Smart Choice Electric

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As part of the important inspection phase for the purchase of my home last Spring, I found Smart Choice Electrical (SCE, Robert and his helpers) from the Internet (the usual Yelp, Google, etc.). I know I want an electrician that has been doing business locally (SGV) for a number of years -- meaning no legal problem and complaints, etc. that they have to move to other new turfs. [Disclaimer: due to time constraint at the time, I did not really perform much contractor license checking, business name changes, and other business background investigations so do your due diligence as usual.]



I invited SCE and also an AC /electrical contractor that installed my folk's AC system (that also did a good job and other repairs but that is a different review all together). Both parties promptly accommodate my invitation and provided free estimate among other second inspections.



As a typical 70 years old SGV home with outdated and somewhat dangerous tube and knob wiring and an often faulty electrical panel model, both contractors pointed out the obvious and provided rough estimates for what the home inspectors had reported.



I actually chose SCE and his helpers over the competent AC folk because Robert impressed me with his understanding of local SGV electrical code and insisted on his solution to relocate the panel (pointed out by the inspector report and my intuition) even though it appears to cost more initially than the AC folk would quote. Before of their estimates, I was able to obtain sufficient fund in the escrow from the seller to pay for the panel relocation.



Robert answered all my technical questions satisfactorily (I have a electrical / computer engineering background) and lots of not so relevant questions like smoke detector in the attic for safety, installation location choice/decisions tradeoff, lighting choices, etc. Robert even spent more than 1.5 precious hour helping me to decide where the new panel could be installed to allow for flexibility for future house expansion construction.



After almost 1 year of installation with no issue whatsoever, I can truly say that Robert and his folks did an excellent job with the relocation and installation of the new panel (and also proper grounding. etc.) among other little bonus things that they also performed:



Robert recommended and explained the advantage of LED bulbs including dimmer (probably not compatible with most existing dimmer unit); SCE also helped install the track lighting in the living room; they even replace the exterior AC wiring and the corresponding raceway cover; SCE finished all these within the original estimate/budget and slightly ahead of schedule so we could move in on time.



I would definitely invite Robert and his crew back for the balance of the electrical work that I know I would like to do to bring the wiring up to date such as proper grounding for each sockets, replace tube and knobs completely for all lighting.



I would definitely recommend Smart Choice Electrical to any homeowner who will want professional, courteous, and on-time electrical service with integrity.