Fighting Amish Electric

We found Daan and Fighting Amish on Unilocal for work a few months back and all the reviews were true. We had to schedule the consultation and the work for a few weeks out, but Daan was extremely helpful in working with our schedules and the wait was worth it.
Daan’s consultation helped us narrow in the projects to focus on and let us tackle what we could afford for initial work. What we thought would be a small project turned into something larger, but Daan and his staff were great about explaining the work to me, giving me options and giving me time to figure out how to proceed. They spent well over a full day at the house and the entire time everyone was super nice, friendly and great with our dogs (one who must have thought he was an electrician apprentice for the day).
We are so grateful for their work and are already putting together a future to-​do list of electrical work for Daan.

Daan and his team are fantastic! We had a couple of issues that we needed resolved (swapping out a chandelier, replacing a fan, and estimating a future project). They’re really busy so figuring out a time that worked on both sides took a while, but we were willing to wait for good service at a good price. They were incredibly professional and personable — we will definitely use them again in the future!

If you buy a house in a place like Berkeley, you might find that the electrical is a) very old, and b) has additional problems due to questionable work done in the past. We knew we needed to get some upgrades done, and we wanted to get them done right, so we turned to Fighting Amish Electric.
From start to finish, our experience with Fighting Amish Electric was fantastic. Daan came to our house for the initial (free) consultation, and based on how informative, patient, and helpful he was, we knew right away that we wanted to hire Fighting Amish.
(Side note: During his follow-​up visit to provide an estimate of what work needed to be done, Daan was kind enough to point out that it looked like we had a sewage leak under our house. This was most definitely the case, and he likely saved us a lot of headache/​money by pointing this out to us before it became seriously critical!)
We’re very pleased to own a house that is more up-​to-​code now in terms of its electrical setup, and it’s all thanks to Daan, Inder, and the whole crew. They’re all super nice, hard-​working, and thorough, and we would hire them again in a heartbeat!

We bought a house built in 1938 with virtually no updates since then, so it included the original knob and tube wiring. Our first and most important project was to re-​do all the wiring in the house, and when we met with Daan we were very impressed with his knowledge, attitude, and that he is such a genuinely nice person. It was a pleasure working with Daan and his crew during our electrical project. The entire crew are great people, and they did an excellent job. They also spoiled us — we enjoyed working with them so much, we have yet to find any other contractors we enjoy working with nearly as much as them. Our only regret is that they aren’t qualified to do the heating, plumbing, dry rot and seismic work we need done. They are worth all 5 stars we are giving them.

We had a great experience with Fighting Amish Electric. Inder came out to do a walk through of the various issues we had. He took notes & promised a bid within a certain time. That bid was received in the window promised, and after scheduling the job — Fighting Amish came out with a crew to address all of issues. They were very professional, and were prompt, courteous, and finished all projects on time. After, Inder walked me through all of the work completed and asked if I had any questions. I highly recommend them — and I will use them again!~

Super duper awesome. Again. Thanks!!! You guys ROCK!

They seemed too busy to care about doing the work at our house. Took forever to return phone calls and emails and generally seemed uninterested in providing the services we were looking for. If you’re interested in getting things done and don’t have a ton of time to play phone tag and hunt them down, I’d look elsewhere.

We’ve used the Fighting Amish for several jobs now, both big and small, and all of it was done with the greatest precision and professionalism. Daan and Inder are passionate about what they do and it shows. My husband has a bit of OCD and these guys have been able to meet his picky standards in making sure everything gets done REALLY right. They get pretty busy, so be prepared to wait to get on their calendar, but it’s SO worth it. You don’t want to mess with bad electrical work.

I wanted to replace an old fluorescent light fixture with an LED light fixture that I had bought at Home Depot. Daan did the job in an hour. He took the time to explain how to set the dimmer switch.

Daan and the Fighting Amish team did great work on my 1906 house. They are very knowledgable, intelligent, respectful hard workers. I felt great confidence in their ability. They allowed us to do part of the demo work, which may have been a mistake, as much damage was done to the plaster in the house. Luckily I found an excellent plasterer so all’s well that ends well. Do not take it personally if they are too busy. I guess all these good Unilocal reviews mean more business than they can handle. I called them for a small job recently and got no reply. At the time, I felt understanding about it but after another electrician did the work I felt really disappointed because the quality and the attitude were not like the amazing amiable Amish. I wish I had fought harder to obtain their services!

Kudos to Dann and The Fighting Amish!!! Excellent, efficient, timely, and focused, what a way to deliver professional help! Can’t say enough about this locally family owned business. Thanks again for your help!

WARNING
More than disappointing.
Truth:One of the owners came to my home on Wednesday March 4^th.
Truth: I asked him to check some of my outlets and he had no measurement tool to do so. He said he could just tell if they were ok???
Truth: He said they were very busy and for me to remind him to return. He also said they would send out a proposal which I never received.
Truth: He seemed very tired and was in a rush to leave. Sometimes folks stop liking what they do.
Truth: Good and reliable businesses do not take on more business than they can service well.
Electrical issues are extremely important. The Fact Is, they were flaky in their dealings with me.

