# A-1 Dependable Electric

**Trade:** Electrical · **Address:** 10 Farwell Ave, Boston, MA 02136, USA · **Phone:** (508) 583-1732 · **Website:** http://www.a1dependableelectric.com/ · **Languages:** English

**Rating: 3.0/5** (medium confidence) — from 11 reviews across 6 sources.
64% of sentiment-scored reviews read net-positive. Last 6 months: 2 reviews, 0 negative.

## The honest read

A-1 Dependable Electric is a one-person shop — just Richard 'Richie' Wingert, out of Hyde Park — working under Massachusetts electrician license #12223, which the state currently lists as active. Its eleven online reviews split almost evenly into two very different stories. The Better Business Bureau gives it an A+ file with 36 years in business and no complaints on record, though it isn't an accredited business there.

The five-star reviews describe a responsive, hands-on operator. The two most recent, from this spring, both describe quick, same-day emergency response. In a January 2026 review, a New Year's Eve call about an arcing breaker got a same-night fix and a rewired 30-year-old panel. In a 2024 review, a customer who panicked after driving a nail through a wire got a free quote within a short window and a same-visit repair. In a 2023 review, Richie fixed something outside the scope of the job at no extra charge. One five-star review from May 2025 — arriving right after a run of negative ones — pushes back directly, describing a Sunday emergency call he fit in with a full walkthrough of the work.

That run of negative reviews sits between January and April 2025: one customer says a promised 2-hour appointment window came and went with no call and no visit; another says Richie claimed to be out of state rather than turning down the job or naming a price; a third, describing emergency work on a broken outlet, says he asked personal questions about the family, performed repairs the customer felt were unnecessary, and charged $585 with no itemized breakdown and no mention that it wasn't billed as emergency-rate work. A 2021 review raised a similar concern about unnecessary work on a job the customer believes the utility would have handled for free.

BuildZoom's own license history for #12223 shows a stretch listed inactive or expired around 2016, well before the state's current active verification — not a live issue today, but worth asking about if licensing continuity matters to you. Given the split record, get a firm, itemized price before work starts and confirm upfront whether a call is being billed at an emergency rate.

**Strengths:**
- Same-night emergency fixes — arcing breaker and full panel rewire, no delay
- Fast, upfront pricing — free quote and same-visit repair after a wiring accident
- Goes beyond scope — fixed extra issues at no added charge

**Concerns:**
- No-show reported — a 2025 review describes a missed appointment with no callback
- Billing complaints — a 2025 review describes a $585 charge with no breakdown
- Unnecessary work alleged — two reviews years apart describe repairs they call unneeded

## Claims & citations

Every claim below is backed by real evidence rows — uncited claims are dropped in code before publication.

