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Sunday, March 14, 2010

Who Rates Best (& Worst) in the Washington DC Area? Now You'll Know.

Electricians

	For most of us, serious electrical work should be left to professionals. If you don't know what you're doing, making electrical repairs and improvements can be a dangerous business. Unfortunately, our ratings show that some of the local outfits just aren't up to the task. However, we did find several area electrical contractors who can help. From Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine
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	Name	Number of ratings	Checkbook's top rating ()		What percent of customers rated firm "superior" on our survey for "overall quality"	Firm's price index score
	Name	Number of ratings	for quality	for price		Firm's price index score
1.	A C Electric 15829 Redland Rd Rockville, MD 301-590-7300	18 ratings	Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 98 local electricians. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
2.	A Dean Electric PO Box 244 Kensington, MD 301-933-5255	30 ratings	Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 98 local electricians. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
3.	A-Action Electric 6404 Telegraph Rd Alexandria, VA 703-922-0303	26 ratings	Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 98 local electricians. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
4.	Able Electric Silver Spring, MD 301-949-3700	38 ratings	Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 98 local electricians. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
5.	Air-Right Energy Design 12167 Livingston Rd Manassas, VA 703-754-0622		Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 98 local electricians. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
6.	Alex's Electrical Service 12804 Golden Oak Dr Laurel, MD 301-490-2484	15 ratings	Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 98 local electricians. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
7.	Am Electric 12603 S Crain Hwy Upper Marlboro, MD 301-574-8200		Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 98 local electricians. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
8.	Apex Electric PO Box 21 Clifton, VA 703-815-5555		Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 98 local electricians. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
9.	Arnold Electric 14013 Rippling Brook Dr Silver Spring, MD 301-871-8787	95 ratings	Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 98 local electricians. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
10.	Ashburn Electric 21584 Iredell Terr Ashburn, VA 703-858-7332		Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 98 local electricians. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
11.	Autumn Electric 235-A Mill St NE Vienna, VA 703-938-1370	207 ratings	Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 98 local electricians. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
12.	B & M Electric 15812 Livingston Rd Accokeek, MD 301-292-6400	35 ratings	Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 98 local electricians. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
13.	Baker's Appliance Heating 1330 Old Bridge Rd Woodbridge, VA 703-494-8419	14 ratings	Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 98 local electricians. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
14.	Becker Electric 820 Gibbon St #300 Alexandria, VA 703-683-5888	435 ratings	Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 98 local electricians. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
15.	Benchmark Electric Falls Church, VA 703-356-1179		Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 98 local electricians. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
16.	Benfield Electric 12021 Wilton Meadows Ct Manassas, VA 703-551-2729	28 ratings	Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 98 local electricians. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
17.	Best Electric 8514 Portsmouth Dr Laurel, MD 301-953-1953	10 ratings	Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 98 local electricians. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
18.	Big Spring Electric 3417 Buckeystown Pike Adamstown, MD 301-874-9800		Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 98 local electricians. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
19.	Bill Buhl Electric 207 Courthouse Cir SW Vienna, VA 703-281-4565	14 ratings	Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 98 local electricians. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
20.	Birckhead Electric 2408 Crofton Blvd Crofton, MD 301-858-0373	11 ratings	Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 98 local electricians. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
21.	Boyland Electric 21030 Frederick Rd Germantown, MD 301-972-5337		Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 98 local electricians. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
22.	Brady Electric 4917 Wycliff Ln Fairfax, VA 703-425-5900		Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 98 local electricians. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
23.	Builder's Electric Svc Laurel, MD 301-470-3309		Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 98 local electricians. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
