wall is interfering with the switch and then blamed my handman who was installing new ceiling fans. Meanwhile, his worker Joe, said that nothing was wrong with the way my handyman wired up the ceiling fan and that it was correct. So Jim charged me another $200 and said he would have to rewire the whole living room. He does not show up until May 30, 2011 to rewire the living room. I had other projects going on there - installing a french drain and drywallers upstairs so I did not realize how much time had passed. I then went on vacation and got ill so I was not at the property for three weeks. I am the only one with a key. When I return, my dining room and kitchen and hallway lights and outlets do not work. I call him back. I wait several more weeks and never heard from him. He left outlets and wires hanging throughout my house and never finished his work because a bigger project came along.

Description of Work: He replaced our electric fuse box.