Brian's Electric LLC

Brian is very thorough and contentious electrician, he pointed out portions of the previous installation that were not up to the the current standards and asked if I want him to repair them and bring them into compliance. He also pointed out other areas that could be refurbished to avoid issues of moisture encroachment into electrical wiring. He was also able to isolate and trouble shoot the segment of buried cable that was causing the circuit to fail due to short to ground. Part of the segment was encased in Masonry and will require more extensive work to repair. This will require a mason to return and remove a socket to fully trouble shoot. We decided to isolate and disconnect the faulty segment enabling the remainder of the circuit to operate property and deferring the excavation and masonry work until later.

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We informed a kitchen-installer of our desire to have a microwave oven installed over the kitchen's electric stove. The installer replied with the strong recommendation to have an additional electrical power line installed that would support the current requirements of both an existing electric light, and the microwave oven. We concurred with his recommendation. The installer then contacted Brian Bodin, of Brian's Electric, to perform the line installation. The installation included the addition of an additional circuit breaker in the house's main circuit breaker panel. This installation was done with impressive professionalism (writer is a degreed electrical engineer). The installation required routing the line from the house's main circuit breaker panel, up though an exterior wall into the attic, and then down into an interior wall behind the kitchen. Subsequently, we deduced the requirement to have the house's 40-year-old circuit breaker panels inspected, and, if deemed necessary, removed and replaced. We contacted Mr. Bodin, who responded in a timely manner commensurate with his schedule. One of the two house circuit breaker panels was dedicated to supporting/protecting the house's electric furnace. Mr. Boden concluded that this specific circuit breaker panel, though aged, did not require removal and replacement. However, the house's main circuit breaker panel, of the same vintage, did, in his judgment, require removal and replacement. This task required work both outside the house where the electrical line approached the house from an underground main power line, and inside at the main panel. The work required about four hours to complete.