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A C Electric
15829 Redland Rd Rockville, MD
301-590-7300
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23 ratings |
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| 2. |
A Dean Electric
PO Box 244 Kensington, MD
301-854-4999
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45 ratings |
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A M Electric
6217 Christian Kemp Dr Frederick, MD
301-620-0038
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A R Electrical Solutions
7636 Airpark Rd Gaithersburg, MD
301-208-2333
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11 ratings |
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| 5. |
A-Action Electric
6404 Telegraph Rd Alexandria, VA
703-922-0303
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28 ratings |
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| 6. |
Able Electric
1100 Dryden St Silver Spring, MD
301-949-3700
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64 ratings |
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| 7. |
Absolute Electric
PO Box 651131 Sterling, VA
571-244-4268
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| 8. |
Alex's Electrical Service
12804 Golden Oak Dr Laurel, MD
301-490-2484
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17 ratings |
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| 9. |
Apex Electric
PO Box 21 Clifton, VA
703-815-5555
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| 10. |
Apple Electrical Svc
PO Box 927 College Park, MD
301-345-9409
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| 11. |
Arnold Electric
14013 Rippling Brook Dr Silver Spring, MD
301-871-8787
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121 ratings |
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| 12. |
Arrow Electric Svc
8520 Raleigh Ave Annandale, VA
703-426-4048
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| 13. |
Ashburn Electric
Ashburn, VA
703-858-7332
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10 ratings |
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| 14. |
Autumn Electric
235-A Mill St NE Vienna, VA
703-938-1370
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275 ratings |
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| 15. |
B & M Electric
15812 Livingston Rd Accokeek, MD
301-292-6400
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40 ratings |
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| 16. |
Baker's Appliance Heating
1330 Old Bridge Rd Woodbridge, VA
703-494-8419
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16 ratings |
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| 17. |
Baldi Electric
Burke, VA
703-231-8602
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14 ratings |
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| 18. |
Becker Electric
820 Gibbon St #300 Alexandria, VA
703-683-5888
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511 ratings |
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| 19. |
Benchmark Electric
Falls Church, VA
703-356-1179
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| 20. |
Benfield Electric
12021 Wilton Meadows Ct Manassas, VA
703-551-2729
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35 ratings |
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| 21. |
Berardi Electrical
518 University Blvd W Silver Spring, MD
301-593-3420
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| 22. |
Best Electric
8514 Portsmouth Dr Laurel, MD
301-953-1953
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12 ratings |
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| 23. |
BGE Home
Baltimore, MD
888-243-4663
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11 ratings |
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| 24. |
Bill Buhl Electric
207 Courthouse Cir SW Vienna, VA
703-281-4565
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14 ratings |
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| 25. |
Birckhead Electric
2408 Crofton Blvd Crofton, MD
301-858-0373
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13 ratings |
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| 26. |
Blue Jay Electric
6064 Augustine Ave Elkridge, MD
410-379-5266
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| 27. |
Boyland Electric
21030 Frederick Rd Germantown, MD
301-972-5337
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| 28. |
Brady Electric
4917 Wycliff Ln Fairfax, VA
703-425-5900
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15 ratings |
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| 29. |
Builder's Electric Svc
Laurel, MD
301-470-3309
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| 30. |
Bull Run Electric Construction
8992 Mike Garcia Dr Manassas, VA
703-257-6460
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| 31. |
C & A
4208 48th St Bladensburg, MD
301-277-8370
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14 ratings |
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| 32. |
C D Williams Electric
PO Box 63 Laurel, MD
301-498-4846
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20 ratings |
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| 33. |
Cary Electric Co
15411 Baileys Ln Silver Spring, MD
301-924-2558
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| 34. |
Cedar Electrical Services
PO Box 939 Sterling, VA
703-406-9101
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22 ratings |
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| 35. |
Certified Electrical Technologies
PO Box 60650 Rockville, MD
301-948-5252
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32 ratings |
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| 36. |
Chuck Niglio & Son Electrical Contractor
10411 Huntley Ave Silver Spring, MD
301-649-5108
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41 ratings |
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| 37. |
Cline Electric Co
18703 Penn Shop Rd Mount Airy, MD
301-831-7151
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| 38. |
Colorado Electric
