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Dave was fabulous! My furnace went out and he walked me through some troubleshooting steps and saved me hundreds of dollars. From now on Advantage Electric is my first call. A satisifed customer.

Dave was great! We are looking at buying a house that will need a bit of work. I explained the house and situation to him, and he was able to walk me through my options and give me immediate quotes so I have a better understanding of what we are getting into. He helped me understand what the city inspector will require and what I will need based on the items in our house and how we live (electric dryer, oven, water heater, etc.) I thought we needed more than we actually do, and he was able to offer me a more cost effective solution. Really great experience. I'd recommend them to anyone.

Advantage did a great job at a great price! Would call them back in a heart beat. Also wanted to warn anyone considering Randy's Electric out of Maple Grove because if you are below are comments taken from other review sites from real Randy's Electric Customers: Description Of Work:All they did is move an electrical box!. It took them only about 30 minutes to do the work, which is a simple electrical task. Their hourly rate would be around $500/hour!!!The charge was exhorbinate.Description Of Work:I had a floodlight installed on my garage. I was charged $300 for 10 minutes worth of work. The flood light sagged. After I inspected it further the screw had be stripped and I had to correct the problem myself. They didn't waterproof around the junction box that was installed so I also have to do that myself so that when it rains my garage doesn't burn down.Member Comments:$255 invoice for 20 minutes of work and a $5 breaker.Electrician, then hands out religious scripture upon completion of job?WHAT GALL !!!Member Comments:Which means I paid $206 in labor for 20 minutes of work, which works out to $618 PER HOUR. If I were Randy, I wouldn't want to break my prices down into parts and labor either, because the implied labor rate is absurd. It wasn't a total loss - at least I have eliminated Randy's Electric from any future work on my home.Member Comments:I'm new to the twin cities so I don't know if this is standard but Randy's does not charge by the hour. It's by the item. In our case moving the kitchen exhaust fan cost $357, add to that a $49 service charge, a $7.75 fuel charge for a grand total of $213.75. That's right, $213.75 was what it cost for a small uncomplicated job that took about 1 hour.Member Comments:Unfortunately, the quote was crazy overpriced. $1100 for the job. WOW. There was also a $49 service fee, which was never disclosed when I scheduled. I couldn't afford the work. They snatched up my $69 and I ended up with wasted hours of picking up lighting/waiting at home. Member Comments:The company charged us $254.75 to change a light bulb!!!!!Member Comments:The technician arrived on time and then proceeded to show me some laminated sheet with his charges to do this work...it said one thing like $239 to install an outlet.Member Comments:When he was leaving he explained they were a Christian company and gave me a religious tract. Here is the problem - after he left I looked up the light fixture he provided and it retailed for under $30 and I was charged $239 for it. My fault for not checking right away, but an 800% markup is not acceptable business practice.Description Of Work:Replaced two exterior lighting fixtures.Member Comments:It wound up costing about $600 more, which I thought was too high. I think if I'd done 3 separate visits, it could have cost that much, but it was all in 1 trip which I felt was over priced. I also didn't like how much proselytizing they did.Member Comments:Less then one hour later and $456 lighter in the wallet he was done. The price to do this work was over the top.Member Comments:They made sure to tell me they were a Christian based business and liked to pray for the people whose homes they were in.They asked if I was a Christian and I told them I was not. Before they left,they asked if I would like them to pray for me.I found this very offensive and inappropriate for a business relationship.http://local.yahoo.com/i…I also had a bad experience. I was quoted a price for a simple hour and a half project at $449. I called another electrician and he did it for $85 total. What a ripe-off these guys were.Do not use. Four times as expensive as a regular electrician. He charged $160 to change one outlet (10 minutes of work). Don't fall for $49 to come out. They know once you have paid that, they got you. It doesn't go towards final price as was...

Dave called me back and was very easy to talk to. I needed some information and he was very willing to answer my questions an give me all the information I needed.

We were having some problems with lights flickering. I was a little hesitant to call and electrician because I hadn't used one before, but finally my wife made me make the call. I called and few places and these guys were the first ones who actually answered their phones. They came out to the house, gave us an estimate, and within in a hour no more flickering lights. They also helped us out with couple smaller projects that needed tending to. Highly Recommend!!