Kennedy Electric

Don T.

I had a whole lot of work that needed to be done on my new downtown condo. Previous owner had run cables of every description (except the one I need - Ethernet) through walls, through metal casings, under ceramic tile, and much more.
Mike came out and cleaned up all of that, including burying a coax cable in the wall (Cox could only find 2 of 4 working coax cables after this schmuck was done playing around with his wires). He also added an outlet over the mantle behind the TV and a box for my Ethernet run.
His work and attitude were just outstanding and professional to the max. When I asked him about a track bullet the owner promised to get working and didn't, Mike just pushed the bulb in tighter and didn't even give me as much as a smirk for not trying it myself.
I would not hesitate to use them again, so long as Mike was the tech on the job.

Roberta F.

I thought I had a great electrician already, but people leave, and the company I used previously no longer had the key guy I wanted. In any case, since they couldn't come for several weeks, they gave me a reference to Kennedy Electric. I had lights out along the length of the house, plus breezeway, and the entire garage. So weird. I had already spent $300 having a handyman and a retired electrician (he said he was) trying to find the problem, and individually they both concluded finding it would probably require a series of drills into the wall from where the electricity comes in on the other side of the house. I was dreading what seemed to be shaping up. Then Mike, Kennedy's guy, came and by gosh found the problem in 25 minutes, fixed it in another 10, and put back a socket Mr. Retired Electrician had left hanging out. Cost was $109. Yes, I would hire Kennedy - and Mike - again in a New York minute. Another nice thing was that he told me not to go wild and try to put in a big fix since he felt what he did would be both safe and durable.

Bob S.

I had Tom Kennedy come over to give me an estimate. A few weeks later I sent him an email asking for clarification of his quote and and his secretary promptly responded and told me he was on vacation. Waited several days after Tom's return without receiving a reply and so I called him, only to be told that he had never received the email from his secretary. I explained my requirements and asked him to provide clarification on the model of service panel that he was proposing to install. He said he would send me that information.

The next day I received a call from his secretary Anna asking me if I had signed the contract and I explained to her that I was waiting for Tom to send me the part number for the panel. She transferred me to Tom, who immediately began screaming at me that I misled him into thinking I had already signed the contract (I said no such thing and had no intention to mislead him) and that he didn't have time for this crap and he wasn't going to stand for me being abusive to his secretary. I was dumbfounded and suggested that perhaps he was confusing me with someone else or that we had had some other kind of misunderstanding, but he was so irate that I couldn't talk him down.

Needless to say after that call I chose to hire a different electrician.

Heather M.

I hired Kennedy Electric when I received a coupon in the mail. The lady who made my appointment was kind and courteous. I got an appointment the next day.
Gus came over to remove a ceiling fan and hang a new light fixture. He was professional and efficient. He helped me figure out how long the chain should be and gave me a piece of chain he had in his truck. Upon completion of the job, he asked if there was anything else. I asked him to help me remove a bulb that I couldn't get out. He removed the bulb and tightened the base for me.
Price for the small job was well below what I would have expected.
Glad I went with Kennedy Electric and would use them for future projects in the future.

Tj M.

From setting up the service call until completion of the job in less than five hours! Anna was great on the phone; the electrician, Mike, got his prior job done and Anna called and got me set up for an earlier time slot. Mike found a tricky fault really fast (I used to do electrical work and was amazed how quickly he diagnosed this. I would have totally missed it). Great service at a fair price, how can you beat that. Definitely recommend Kennedy Electric to anyone looking for great service.

T M.

I was so pleased with the service I received from Kennedy Electric! I called today and requested someone come fix a shorted out electrical outlet. Anna was so pleasant and was able to help me diagnose the problem and fix it! What a pleasure to have HONEST businesses! I will use Kennedy Electric if I need assistance in the future.

Aimee N.

Kennedy Electric has been my personal and extended families go to electrician for over 15 years. The service, price, value and customer service they provide is beyond compare. I never hesitate to refer them when ANYONE needs an electrician.

We recently had solar installed at our home and the contractors commented on the electrical panel and how it was so easy for them to do their work since the panel was all up to date and could hold the new load of the panels. Kennedy installed it and the work is exceptional and noted by other contractors as superior work performed.