- Massachusetts electrician license 12223 verified active, registry holder Richard I. Wingert _(confidence: high)_
  - [State License Registry](https://elicensing21.mass.gov/CitizenAccess/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=Home) — “MA electrician license 12223 registry-verified active — registry holder of record: RICHARD I WINGERT”
- BBB file shows an A+ rating, 36 years in business, but not an accredited business, with no complaints shown _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/hyde-park/profile/electrician/a-1-dependable-electric-0021-79991) — “Better Business Bureau grade: A+”
  - [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/hyde-park/profile/electrician/a-1-dependable-electric-0021-79991) — “BBB profile for A-1 Dependable Electric at 10 Farwell Ave, Hyde Park MA 02136: an A+ BBB rating but not BBB accredited, file opened 1/1/1990…”
- BuildZoom lists 11 permitted projects from 2010 to 2024 across several Massachusetts towns _(confidence: medium)_
  - [BuildZoom](https://www.buildzoom.com/contractor/a1-dependable-electric) — “11 project(s) shown on BuildZoom”
  - [BuildZoom](https://www.buildzoom.com/contractor/a1-dependable-electric) — “BuildZoom profile for A-1 Dependable Electric, 10 Farwell Ave, Hyde Park MA, owned by Richard I. Wingert: BuildZoom score 93 (73rd percentil…”
- BuildZoom's license history for #12223 shows a stretch listed inactive or expired around 2016 _(confidence: low)_
  - [BuildZoom](https://www.buildzoom.com/contractor/a1-dependable-electric) — “Licence listed on BuildZoom: Master Electrician #12223 (Massachusetts, expiration July 2016)”
  - [BuildZoom](https://www.buildzoom.com/contractor/a1-dependable-electric) — “Licence listed on BuildZoom: Master Electrician #12223 (Massachusetts, listed Inactive, at one point cancelled)”
- Fixed an arcing breaker and rewired a 30-year-old panel the same night as an emergency call _(confidence: high)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT25oV2ExUnhOMFI2VDFwd1ZuQmxjVUpRWnpGVGIzYxAB!2m1!1s0x0:0x9be76c792d96af28!3m1!1s2@1:CAIQACodChtycF9oOnhWa1RxN0R6T1pwVnBlcUJQZzFTb3c%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Had a breaker arcing. Called him on New Year's Eve and he came, replaced that breaker and rewired the (30+ yr old) panel. Quick, efficien…”
- Gave a free quote and completed a same-visit repair after a wiring accident _(confidence: high)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNkay1hS2RREAE!2m1!1s0x0:0x9be76c792d96af28!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgICdk-aKdQ%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Just had a great experience with A1 Electric. We accidentally stuck a nail through a wire and panicked, not knowing what to do. We called…”
- Fixed an issue outside the original job scope at no extra charge _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNSaVBUMTFRRRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0x9be76c792d96af28!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgICRiPT11QE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Richie and Louie are awesome!  Best of the best...Richie even took the time to repair something for me that was not part of his job.  I r…”
- A review directly rebutting a run of negative ones describes a Sunday emergency call fit in with a full explanation _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnTUNZa2ZlX2RBEAE!2m1!1s0x0:0x9be76c792d96af28!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgMCYkfe_dA%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Do not listen to these reviews. Richie is amazing! We called him for an emergency repair on a Sunday afternoon and not only did he fit us…”
- A cluster of three 1-star reviews from January-April 2025 describe a missed appointment with no callback, an avoided pricing conversation, and unnecessary repairs billed at $585 with no breakdown _(confidence: high)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnTURnMUptU2tBRRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0x9be76c792d96af28!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgMDg1JmSkAE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “1★ He lied and said he's in roslindale, Florida.
Instead of saying he doesn't want to do the work.... or give a price.”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURmeWZlVnpnRRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0x9be76c792d96af28!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgIDfyfeVzgE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “1★ I had the worst experience with Electrician for emergency work- to change plug that was out of order. He was inquisitive and curious to f…”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnTUNvX3RmZzJ3RRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0x9be76c792d96af28!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgMCo_tfg2wE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “1★ Neede a small repair . They said I was next on the list and it would be 2 hours. No one showed up, calked to cancel or rescheduled. They …”
- A 2021 review describes unnecessary work on a job the customer believes a utility would have handled for free _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUQ2OTlMUE9REAE!2m1!1s0x0:0x9be76c792d96af28!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgID699LPOQ%7C%7C?hl=en) — “2★ Used him in an emergency. He fixed the problem and did some unnecessary work. Could have told us the electric company would have fixed it…”
- Electrical panel and breaker repair _(confidence: high)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT25oV2ExUnhOMFI2VDFwd1ZuQmxjVUpRWnpGVGIzYxAB!2m1!1s0x0:0x9be76c792d96af28!3m1!1s2@1:CAIQACodChtycF9oOnhWa1RxN0R6T1pwVnBlcUJQZzFTb3c%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Had a breaker arcing. Called him on New Year's Eve and he came, replaced that breaker and rewired the (30+ yr old) panel. Quick, efficien…”
- Emergency electrical repair _(confidence: high)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNkay1hS2RREAE!2m1!1s0x0:0x9be76c792d96af28!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgICdk-aKdQ%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Just had a great experience with A1 Electric. We accidentally stuck a nail through a wire and panicked, not knowing what to do. We called…”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnTUNZa2ZlX2RBEAE!2m1!1s0x0:0x9be76c792d96af28!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgMCYkfe_dA%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Do not listen to these reviews. Richie is amazing! We called him for an emergency repair on a Sunday afternoon and not only did he fit us…”
- Wiring and outlet repair _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNkay1hS2RREAE!2m1!1s0x0:0x9be76c792d96af28!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgICdk-aKdQ%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Just had a great experience with A1 Electric. We accidentally stuck a nail through a wire and panicked, not knowing what to do. We called…”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURmeWZlVnpnRRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0x9be76c792d96af28!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgIDfyfeVzgE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “1★ I had the worst experience with Electrician for emergency work- to change plug that was out of order. He was inquisitive and curious to f…”
- Specializes in Electrical _(confidence: high)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT25oV2ExUnhOMFI2VDFwd1ZuQmxjVUpRWnpGVGIzYxAB!2m1!1s0x0:0x9be76c792d96af28!3m1!1s2@1:CAIQACodChtycF9oOnhWa1RxN0R6T1pwVnBlcUJQZzFTb3c%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Had a breaker arcing. Called him on New Year's Eve and he came, replaced that breaker and rewired the (30+ yr old) panel. Quick, efficien…”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNkay1hS2RREAE!2m1!1s0x0:0x9be76c792d96af28!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgICdk-aKdQ%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Just had a great experience with A1 Electric. We accidentally stuck a nail through a wire and panicked, not knowing what to do. We called…”

