Gerula Electric
Southridge, Rochester, NY

Gerula Electric Reviews

1.5 stars based on 2 reviews

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  Jason Calder

  1.0

  I hired Walt to completely redo a 4 unit city home that I gutted. We agreed to 12,000 for a price and I agreed to give him a $5000 deposit and $1000 per month there after. After 2 more payments it became very obvious that he was not showing up and was behind how much I had paid him. At this point I stopped paying him and communicated that I would like him to catch up before I continued my payments (he agreed). I’m glad I did! He gave me every excuse in the world why he wouldn’t be there and he always would say I’ll be there tomorrow and I only have 1-2 days left. At least seven times he did that and would come back for an hour or two and then he stopped showing up and stopped responding to me and stopped accepting my calls completely! It took at least eight or nine months before I gave up and talked to the city about switching electricians since he had pulled the permit. It was a nightmare for other people to come in and try to figure out where he had left off and what wires were what. Being that this was a four unit house there were wires everywhere. Like I said at the end he just stopped communicating with me. He never finished his job and I have done nothing to deserve that. I wasn’t being a difficult customer and I was being extremely patient and I let him lie to me over and over. I paid him what we agreed to and he always had access to the job. I never held him up with anything on my end he just turned out to be a terrible contractor! What makes me most sad about this review is that they make me automatically give him one star. He is an extremely grumpy old man and constantly is swearing at his nephew and treating him badly right on your job. I wouldn’t recommend him for anything because you don’t know if he’ll show up or try to steal from you.

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  Tim M

  2.0

  The problem was that the breaker didn't throw despite losing power, the breaker would sizzle and flipping it on didn't necessarily bring the power back online. After some research into the issue, this is obviously a bad breaker. Pro: The price was ok and the work was fine. Con: The first time he came out he flipped the switch, saw there was power and promptly left. I messaged him and his advice was to "throw the breaker harder". He claims that is a thing, after asking around I am certain it isn't. On his 2nd visit he switched the breaker and everything seems to be working properly. Takeaway: he will do the work but you have to follow him around like a puppy being potty trained so it may not be worth it.