Intelectric

This is a company you should NEVER use. They came to my house to do some repair work. In doing so the cut a cable for my tv. I paid for the initial visit –over $ 300. When they back to check it out, they screwed in a lightbulb for us. I got a bill for $ 157 for that visit. I told them I would not pay it and months later they put it on my credit card. Outrageous.

They did careful, neat and good work.
Outdoors they did troubleshooting to fix the power connection to a pump for a waterfall and some landscape lighting. They moved the connection to a location that was sheltered from the weather and easier to access. The first installation by another electrician should have been as good. Intelectric made a great fix and exactly the way I wanted.
Indoors they had to fix fix a Lightolier lighting panel for our Master bathroom. The panel was operational but the power supply had been disconnected. They very diligently figured out that the panel was operating (and did so in a fashion to ensure no short that might damage the panel. They also had to trace to find what was wrong with the power supply to the panel and fixed the connection. There were 4 possibilities. They reconnected and reinstalled the panel.
An electrician came with an assistant and the electrician efficiently used the assistant to do the outdoor work while he did the troubleshooting on the indoor work. They are a fair price a liitle high but fair and for us the efficient use of the assistant made it a good deal, that we were pleased with.
The right people for the job. Courteous and neat and cleaned up after themselves.

I had a hard time deciding between 2-​stars and 3-​stars. There are some good things about this company, but in the end I can’t give a good score because two very expensive service calls later, my problem still exists despite throwing over $ 2000 at it.
About three years ago, a sep-​pump for the add-​on of our house died. We called both a plumber and Intelectric. The plumber came out and installed a brand new sep pump. They highly suggested that we have the electrician install a direct power supply line with a dedicated switch. When the Intelectric electrician arrived, his suggestion was to add another circuit to that part of the house so the outlet could be dedicated to the sep pump. I agreed to his suggestion, and It worked for about a day and a half before it blew the circuit. Then we got a rush of sewage all over the floor AGAIN and couldn’t use that room AGAIN. I had the plumbers come back out and they dug the pump up and said that it tested out fine, meaning that the issue was with the circuit. So I once again called Intelectric for service and after they finished it worked again… this time for just a half a day.
No matter what outlet I plug into, the trips it instantly. It’s utterly frustrating, because we have been unable to use this space as we had envisioned. Perhaps there is a voltage cap or current issue here, but I would hope that the electricians would recognize that problem. Perhaps there is some other issue, but I would hope that between two electrician visits and two plumber visits that it would be resolved. Plenty of people in this area have the same system and it doesn’t trip every time. Ours didn’t trip for over a year, but has been trouble since.
On the positive side, the two electricians were very nice and seemed skilled at the hands-​on aspects of their craft. On the negative side, I’m very disappointed that the problem has not been fixed despite the number of visits. I’m generally a pretty easy going guy about things and give a lot of leeway. But after a second unsuccessful and expensive house call, my patience is exhausted. I’m done with Intelectric and am a little hesitant to trust Angie’s list for the next company we choose.

If I could give 0 stars I would (believe me, I tried for 5 min to unclick that 1 star). Not only did they want waaaaaay too much for work on my new condo at the time in Culver City, they asked for a $ 250 deposit to inspect the premises, even though I already had an inspection done by the city. But I naively thought, whatever, and like an idiot I paid it, by check no less! If I had done credit, I could have have contested it. They do take credit, so use that in case you read this and still use them.
When they came out, they quoted me for a bunch of stuff that I didn’t need (including $ 125 for «troubleshooting balcony light switch»; the balcony lights are controlled by the building, not by me), citing that the city of Los Angeles requires these things. The condo was in CULVER CITY and had no such requirements. So unless these guys had magic re-​zoning abilities, I was having none of it. When I told them I wanted/​needed only certain items on their total quote, they were insistent that I take the full quote of over $ 3500, holding my deposit hostage if I did not use them. Apparently, their quote constitutes a «contract», (one I never signed, by the way), and according to them my deposit is tied up into this «contract». They did respond to my attempts to compromise, but they continued to be unreasonable about the services they wanted to charge me for, bottoming out at over $ 1000 of unnecessary services.
In the end, I forfeited my deposit out of principle, and ended up using another electrician who charged me half the price for the same services I had requested without the pushy salesman tactics. I’ll admit, I was a fool and they took advantage, so in essence, they earned their money. Call it tuition for a life lesson.
DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY!