24.	C & A 4208 48th St Bladensburg, MD 301-277-8370		Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 98 local electricians. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
25.	C D Williams Electric PO Box 63 Laurel, MD 301-498-4846	17 ratings	Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 98 local electricians. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
26.	Cary Electric 15411 Baileys Ln Silver Spring, MD 301-924-2558		Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 98 local electricians. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
27.	Cedar Electrical Services 45580 Shepard Dr Sterling, VA 703-406-9101	18 ratings	Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 98 local electricians. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
28.	Certified Electrical Technologies PO Box 60650 Rockville, MD 301-948-5252	20 ratings	Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 98 local electricians. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
29.	Circuit Electric 2255 Lewis Ave Rockville, MD 301-816-0178		Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 98 local electricians. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
30.	Cituck Niglio & Son Electrical Contractor 10411 Huntley Ave Silver Spring, MD 301-649-5108	32 ratings	Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 98 local electricians. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
31.	Colorado Electric 4500 Russell Ave Mount Rainier, MD 301-779-0007	14 ratings	Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 98 local electricians. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
32.	Commonwealth Electric Service 1611 N Jefferson St Arlington, VA 703-532-6470	16 ratings	Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 98 local electricians. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
33.	Complete Electrical Systems 4938 Hampden Ln #297 Bethesda, MD 301-530-1925		Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 98 local electricians. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
34.	Congressional Electric 11081 Bethesda Church Rd Damascus, MD 301-258-9800	98 ratings	Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 98 local electricians. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
35.	Contract Electric Damascus, MD 301-253-0338		Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 98 local electricians. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
36.	Cornwell Electric 16416 Kipling Rd Rockville, MD 301-948-4026		Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 98 local electricians. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
37.	Crescent Electric 5505 Connecticut Ave NW #273 Washington, DC 301-951-1200	52 ratings	Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 98 local electricians. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
38.	Cullen Electric PO Box 10877 Alexandria, VA 703-822-0101	23 ratings	Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 98 local electricians. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
39.	Current Electric 5608 Taylor Rd Riverdale, MD 301-864-7070		Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 98 local electricians. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
40.	D & P Electrical Service 10247 Kensington Pkwy Kensington, MD 301-933-4619	76 ratings	Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 98 local electricians. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
41.	D Weeks & Assoc 12811 Oxon Rd Herndon, VA 703-264-7711		Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 98 local electricians. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
42.	David Williams Electric PO Box 2272 Ellicott City, MD 410-781-4357	24 ratings	Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 98 local electricians. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
43.	Dependable One Electrical 11946 Goodwood Dr Fairfax, VA 703-278-8191	23 ratings	Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 98 local electricians. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
44.	Direct Current 2753-A Cameron Rd Falls Church, VA 703-820-1060	23 ratings	Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 98 local electricians. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
45.	District Electrical 4601 Decatur St Hyattsville, MD 301-341-4991		Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 98 local electricians. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
46.	Dixie Electric 6907 Baltimore Natl Pike #9 Frederick, MD 301-473-4665		Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 98 local electricians. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
47.	Eastern Electric Service 4032 Trapp Rd Fairfax, VA 703-938-2904	25 ratings	Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 98 local electricians. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
48.	Echo Electric 10526 Detrick Ave Kensington, MD 301-949-8050	11 ratings	Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 98 local electricians. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
49.	Electrical Services Unlimited Ijamsville, MD 301-874-8500		Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 98 local electricians. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.
50.	Eubank's Electric Bowie, MD 301-889-0300		Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 98 local electricians. Subscribe now for ratings, articles and more.

