Electrician On Call

Melanie M.

SOOOOOO HAPPY I FOUND ELECTRICIAN ON CALL!! We just moved to Dallas and purchased a new home. When we had an electrical issue this morning, I turned to Yelp to find an electrician. I believe we called Electrician On Call around 10am. They were so kind and helpful from the onset. They first offered to try to resolve our issue over the phone--walking us through the steps required to check the breaker box, etc. This service was free of charge. When we were unable to figure out the issue over the phone, they said they would have someone here by 3:30pm. David was running a little behind and they promptly called to notify us of the 30 minute delay. When he arrived at our home at 4pm, he quickly re-checked the typical ""quick-fix"" issues that we had reviewed over the phone this morning. Our issue turned out to be a blown GFI that was connected to another switch on the second floor of our home, even though it was affecting the lights in a room on the first floor. I never would have been able to find this on my own. David had it figured out and fixed within 15 minutes.

On top of the already superb customer service, he offered us a discounted rate off the normal service call charge, because he said it didn't take him that long to fix. I still can't believe it. Since purchasing this new home, we have had a minimum of 15 trade professionals here working on various updates needed and I wish more folks would follow the lead of Electricians On Call. I am so glad that I found them and will definitely be calling them again with any and all electrical needs. David was kind, professional, clean (knocked on the door already wearing booties to protect my floors/carpet), efficient, and offered a discounted price to boot. Fabulous customer service and I highly recommend!

Timothy A.

This is my first yelp review, but I've used yelp for years, reading restaurant reviews when traveling.

I had electrical problems that needed to be fixed, and could not get in touch with an electrician I've used for years. Not sure who to call I looked at yelp reviews and read the reviews for Electrician on Call. I called David Jones, the owner, in the late morning and described my problem. He said he's have an electrician at my house in the late afternoon within a one hour window and he gave me a price for the parts and service.

At the agreed time, David showed up because he said the electrician he was going to send was hung up on a job. David came in and fixed my problem and also dealt with an extraneous problem that needed to be fixed that I was unaware of when I called him.

David Jones, the owner of Electrician on Call, was very professional, showed up on time, fixed my problem for the price he'd quoted on the phone, and he's a nice guy.

Highly recommended.

Christopher D.

I had a couple light fixtures and a fan taken down along with a chandelier and new light fixture put up.

The two gentlemen that came were very polite and knowledgeable. One spoke English well and the helper did not, but that did not matter. They were friendly, arrived early and did excellent work. They laid out a sheet to make sure they didn't make a mess. With the chandelier, they made sure they got the height correct. My dimmer was busted, so they swapped out the dimmer for a light switch for me too. Excellent service. I would definitely use them again. It is hard to find people in Dallas that are prompt and do have good service. I am a very hard to please customer and these guys were excellent!

A S.

Saved the day! I'm so thankful I found Electrician on Call. My AC was stolen and after over a week of going through contractors to find someone to install a new AC I found out that I needed to have my electrical wiring re-done in order for my new AC to work. David came out the same day to give me a quote, and he fit me into his busy schedule. He sent his guys out the next day just as he said he would.

Obdulio and Tony arrived at 7pm and worked until just before 10pm so that I would be all set up for the next day when the AC techs were expected to arrive. They were very professional and also very thoughtful about where they put the wiring on the outside of my house.

Obdulio was so caring and even took the time to show us everything on our breaker box. He even disconnected the wiring from the previous AC unit that went to the breaker box just as a safety precaution, and noticed that our dishwasher breaker was flipped off and asked us if we knew about it. They had me all ready to go for the next morning when the AC technicians were scheduled to arrive and I couldn't be more pleased. AC guys arrived and had no problems at all installing the AC unit with the new electrical wiring.

They were outstanding and went above and beyond. If I ever need any electrical work again I will definitely use Electrician on Call and I would highly recommend them.

Tica M.

ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS. TOP-NOTCH ALL THE WAY. HIGHEST COMPETENCE, CUSTOMER CARE & PROFESSIONALISM. HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION. (And Dave and Obdulio and really nice guys and pleasant to have around... & reliable & easy to work with...not a small consideration when having contractors in one's home for extensive work over fairly long periods of time...)

It is in huge part thanks to Dave and Obdulio that I have been able to occupy my home. They came in and worked long and hard to find and correct the EXTENSIVE problems and mess that existed at my home from a dishonest ""contractor"" who had come in an made an absolute mess. Altho I knew this jerk had stolen my money and continually disregarded the agreed specs, I had not idea of the horror I was asking that Electrician on Call deal with.