In short, they do careful, clean and good work at a fair price. I did not say cheap, but I did not say expensive either. They untangled a set of electrical connections that were half working and half not working due the previous owner’s screwed up wiring between two apartment units. It was time consuming. Their technician was an ace, and very patient. I had a billing issue with them which was resolved to my satisfaction. Just ask upfront what if any fees come with the repair visit, estimate, or follow-​up repair work.

Wonderful customer service! They really helped me out when the vent above my stove stopped working. Turned out the filter was badly clogged with debris — from the roof! — and just needed cleaning. Then when one of my smoke detectors just would not stop ‘chirping’, and I didn’t know who to call, I called Intelectric again.
No advance notice or appointment and I was already late for work — but they sent someone over immediately and solved the problem. Anything electrical, now I know who to call! My next project will likely be upgrading those smoke detectors to the now-​required smoke + CO2 alarms.

I wanted to post for these great guys again, as we just finished (finally) the master bathroom and needed some additional outlets. I called them back in and they remembered us! That really was a great feeling, and said a lot to me about their service. (silly thing really, but good CS goes a really long way with me) They were on time, got it done quickly and without any mess, and at a very reasonable price. They ARE my go-​to electricians — I will use them every time!

I am a single girl and recently bought a condo in Culver City. I saw a nice building and signage for Intelectric and decided to call them for a quote. The actual owner Mitch came by to do a walk thru and he was very pleasant. He knew his stuff and took time to go over all of my ideas and tell me what would work and what wouldn’t work. I told him my budget and he said he would work within it. I was thinking of putting a large-​type fixture in the kitchen but wanted soft lighting. Mitch suggested just a few cans dispersed throughout the kitchen and if I put them on a dimmer I would get just what I was looking for. He also suggested under cabinet lightining which wasn’t too expensive and a fabulous idea! I just love the lighting in the kitchen now! They also changed out the old plugs and switches to these new flatter ones that really helped to update the look of the condo. They suggested and installed a new bathroom fixture which had a night light, fan and heater and was super quiet. I have dimmers throughout my condo and I love them. I had a really good experience with Intelectric and I would refer them to anyone in the market for a good electrician!

My sister referred Intelecrtic to me. I must say A+++++ I have to disagree with David, they didn’t try and sell me anything I didn’t need. I got 3 quotes from various electricians and Intelectric was the best quote that I received. Works were pleasant, clean and on time. I would def. use them again and also referred to all my family members.

I called Intelectric for an immediate service to fix an electrical problem in my house. The electrician was on time and correctly identified the problem in as a short circuit. Unfortunately he spent more time trying to convince me that the problem was with the old wires in my house rather than finding the problem and fixing it. The whole process took a little over an hour and cost me $ 95. To his credit he did «fix» the problem by sealing off outlets (that I wanted and needed) and he told me the only way to truly fix it (and get my sealed outlet back) was to rewire the house which would cost between $ 3000-​$ 4500 for 2 – 3 days of work at $ 1500 a day.
Even though I felt that was being hard sold a service, and felt he did the best he could and I did believe his rewiring recommendation. I live in a 60 year old house and things are bound to break down. So, as a responsible consumer, I contacted another electrician to get another bid.
This is when my opinion of Intelectric turned south. The other electrician came in and actually found the short and fixed my original problem and unsealed my outlets that I needed… All in about 20 minutes. He also explained to me the difficulties of rewiring an old house and that rewiring should only be done room by room when needed. He laughed at the idea that my whole house could be rewired in 2 – 3 days and that my house would look like a bomb exploded because of all the holes they would have to punch in my walls.
At this point my opinion wasn’t completely negative. However, a day or so later I got a call from a sales person at Intelectric asking me if I was still interested in replacing my power box outside. I explained to him that my outside box was new and that the electrician told me that I needed to rewire my house. He then asked me if I was interested in rewiring… I politely declined.
Perhaps they do very good work on rewiring or other electrical projects, but they are a bit dishonest I would not hire them for a troubleshooting job. I feel like I paid them $ 95 to find other things wrong with my house and give me a sales pitch. I am very disappointed and I would not hire or recommend them for any work.