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Sample Subscriber Comments/Reviews About Electricians

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).

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.

Subscriber from FALLS CHURCH, VA wrote Another Electrician: We are very happy with the work they did. The price ended up being higher..........
Subscriber from OLNEY, MD wrote Another Electrician: I selected this company based on the ratings from other Checkbook members and I must..........
Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Electrician: We love D&P and have used them many times. The price is always reasonable. My..........
Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Electrician: Very neat/clean worker and responsive........
Subscriber from ANNANDALE, VA wrote Another Electrician: Highly skilled electricians, courteous and efficient........
Subscriber from SPRINGFIELD, VA wrote Another Electrician: Installation of two ceiling lights. Excellent work. Fair price.......
Subscriber from TAKOMA PARK, MD wrote Another Electrician: Small father and son company. Courteous and always pleasant to deal with. Excellent work and..........
Subscriber from OAK HILL, VA wrote Another Electrician: Like most electricians it takes a long time to get an appointment. They do a..........
Subscriber from MANASSAS, VA wrote Another Electrician: What an outstanding and friendly family business. Mr. Brown (son) came to our house promply,..........
Subscriber from LINTHICUM HEIGHTS, MD wrote Another Electrician: I had work performed on my kitchen from recess lighting, under cabinet lighting, and miscellaneous..........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Electrician: Did work but failed to obtain approval from government in timely fashion........
Subscriber from GAITHERSBURG, MD wrote Another Electrician: Two guys replaced 45 outlets/switches that were old, replaced a GFIC, and repaired a few..........
Subscriber from BURKE, VA wrote Another Electrician: Very pleasant, gave good advice, good job, good price........
Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Electrician: Problem is: they sold me an electric power upgrade -- new box but I'm experiencing..........
Subscriber from LAUREL, MD wrote Another Electrician: Not the best people and communication skills, but the work is top quality........
Subscriber from POTOMAC, MD wrote Another Electrician: Very difficult resolution of their claim of NSF check when in fact my bank (Wahovia)..........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Electrician: SAME DAY SERVICE, WENT THE EXTRA MILE AND CLEANED UP........
Subscriber from RESTON, VA wrote Another Electrician: Great service. Sent 2 men and billed in 15-minute increments........
Subscriber from KENSINGTON, MD wrote Another Electrician: I was satisfied; reasonable rates.......
Subscriber from MCLEAN, VA wrote Another Electrician: Replaced a faulty circuit breaker........
Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Electrician: They are pleasant, competent, and reasonably priced. I enjoy doing business with them........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Electrician: All that we received from D&P was an estimate. It cost $100 and from the..........
Subscriber from GAITHERSBURG, MD wrote Another Electrician: Great people, great price, great service. Best for small jobs........
Subscriber from LEWES, DE wrote Another Electrician: Started on time. Very neat and clean. Very careful with ladders and tools. Work completed..........
Subscriber from CHEVY CHASE, MD wrote Another Electrician: The company came imediately and very carefully explained the options........
Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Electrician: very expensive........
Subscriber from STERLING, VA wrote Another Electrician: This gentleman was so nice and so fair. I have a squeak in an attic..........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Electrician: He replaced our electrical box and put up outside motion detectors around our house. He..........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Electrician: Extremely nice company to work with. Completed work promptly, neatly. Good price. Will definitely use..........
Subscriber from BOWIE, MD wrote Another Electrician: Very prompt, courteous, and knowledgeable........
Subscriber from CHANTILLY, VA wrote Another Electrician: Very Professional. Electrician showed up on time, cost was well within the estimate given, and..........
Subscriber from BURTONSVILLE, MD wrote Another Electrician: Had a new circuit breaker put in plus wiring to a new wall socket. Cost..........
Subscriber from MC LEAN, VA wrote Another Electrician: We have tried half a dozen electricians over the 7 seven years in NoVA, and..........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Electrician: They are not available immediately (or in the week) must be they are on call..........
Subscriber from PHILADELPHIA, PA wrote Another Electrician: Brilliant diagnostician for finding/fixing problems, including hidden ones casued by previous owners' electricians. Totally (and..........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Electrician: They do good work. They are not cheap, but are prompt. It seems the electricians..........
Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Electrician: I've used Tomato Electric for several jobs around my home. Excellent service - Price is..........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Electrician: Excellent regarding service and price. The only complaint is that they are so busy you..........
Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Electrician: Zeus is terrific........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Electrician: FAB-U-LOUS. Perfect from beginning to end. I will call them for all of my electrical..........
Subscriber from WOODBRIDGE, VA wrote Another Electrician: I called Safety First and explained the problem we were having. Before agreeing to come..........
Subscriber from FALLS CHURCH, VA wrote Another Electrician: Difficult communication. Didn't show up when I expected. Never returned phone call afterwards........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Electrician: We've had them doing work for several years, on a previous house and the new..........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Electrician: Ron Brown installed 8 recessed lights and 2 pendant lights for us. In addition we..........
Subscriber from WOODBRIDGE, VA wrote Another Electrician: Excellent work on an intermittent problem. The representative went way above what might be expected..........
Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Electrician: the pits.......
Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Electrician: We had a problem with our vertical blind (for our sliding door) in the kitchen...........
Subscriber from CENTREVILLE, VA wrote Another Electrician: Pricey but good service.......
Subscriber from ROCKVILLE, MD wrote Another Electrician: In July 2006, Trunnell installed an exhaust fan in a bathroom, installed lighting over basement..........
Subscriber from OAKTON, VA wrote Another Electrician: Their price was higher than expected ($150 for first 60 minutes) but they were otherwise..........

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