4500 Russell Ave Mount Rainier, MD
301-779-0007
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17 ratings |
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| 39. |
Commonwealth Electric Service
1611 N Jefferson St Arlington, VA
703-532-6470
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18 ratings |
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| 40. |
Complete Electrical Systems
4938 Hampden Ln #297 Bethesda, MD
301-530-1925
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| 41. |
Congressional Electric
11081 Bethesda Church Rd Damascus, MD
301-258-9800
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114 ratings |
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| 42. |
Contract Electric
Damascus, MD
301-253-0338
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11 ratings |
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| 43. |
Cornwell Electric
16416 Kipling Rd Rockville, MD
301-948-4026
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| 44. |
Crescent Electric
5505 Connecticut Ave NW #273 Washington, DC
301-951-1200
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61 ratings |
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| 45. |
Cullen Electric
PO Box 10877 Alexandria, VA
703-822-0101
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29 ratings |
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| 46. |
Custom Electric Systems
16415 Bond Mill Rd Laurel, MD
301-776-1637
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11 ratings |
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| 47. |
D & P Electrical Service
10247 Kensington Pkwy Kensington, MD
301-933-4619
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84 ratings |
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| 48. |
David Williams Electric
PO Box 2272 Ellicott City, MD
410-781-4357
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46 ratings |
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| 49. |
Dependable One Electrical
11946 Goodwood Dr Fairfax, VA
703-278-8191
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36 ratings |
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Direct Current
2753-A Cameron Rd Falls Church, VA
703-820-1060
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26 ratings |
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CHECKBOOK provides subscriber comments on their experiences with the firms they use. Please remember that individual subscriber comments are informal. Subscriber comments may give you insight into the types of features and problems that exist in a service field, but are not the best basis for selecting or rejecting a specific firm. To assess the quality of a firm's performance, we recommend that you give more weight to the percentages of favorable ratings. Those percentages are generally based on much larger numbers of consumers' ratings (the number of consumer ratings is noted above).
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As You Can See Below, Some Electricians Get High Praise from Their Customers. Some Others Don't. So Choose Carefully.
Here Are a Few Samples of the Thousands of Comments CHECKBOOK Has Collected on Hundreds of Different Electricians.
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Subscriber from GAITHERSBURG, MD wrote about a local electrician:
Just takes a long time to schedule appointment because he is so busy........
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Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote about a local electrician:
Picked him based on Checkbook recommendation - was 100% as advertised: both very good and..........
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Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote about a local electrician:
Project 1. Upgrade 26 outlets and install new chandelier.(3 hrs) They came to my home..........
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Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote about a local electrician:
An electrical line was cut by a tree service I had used while they were..........
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Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote about a local electrician:
They do good work. They are not cheap, but are prompt. It seems the electricians..........
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Subscriber from NORTH POTOMAC, MD wrote about a local electrician:
Ive had Kirby do three or four jobs and I have been very pleased each..........
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Subscriber from VIENNA, VA wrote about a local electrician:
excellent work on all accounts; would definitely use again........
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Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote about a local electrician:
Very professional on major project. Coordinated with DC inspector and Pepco as needed. Great value........
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Subscriber from GERMANTOWN, MD wrote about a local electrician:
The Lowe company was highly recommended to us by the saleswoman at Annapolis Lighting when..........
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Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote about a local electrician:
Never before had such attentive & technically competent electrical work done. Owner Dennis Arcoraci exceptional........
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Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote about a local electrician:
We had electrical panel and service upgraded to 200 Amps. During the labeling process they..........
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Subscriber from VIENNA, VA wrote about a local electrician:
This review is for EMERGENCY SERVICE. My breaker panel blew up. We were lucky the..........
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Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote about a local electrician:
In an emergency we have always been able to get an electrician to come the..........
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