Arauco Silva Electric Services

Arauco installed the breaker panel upside down and loaded all the breakers on one side of the box instead of on both sides. Paid $120 extra for new wire to be run to an outlet and later found out he only put new wire at the outlet so that it could go to a different breaker but used the old ungrounded line going to the panel instead of a new one. Instead of pulling the wire properly through the joists in the basement, he left a long loop of wire hanging from the ceiling. Have since hired a new electrician to finish the job who has confirmed that Arauco's work was not up to code. I arrived home one night with half of my house with no power and no note from him to explain. He arrived angry when I called him to restore power to my home and began to pack up his tools, although the job was not done, and insisted I pay his invoice in full. I guess he thought I wouldn't figure out that the job wasn't done so he would get me to pay and then he'd just leave. Later I learned that when he reconnected an outlet so that it would work again, he didn't ground it. To me, that just seems like a standard thing to do for the safety of the customer and ensuring your work is up to code.