Phan Electric

Phan Electric is a Dorchester shop that Tim Phan, a master electrician, says he built from a one-person operation into what it is today after more than a decade in the trade. The company's site describes work from panel upgrades and old-house rewiring to new construction and EV charger installs, serving Dorchester and the rest of Boston. The reviews on file, though, mostly describe smaller calls: a stuck switch, a flickering circuit, a job someone else couldn't get to. In a 2022 review, a homeowner said Than made contact quickly, assessed the project, and gave a competitive price, finishing thoroughly and efficiently. A 2016 review is more specific still — Tim and his brother installed a light motion switch and fixture along with two outlets for a pair of washing machines. And in a 2015 review, a homeowner described a ceiling fan issue that Tim came back to fix within 48 hours of the first call. A recurring theme across the record is price and responsiveness: a 2021 review says Phan quoted a fair price "without trying to upsell," and being reachable when other electricians weren't. That said, it's not universal — a 2016 review called the work good but "a little expensive." Most of this history is dated: 14 of the company's 18 reviews were written before 2021, and the most recent on file is from July 2024. It's a real decade of work, just not a recent one on paper. HomeAdvisor lists the company as an accredited member with a trade license number on file, and Phan Electric's own site cites a separate master electrician license — neither has been independently verified against a state board here, so it's worth confirming directly before hiring. For a routine electrical repair — fixture swaps, troubleshooting, smaller wiring jobs — this is a company with a long, mostly positive history of showing up and pricing fairly. For a bigger job like a panel upgrade or full rewire, the marketing claims that range, but the written reviews don't yet show work at that scale, so it's worth asking for specifics before booking.