[camaguey48]

Originally Posted by 69Ludwigs

Had a breaker switch pop off and would not reset. Looked at the websites for several local electricians. "In Charge Electric" in Leesburg was all about their many 5 star reviews. Said they give a discount to residents in The Villages.

The guy came and flipped the breaker and it worked, no need to replace it or do anything else.

Charged $144.00

Wonder how much they charge for actual work?

If that's all he did, it wasn't enough. He should have found out the cause of the breaker tripping. Was the circuit overloaded? Is there a loose wire? At least for the $144.00, he should have done that. A competent and honest electrician he is not. Take the money and run!!
Educate the customer and you'll get repeat business or referrals.

[ValSetz]

Same thing happened to me. I went to internet search and got instructions on how to fix. Have also used internet to research and fix printer problems. Great source of information with no cost for "experts".

[npwalters]

Originally Posted by photo1902

Neither is changing oil

I guess you are looking to argue. I pass.

[OhioBuckeye]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

I agree that you were overcharged. They obviously are not interested in making you a regular customer.

For those who don't know, when a circuit breaker trips, you need to push the switch to the "off" position and then push it to the "on" position. It is a two part process to reset the breaker.

You said it right Retiredguy123. Guess they got an expensive lesson in resetting a breaker. Next time they should Google it or ask someone how to reset a Circuit Breaker. I bet they learned one thing without Googling it, this company won’t be called again, LOL.

[J1ceasar]

My father taught me to ASK first for quotes / costs .... In my case $ 80- 100 for a service call is most typical.

[J1ceasar]

they see you coming and expect to get a higher rate.......

[KRM0614]

Originally Posted by 69Ludwigs

Had a breaker switch pop off and would not reset. Looked at the websites for several local electricians. "In Charge Electric" in Leesburg was all about their many 5 star reviews. Said they give a discount to residents in The Villages.

The guy came and flipped the breaker and it worked, no need to replace it or do anything else.

Charged $144.00

Wonder how much they charge for actual work?

That’s shame on you. You believe online ratings ? You didn’t ask what the cost would be ? You didn’t ask your neighbors for help ? You’ve never owned a home before ?

Unique to this area is the attitude that the residents are wealthy and all these so called companies want a piece of your life time savings

If everyone put their pride aside share their costs type of home etc then costs could be controlled

When I read this it sounds like a young couple in their house

[KRM0614]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

Their website says a lot about up front pricing, but doesn't mention the minimum charge of $144. If the person scheduling the visit had told the customer that in advance, they may have had a satisfied customer, or at least a customer who was not surprised by the bill. Bad policy.

They don’t do that the dumb dumbs that answer the phones are told to share as little as possible

I bet he had the invoice ready before it touched the breaker they love vulnerable people they know this place is a Buffett of soft targets

[KRM0614]

Originally Posted by Jim 9922

Seems like $96 for at least an hour of travel time and $48 for knowing more about electrical switches than you do and teaching you about it. Maybe not a bad deal.

It’s too high they know it. Customer revealed naive and it doesn’t cost 100 round trip. It’s not the only calm he’s going on. Did you lose your common sense or is this your first house

[laboutj]

Originally Posted by KRM0614

It’s too high they know it. Customer revealed naive and it doesn’t cost 100 round trip. It’s not the only calm he’s going on. Did you lose your common sense or is this your first house

Time for decaf my friend

[photo1902]

Originally Posted by npwalters

I guess you are looking to argue. I pass.

Just busting your chops. No harm intended.

[philoret]

A breaker would not reset after an accidental short while working on the lamp post sensor. Taking off the panel seemed to show loose wiring on the breaker and fixing made it work. Did know that trick of pushing farther to the end beyond "off" first.
Unfortunately the breaker was not turned off when working on the lamp post -- hasty neighbor unfamiliar.

[DAVES]

Originally Posted by 69Ludwigs

Had a breaker switch pop off and would not reset. Looked at the websites for several local electricians. "In Charge Electric" in Leesburg was all about their many 5 star reviews. Said they give a discount to residents in The Villages.

The guy came and flipped the breaker and it worked, no need to replace it or do anything else.

Charged $144.00

Wonder how much they charge for actual work?

Hopefully others will learn from your mistake. We all make them.
Far as your circuit breaker you need to shut it off and then on to reset it.
It is interesting that a circuit breaker that says 20 amps will trip at 18 amps.

The charge. I've also made that mistake. We should ask what it will cost. Many of these places charge you xxxx per hour and the time starts when they leave the place of business or even the job they are on when you call.

The person who came to your home is likely an employee and does not have the power to negotiate. I would suggest you look up the name of the owner and ask to speak to him or her. Be polite and perhaps they will reduce the bill. Realize they have to pay the electrician, possible a licensed electrician, the cost of running a truck, insurance etc.

[photo1902]

What's hard to believe is after 40 some posts, we're haggling over $140

[JoMar]

Not haggling over 140 bucks, haggling over who on here is the real expert and enjoys trying to be superior to everyone else in addition to bashing people that work for a living......calling people they don't know "dumb, dumbs" speaks to their character.