I recently had my ancient fuse boxes changed over to circuit breakers. Fighting Amish did a great job. They are very efficient guys and really know how to interact with the Berkeley inspectors and PG&E so that everything goes smoothly. I really felt that I could rely on their expertise.

Daan was very thorough in his explanations and did not recommend any unnecessary work. I ended up holding off on any work but will definitely use them in the future.

Since moving into a 90 year old home with a lot of repair needs I’ve gained a lot of experience with repair services. It is rare to get timely, friendly service at a very reasonable price. Fighting Amish did a service upgrade and some other work quickly and efficiently. Some of the job involved getting into tight spaces and they could have easily told me I had to remove the ceiling insulation and do an expensive rewire as they warned me that was a possibility. Instead they got everything done quickly. If only everyone was easy to work with and did a pro job… These guys are the best!

The power was intermittently going out at my parents’ house so I started calling electricians. Some people never got back to me. The ones who did came out, took a look, and gave an estimate. Helpful. Daan stopped by the house in the evening after normal work hours, told me exactly what was wrong (though it mostly went over my head), and INSTALLED A TEMPORARY BRIDGE, making the power safer and stable again. We were so impressed that we accepted their bid and waited for an opening in their busy schedule, even though we could have saved a fair chunk of money with someone else.
Fighting Amish was very professional, precise, and true to their word. I felt very comfortable with their work and didn’t feel like I was being taken for all that I’m worth (as is the case with some contractors). As other people have stated, these guys are incredibly busy, so getting on their roster could take weeks, but they’re HIGHLY recommended for good reason.
Disclaimer: This work was done in early 2013. My parents are having electrical problems again (it’s an old house), which prompted me to finally write a review. For what it’s worth, Daan got back to me within 30 minutes and is stopping by same day. I would definitely work with them again.

This is a little embarrassing. I needed an electrician and naturally came to Unilocal to look. Had I looked at my own reviews, I would have seen that I wrote a great review for Berkeley Electric, but I didn’t look there and I hadn’t put them in my phone book. So I’m looking through Unilocal reviews and I see that Fighting Amish get amazingly awesome reviews and I call for an appointment. They’re so busy, it takes a little while to get on their schedule, but I figure they’re worth it. I mean — look at all of these 5 star reviews. Between making the appointment and the appointment itself, I’m on Unilocal looking for something else and I see where I had used Berkeley Electric and really liked them and wrote them a great review. What is even more embarrassing is that it wasn’t that long ago, and I’m not so old as to be senile, but…
Fighting Amish were wonderful. Knowledgeable. Hard working. Willing and able to crawl into dark dirty spaces looking for wire problems. Very reasonably priced and efficient. I have no option but to give them this review, and put it up along with the other 5 star rating for Berkeley Electric and announce to the world that I am, in all likelihood, older and more forgetful than I think I am.

I had these guys back a second time to fix a really old (like 100 years old) sconce that didn’t work in my dining room. They warned me that for the fix, they might have to run conduit on the outside of my house… they didn’t — there was room in the wall to fish new wire; it works great for the first time in almost 30 years!

I first hired the Fighting Amish guys for a small job — to replace some GFCI outlets. I was impressed with Daan’s professionalism and knowledge, so when I needed an electrician for a bigger project — extending 220v /​50 amp service into the backyard for a hot tub — I called on them again.
I was very happy with their work. On-​time, high-​quality, and delivered consistent with the bid that Daan had explained thoroughly. Yes, I had to wait a couple weeks for their availability, but it was totally worth it.
I would definitely use Fighting Amish again for any project.

I bookmarked Fighting Amish Electric in July 2010 after reading Lainie L’s review. Like her, I find clever names like this irresistible, and a 5 star review from her is something I could take to the bank. A couple of years ago, when Nina needed an electrician I referred her to them and she was delighted w/​the work they did. Until now we haven’t needed their services.
Historically we have had our microwave in a custom built cabinet above the refrigerator. Its position speaks as much to my initial distaste for the microwave as anything else. I have come around to it w/​time, but w/​time I have also been shrinking. Add to that Alan’s recent back and leg pain and we decided to move the microwave down to the counter. A heavy extension cord allowed us to plug it into the designated plug on the cabinet. There were a couple of ways we could address this on a more permanent basis. Someone from Fighting Amish Electric came out a few months ago, assessed it and gave us estimates. One option included moving the refrigerator out of the cabinet, but it wouldn’t cooperate and we decided to go w/​the other option. We scheduled an appointment to have the work done and had to reschedule due to a last minute medical appointment. Each time they called to confirm the appointment.
Today Inder came out and drilled a hole in the side of the cabinet. He charged us only $ 75 rather than the normal fee of $ 150 because he said he had done so little work. I really appreciated that. I asked him about the name of the company. He said his brother Daan had named it after working years ago for a company w/​a name so unmemorable not even HE could remember it! It’s definitely a memorable name and more clever than most. Next time we need electrical work we will definitely call on Fighting Amish Electric.