John M. Sheridan from Bowmanville

On Dec. 23 2013, Mr. Craig Holmes came to my house to connect our new gas range. In my furnace room, Craig connected a copper pipe to the main gas feed and ran it above the ceiling tiles in my basement, about 20’. This copper pipe then went up, through the first floor into the kitchen. There he attached a shut-off valve and a flex pipe which attached to the gas range. Mr. Holmes came highly recommended by Paddy’s Market (where we purchased the range from). We made arrangements with him over the phone from Paddy’s Market so that the date the new stove would arrive (and incidentally the old stove would go) would be the day Mr. Holmes would arrive to do the hook up. He gave me an approximate quote of about $350.00 over the phone based on the distance the furnace was from the stove and that, although I have a finished basement, it’s ceiling tiles are removable. When the job was completed, $350.00 is exactly what he charged me. Mr. Holmes was very efficient and personable. He answered all of my questions. In my effort to be helpful, I was probably hanging around him too much. He didn’t seem to mind. He tagged his work in the furnace room and put labels all along the copper pipe to identify it as a gas line. The job took about two and a half hours to complete. Mr. Craig Holmes advertises as “The Appliance Connection “ performing “Complete Appliance Installations”, 905-259-6545. I would highly recommend Mr. Holmes to anyone needing an appliance installed.

Today, October 1st, Dan and Kevin, two electricians came from Captain Electric to install a 240 volt charging station in my garage. These gentlemen arrived within the agreed upon time and conducted the installation expediently. They took great care to be neat (in how they ran their cables, wired the panel, and secured the cables) and tidy (in how they swept up after them selves and wore cloth slippers over their shoes each time they entered the house). Dan and Kevin were extremely personable. They answered all my questions, consulted with me as to the best location wires and the charger should go, and even attached a ground wire for me that was left danging by my panel (we think it was left from Bell Canada when the phone lines were put in). The quoted cost is what I am told Captain Electric is charging BOSCH. I am being charged $4260.16 by BOSCH for the labour, materials, permit fee, EVSE Hardware, and tax. This price is eased a little by the Ontario Government's incentive program. I should be getting $1000.00 rebate back from them. Captain Electric is BOSCH's pick for contractor in this area and I was very pleased with their service.