SDS Electric

506 W Broadway #222, Glendale, CA 91204, USA

Address:	506 W Broadway #222, Glendale, CA 91204, USA
Phone:	+1 818-795-6000
Site:	sdselectric.com
Rating:	4.7
Working:	Open 24 hours Open 24 hours Open 24 hours Open 24 hours Open 24 hours Open 24 hours Open 24 hours

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Guia Avesani

oo, I have to update this review. I have been using these guys for years to do small services on my rental condo. Everything has always been great. But I just hired them for a larger job on my single family home. I am very displeased. I dont know where to start but I will try: What I had done was have a second service panel installed in my garage because my husband wanted a "man cave" to do his artwork. 1. They ran a large cable from the roof top of my house to the roof top of the garage. This cable hangs quite low, and goes underneath a large banana plant that regularly has falling branches in wind storms. I have a colony of possums and raccoons that swing from anything they can find. this cable being so low hanging, just seemed so vulnerable. The cable also runs just 2 feet above the top of a "freestanding" vinyl pergola I have. And It just looked like they could almost touch. I kept hammering to the sales rep with repeated phone calls and text that I wasnt ok with this. . His workers just kept doing the work even though I asked them to stop until we cleared this up with. The representative insisted "this was the only way it could be done". And that it would all be fine. That the banana tree wasnt an issue, and that the vinyl pergola wasnt an issue. When the city inspector came The work they did, all passed with just a couple of corrections. But that said, both city inspectors that came said this to me in private. "Im going to pass this, but this was not a good way to do it". The inspector commented being I have a freestanding pergola underneath the cable, that is ok because its a movable structure. But if I should ever decide to build a permanent wood pergola, I will not be able to because the cable is too low and not enough clearance. Also, the inspector commented that my main circuit panel at the house now needed to be upgraded to support the second panel in the garage. But the way they crammed in all the tubing and conduits will not allow room for a larger panel. I spoke to the sales rep about all this stuff and I asked him since he was there, why didnt he advise me from the beginning that I needed to upgrade my main panel before even considering a second one for garage. I brought up that the low hanging cable is restricting to any garden pergola additions, And he simply responded that they are only hired to do the worked that is asked of them, but not project any future work the client needs and that it was my responsibility to tell him I probably needed a larger main circuit panel....I am a homeowner, not an electrician. How the hell am I supposed to know that my main panel is week. Its the responsibility of the electrician to point this stuff out. Its like having a person put tile on your floor but neglect to tell you your subfloor is rotting, and putting new tile is just a waste of money. they just dont care! Homeowners dont ask because they dont know! He was already there, why didnt he give me other options. The most insulting this was that when I continued to stress that I really didnt like the overhead low hanging cable, he finally in an exasperated voice said "Lady, I know the overhead cable isnt the best way, the right way to have done this was to go a couple of feet deep with an underground electrical conduits. ," That is what I should have done? So I ask "then why didnt you proposes we do that?" He never proposed to run conduits underground, this is the first time I hear of this. . Yes maybe I wuld have been more work, and I would had to wait a little bit to get my bearings before committing to having my concrete patio cut up. Yes it will have probably cost me twice as much. But I would have been a penny wise pound foolish situation because now we actually have to retrofit the work they did to make room for a new main house breaker and who knows, maybe even go underground. What really upset me is there was no personal attention. the rep comes in, gives you a quick estimate, and the next day an army of guys comes in and starts the work.

Cendrik Sho

They have very nice staff members. The electrician who came to help me with my electrical issues not only fixed the wiring but also found another problem that may given me problems in future. He also took care of the lighting bulbs. Their prices are very reasonable compared to the hard work they do.

Jeff McLaughlin

A very nice and friendly guy, Josh, came and helped me sort out where to install my GFCI outlet, and very quickly did the installation for me for relatively cheaply. He answered all my questions and Ill surely be using them in future.

Osh Osepo

I had pleasure to work with Sds electric and their team.Fair praising and clean work its the goal for them based on my experience.Highly recommend them to anyone need electrician in Los angles.