Christopher Jon Electrical

I’ve used this company several times over the years. Yes, they are a bit expensive, but the work holds up. I’ve never had any problems with the quality of the work. The technicians have always been polite. My only gripe is in terms of scheduling the appointments. I sometimes have thought there was a bit of disorganization. However, everything got done, and they seem to always do a good job.

I highly recommend Chrstopher Jon Electrical. I had a ceiling fan installed by Dominick, who was wonderful. He came out for an estimate and advised me on the fan specifications given my room size and ceiling height.
Dominick installed the fan only after reviewing with me the wiring plan and the backup wiring plan (if my ceiling required more complex wiring). Fortunately the wiring was relatively simple and a minimal opening in the ceiling for the wiring as well as the fan itself was required.
In addition, Dominick has an excellent aesthetic sense including the best placement for the ceiling fan given the bed placement and room size. I had deferred to him for his opinion,
else he would have placed it where I wanted.
Dominick’s work is neat, thorough and you can tell Domonick takes pride in his work.

Yup. Just like everyone else says. This was my first experience with electricians, so I didn’t know that no one else has the gall to charge $ 40 for an estimate. It was a major job, and they wanted to charge me over $ 1700 to rip up my home, look inside and then give me the real estimate. The other three electricians I got bids from came by for free and didn’t need to tear out my drywall to know what to expect. I hope these guys are out of business soon.

These guys will lie to your face and try to rip you off. I entered into a contract with them, and after paying them over $ 1,000, they tried to double the contract price, and simply ran off with my money when I refused to go along with it. Avoid at all costs!!!

Dominick from Christopher John Electrical was the best part about our office renovation. No fuss, no hassle. This guy was great. He replaced everything I asked for and more, for a more than reasonable price. The other electricians refused to work with our budget, but Dominick was flexible and innovative when it came to problem solving. When the things we needed weren’t available, he came back a few days later when they were and installed them at no extra cost. Friendly, intelligent, professional — we will hire Dominick and Christopher John Electrical for any future arrangements. Call Christopher John and ask for Dominick! He’s the perfect guy for your electrical needs.

If you like to waste your day waiting around for an electrician, this is your place. This company gives you the run around and never shows up. I had a 12−2p appointment and called at the end of my window for them to tell me it would be 2 more hours. I was going to be home so I said that would be OK. 3 more hours go by and still nothing. I called yet again and they told me it would be another 1.5 to 2hrs. There next available appointment would be 6 days from now. This is actually the 2^nd time I have used this electrician and had this same thing happen. The last time I had a 1p appointment and they showed up at 9 pm and completed my job at 11p. It is unfortunate that they have such poor service because the electrician is actually quite good which is why I called back. However, I will not be giving them a 3^rd try.

Called for a quote to move a couple of ceiling fans from one apt to another. I’d read good reviews and they came up on ServiceMagic. Unfortunately the phone rep would not even give me a ballpark estimate, would only send an electrician for $ 40 to look at it and then give a quote. I canceled the appointment when two other contractors gave me estimates over the phone. Sorry Christopher John, but you lost this bid. I went with Odin Electrical, in case anyone is looking for an affordable quote over the phone…

AVOID! After telling me to sty home from 2 – 6, NO ONE showed up! THey are of course willing to send me an emergency electrician for some obscene amount of money. I called three times and was told someone would call me back but no one EVER did. Thye have no customer service respect at all. I will never use again and will never recommend to anyone.
Horrible.

I had Christopher John Electrical rewire two outlets, run electrical to my bedroom ceiling and install a ceiling fan. Working with them was a pleasant and pain-​free experience. They worked with me to comply with my co-op’s slightly onerous regulations and were professional and considerate about noise and dust. The men worked quick, and were friendly and polite. Their office staff was also a good bunch. I will definitely recommend them and use them for work I have in the future.

After being told that my electric heaters could not have their thermostats replaced because the manufacturer didn’t exist anymore, and would cost about $ 1,000 each (!) to replace, I unscrewed the front cover, tracked down the manufacturer on the web and ordered the replacement parts myself. Had an electrician come in and change the thermostats and viola, 4 working heaters. Chris John cost — $ 4,000. Real world cost, $ 250.

Going to echo what others said here; they quote ludicrous amounts (nearly $ 1000 for a simple wiring run) for trivial jobs, and insist on doing an estimate (with that $ 40) charge. I didn’t have any luck disputing their deceptive billing practices with my credit card company either.

THIS PLACE IS A FUCKING RACKET! They won’t give you an estimate over the phone. They insist on coming out to your place so they can give you some OUTRAGEOUSLY EXPENSIVE quote that is more than DOUBLE what anyone else would normally charge. And to top it all off, they charge you $ 40 to go the fuck away when you tell them they can stick their wacky prices up their asses.
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Dealing with Christopher John Electrical has left me with that sick feeling you get when you realize you’ve been screwed. I originally called them because I was throwing a New Year’s Eve party, and I wanted to install a new light fixture before the event. Since it was last-​minute, the first few places I called were already booked. When I spoke with those companies, however, I explained the job (type of fixture, ceiling height, dimmer switch) and asked for an estimate; both told me between $ 100 and $ 140.
When I called CJE, I was thrilled to hear they were available and could come the following afternoon. I explained the job and asked for an estimate and — this is where, I now realize, I should have balked — the woman on the phone refused to give me one. Her reluctance made me feel hesitant, but I figured that it was because she wasn’t an electrician, and the other people I’d spoken with were.
Fast forward to a few minutes ago, when two guys showed up at my apartment from CJE. After looking around, they told me it’d be $ 233 for the light fixture, and an additional $ 133 for the dimmer switch — a total of $ 366 ($ 395 including tax). Ouch. that was almost four times the amount I’d been quoted elsewhere. They weren’t willing to negotiate, and what’s worse, they refused to leave until they got a $ 40 «visitation fee.» What a racket. So basically, these guys charged me $ 40 to show up at my house and quote a ridiculous, overpriced, unrealistic figure that was, at its cheapest, more than double what I’d been quoted elsewhere.
I’ll never call them again.