## License

Status: **active** (#12223, electrician) — verified against the official MA state registry on 2026-08-02, never self-reported.
Re-check at the official registry: https://elicensing21.mass.gov/CitizenAccess/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=Home

## Sources

- [Yelp](https://www.yelp.com/biz/a-1-dependable-electric-hyde-park): Listed on this source
- [Exa](https://reviews.birdeye.com/a-1-dependable-electric-166884817100555): 1 web mention across the open web (each linked to its source)
- [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/hyde-park/profile/electrician/a-1-dependable-electric-0021-79991): Listed on this source
- [BuildZoom](https://www.buildzoom.com/contractor/a1-dependable-electric): Listed on this source
- [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=A-1%20Dependable%20Electric&query_place_id=ChIJWRyc-4h-44kRKK-WLXls55s): Listed on this source
- [Google](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=A-1%20Dependable%20Electric&query_place_id=ChIJWRyc-4h-44kRKK-WLXls55s): 3.8★ from 13 ratings

## Recent reviews

- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Eric Fishman · 2026-03-30**: Richie was awesome!! Came out very quickly, solved our issue easily, very friendly. Would highly recommend!
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Elias Newman · 2026-03-30**: Richie was amazing, came out same day for an electrical emergency and fixed things well, immediately.
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Will Marquis · 2026-01-01**: Had a breaker arcing. Called him on New Year's Eve and he came, replaced that breaker and rewired the (30+ yr old) panel. Quick, efficient and very reasonable. Plus he has great riddles! Highly recommend him!
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Draya Harrison · 2025-05-05**: Do not listen to these reviews. Richie is amazing! We called him for an emergency repair on a Sunday afternoon and not only did he fit us in, but he went above and beyond to fix the issue. He educated us on the problem and let us know what he would be doing step by step.  He is such a friendly and u…
- **1/5 · Google Reviews · susan griswold · 2025-04-17**: Neede a small repair . They said I was next on the list and it would be 2 hours. No one showed up, calked to cancel or rescheduled. They aren’t A+1Dependable as they say they are , don’t waste your time. They don’t waste theirs.
- **1/5 · Google Reviews · Terry w. · 2025-02-22**: He lied and said he's in roslindale, Florida.
Instead of saying he doesn't want to do the work.... or give a price.
- **1/5 · Google Reviews · Bahi Sheikhinejad · 2025-01-07**: I had the worst experience with Electrician for emergency work- to change plug that was out of order. He was inquisitive and curious to find information of various members of the family. He made unnecessary repairs to justify the higher fee. He charged $585 and mentioned that it is a regular working…
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Robyn Wingert · 2024-10-09**: I’ve never had a problem gone unfixed over an hour having A-1 as my electrician :)
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Kasia K · 2024-02-18**: Just had a great experience with A1 Electric. We accidentally stuck a nail through a wire and panicked, not knowing what to do. We called a few places and most said they’d have to charge us just to come out and assess the situation. Richie on the other hand said he’d be here within 30 min and would …
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Diane S · 2023-03-23**: Richie and Louie are awesome!  Best of the best...Richie even took the time to repair something for me that was not part of his job.  I recommend this company.

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