Having a great electrician is a valuable asset for any homeowner and I am very fortunate and grateful for Kennedy Electric. They have never let me down.!

Deanne R.

I own two businesses and Kennedy Electric has helped me continuously and has done an amazing job with any task I needed! Kennedy Electric has a very professional work ethic and they always gets things done on time. I highly recommend them for any job big or small! Hope this is helpful to anyone that needs a recommendation for a great company!

Yung K.

It is not surprising to me that Anna is not truthful about this situation. First of all, the wall switches were removed and replaced 7 years ago when I had the house remodeled, a subpanel installed, and the main panel upgraded. If this wall switch or any other wall switch looked this bad, you can bet that I would not have overlooked it. The tech's claim that it was originally installed incorrectly is just not true.

It appears that the tech has a problem with the truth. Anna claims that ""the tech thought he was working with Yung K all along."" When he called to let me know that he was on his way for the very first appointment, I explained to him that I had a work emergency but I made arrangements for someone to be present at my residence. Also, while he was there, the original ceiling box had to be swapped out and he asked my friend to contact me for approval to pay the $37.37 (a 800% to 2000% markup from Home Depot, btw), for a ceiling fan box enclosure. So saying he thought he was ""working with Yung K"" is another lie on his part.

In regards to the follow-up appointment, the tech apparently told Anna that he contacted me to let me know he was running late at 4:30pm. This was another flat out lie and I took a snapshot of my call log and emailed it back to Anna showing her that he called me at 4:58pm, 2 minutes before the window was up. Anna even thanked me for bringing this to her attention and that she was ""absolutely misinformed by my tech and that will be dealt with."" No apologies were offered. Only then after that email did she offer to send the owner or another technician to come out again.

I waited after the initial install to post this review. I do understand that companies do not have control over their employees, and in this case, Gustavo's ""workmanship"" or lies. However, what they do have control over is how an unhappy customer's concerns are handled. In this case, it went from charging an additional $170 to swap out 1 wall switch, to suggesting caulk be generously applied to give it a flushed look, to suggesting that I ""had no idea that the box was installed incorrectly"" (because my lack of expertise can not distinguish when a switch is sticking out of the wall and not flushed), and finally to a follow-up appointment that wasted more of my time which I offered up for an amicable resolution.

Should I give Kennedy Electric yet another chance to come out again after two failed appointments? I probably would have had Anna been a little more apologetic and a lot less accusatory and defensive. You can see it in her Yelp response. The bottom line for you Yelpers out there is that you can roll the dice with Kennedy Electric and hope you get a good end product. But if you are unhappy or if there are questionable workmanship issues, things you can expect are additional costs and a defensive and unapologetic response. There are way too many other better options out there than to take your chances with this company.

Also FYI, I called Zapp Electric, Ideal Electric, Point Loma Electric, and Alvarado Electric to ask how much replacing one existing wall fiber box to accommodate a new switch would cost. The price quotes I received ranged from $60-$90. Kennedy Electric quoted $170 for the exact same work. I have emails to back up all my exchanges with Anna in regards to how this unpleasant situation transpired.

It has been an unfortunate waste of my time dealing with Kennedy Electric and I hope I can save others from this grief.

Henry J.

Excellent experience.

Task: Remove and rewire 240VAC pool timer junction box and clean up some ""dubious"" 40 year old wiring associated with the old pool timer. Got great price on replacement 20 AMP breakers (already on the truck!). In and out in one hour after showing up exactly at promised time. Nothing negative (no pun intended). All positive, including Anna who took the phone order as well as Mike, the electrician, who could not have been nicer, neat and professional (and quick!).

Cost: Total bill including material (20 AMP breaker) was less than other quotes just to show up. My bill represented exactly what Anna quoted for labor. Received one quote from another electrician who want $40 more than my bill just to show up. Who knows how much longer they would have taken and how much they would have charged for the breaker (and would they have had on truck?).
Look no further. Go with Kennedy. (La Mesa and surrounding area).

I definitely would use them again.