I hired Electrician on Call to come in and ""finish"" the incomplete electrical work I was left with at my house when I realized I had to fire the ""contractor"" (hired for reno after my house was destroyed by a fire). The house had been taken down to the studs, and (supposedly) all new siring and electrical installed.

Among the disasters that poor Dave discovered upon starting the work were (i) for about 60% of the ""rough electrical"" that had supposedly been completed (all had already been covered over with drywall), there was no wiring connecting the ""rough"" fixtures and switches that had been ""installed"", (ii) no 220 volt outlets had been installed as required for appliances, (iii) much of what work had been done was not in compliance with code, (iv) no wiring had been installed to provide electricity to the garage, (v) the portions of the fixtures to be installed to ""finish"" each (i.e., the light/ fan/ etc. to be attached to the fixture base after installation of the drywall) was missing/ nowhere to be found, (vi) the wiring that had been installed for special purpose fixtures, such as ""auto-on/off"" ""dusk 'til dawn"" lights,"" etc. were incompatible with the fixtures and had to be completely redone, (vii) the bases provided for many of the lights were mis-located (located contrary to the specs) so that the fixtures could not be installed without starting over and installing the rough in the proper location/ position per the specs, (viii) all of the ""recessed lights"" aka ""pot lights"" fixtures were for the wrong size bulbs and were the wrong type, so the big reflector bulbs hung as if their ""bellies"" protruded from overhead, meaning all of these pot light fixtures (over 30 of them) had to be completely replaced, (ix) contrary to the specs, no wiring had been installed to accommodate lighting fixtures in the kitchen and dining room built-in cabinets, (x) improperly installed bases for hard-wire fire alarms led to shorts, improper function and hazard, (xi) many outlets in damp locations and otherwise required to be of the GFCI variety were not, and so had to be replaced, (xii) the electrical control panel was hopelessly mislabeled, requiring hours to figure out and ""untangle."" (xii) many of the switches had been located in odd or inaccessible locations, and (xiii) many of the multiple switch plates had wires connecting to only 2 or 3, rather than 4, switches - or only 1 of 2 switches. I know that is not the complete list of problems, but it should serve to illustrate the level of unholy mess that Electrician on Call took on.

J B.

So I called Dave after having a bad experience with Milestone. (See my review on them.) Dave helped me figure out the problem -- over the phone and for free!! He has my business for life.

Cindi A.

Dave came to work at my home in November 2010. I thought he was a nice man. He seemed to project knowledge of his profession. We called him 2x. The fan/light installed worked fine. The GFCI outlet that he replaced because it was tripping continued to do so. The outdoor/exterior light control he replaced quit working 2 weeks after he replaced it. He also added a new outlet in our garage. I thought all was good with it until today. Seems not only in the GFCI outlets he installed but also in the regular outlet, the wires were crossed. The reason the outdoor/exterior light control quit working was because the GFCI plug was exposed to moisture. The GFCI plug was rusted because of moisture and the box needed to be replaced. He never addressed any of those things. This week, I hired Milestone Electric to safety check my home and they showed me why I was having problems. I think if Dave was really paying attention he should have addressed the problems that were obvious.

Nolan N.

I needed two ceiling ventilation exhaust fans installed in the kitchen. Dave gave a very very reasonable quote. Electrician, Julio, was very friendly and professional. He took his time to get the job done right. I was quoted for 3 hrs worth of work. Julio ended up spending almost 5 hrs installing the two fans and I did not have to pay extra. Julio understood his limitations by telling me upfront that he was not able to rout the vent duct thru the roof. My initial quote was readjusted and I would have to hire a roofing contractor to do the duct work. I would definitely recommend these guys to my friends. Thank you.

Blanca D.

I needed an electrical inspection prior to closing on my condo and a friend had seen this company on Angie's List. I had a tight deadline on getting the inspection completed and David did not let me down - inspection took place in 2 days. He was very honest on what HAD to be repaired (very little) and gave me an estimate for my electrical upgrade wish list - very reasonable price! I wasn't charged for the inspection visit (!!!) so I knew I would be calling him after closing to initiate the work. One of his employees came out to do the actual work and did a terrific job. At the last minute I asked for a chain pull light to be converted to a switch and it was done in the same visit.

I have a couple of other electrical projects that I would like to have done in the future and Electrician On Call will get my business!

Denise d.

I called around to 3 electricians and these guys were the best. Electricians on Call answered my e-mail promptly, they returned all my calls immediately and (best of all) they showed up on time and worked efficiently and did the job very well. David and Co. were very courteous and professional. Best of all, the job was budget friendly. Easily a 5-star review, will use again for future electrical needs. Keep up the good work guys. Thanks.