These guys are completely insane! Two OutToday ""electricians"" came out to address a baseboard heater that was sparking and popping in my house. After dawdling around for 20 minutes, inventorying my home's equipment, and removing the cover from the baseboard, the technician announced that my ""baseboard has failed."" Um, thanks for that insight. The guy clearly wasn't a real electrician and had no clue what was wrong with the heater.
They spent another 20 minutes in their truck, writing up ""solutions"" for the problem. Presented them to me with a price tag of $6,500 to replace all baseboards in my house (though only one was failing) and a ""band-aid"" fix of $1,300.
After immediately ushering them out, I located a REAL electrician (The Circuit Detective) who band-aid fixed the problem for $80 and will replace the baseboard for $80. Cost of actual baseboard at Home Depot? $65.00.
There is no reasonable excuse for $6,500 for total replacement of the six baseboard heaters in my house. Beware of these salesmen who masquerade as electricians. They will rob you blind.
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