contractor · electrical · preferred · call first

Aratech Electrical Services

Joel + Bob · New Hope property go-to electricians since 2020 · 3 jobs · $1,448.25 lifetime · A++ in lived experience

Recommendation · lived experience

A++ · preferred contractor · call first for any electrical work

Used three times at the New Hope property over four years (2020-2024) for jobs ranging from $225 to $760. Total spend $1,448.25. Joel is the primary point of contact in the receipts; Bob is the second name Dan associated with the firm (likely partner or co-owner — confirm on next call). Lived-experience rating is A++ — across multiple electrical scopes (dimmers, GFI, switch fixes, panel work, lighting installs) the work has been consistently clean. This is the contractor to call FIRST for any future electrical work at the property — no shortlisting needed.

Jobs to date

Lifetime spend

$1,448

First job

May 2020

Most recent

Jul 2024

Avg ticket

$483

Identity facts

Business name

Aratech Electrical Services

Primary contact

Joel · named on the 2024 receipts as "Joel from Aratech"

Second contact

Bob — TBD. Dan-tagged as a name to remember alongside Joel. Likely partner or co-owner; confirm on next call (could be the owner Joel reports to, the second tech who runs jobs, or a sales/scheduling contact).

Phone

TBD — capture from a receipt or phone contacts on next call. Worth pinning to this page.

Base location

TBD — local enough that they regularly take New Hope jobs since 2020. Likely Bucks / Mont county.

Services demonstrated

Dimmer + GFI install · sense (Sense energy monitor?) install · switch fix + light fix · meter run planning · radon fan replacement · circuit panel work · chandelier install · Lutron switch install · basement lighting

License + insurance

TBD — capture on next call. PA electrician license number + GL + workers comp.

Status

Preferred · call first

Service log

8 July 2024 Job · lights · basement · chandelier · Lutron switches $760.00

Joel from Aratech — lights, basement, dining-room chandelier, and Lutron switch installs. Mixed-scope visit covering multiple rooms. Receipt: 2024-07-08_joel-from-aratech-lights-basem_$760.00.png

Harvest entry · vendor "Joel from Aratech - Lights, Basement, Dining Room Chandelier & Luton Switches" · category "Professional Contractor" · $760.00.

11 March 2024 Job · switch + light fix · meter run + radon fan planning $225.00

Joel from Aratech Electrical Services — light and switch fix, plus on-site planning for a meter run and a radon-fan replacement. Smaller-scope diagnostic / fix-up visit; the meter-run + radon-fan work likely set up the larger July visit. Receipt: 2024-03-11_joel-from-aratech-electrical-s_$225.00.png

Harvest entry · vendor "Joel from Aratech Electrical Services - Light and switch fix, planning meter run and replacement radon fan" · category "Professional Contractor" · $225.00.

24 May 2020 Job · dimmers · GFI · Sense install $463.25

First Aratech job at the New Hope property. Install dimmers, GFI, and "sense" — likely a Sense home energy monitor install on the main panel. Mixed safety + control + monitoring scope, exactly the kind of job that establishes an electrician as worth keeping. Receipt: 463.25_aratech.png

Harvest entry · vendor "Install dimmers, GFI and sense" · category "Professional Contractor" · $463.25.

Steward actions outstanding

Capture phone number + email + license number on next contact — pin to this page.
Confirm Bob's role (partner / co-owner / second tech / scheduler).
OCR'd extracted JSONs for the 2024 receipts failed at vision-API time (credit-balance error). Re-run OCR pass when budget allows — would extract per-line-item breakdown, time-on-site, parts used.
Verify the May 2020 "sense" entry refers to a Sense home energy monitor install (worth a follow-up record on the equipment side if so).
Add to property's preferred-vendor section on the New Hope household record once that surface exists.

References + links

Pool equipment electrical disconnect — Aratech-installed, permit pulled with Solebury Township, certificate of completion on file. The pool-equipment lockout point depends on this work.
Solebury Township — permit authority for the pool-equipment electrical install. Same authority for any future modifications requiring a permit.
Professional-contractor category landing — Aratech's 3 entries surface here alongside other tradespeople.
All contractors index
Black Bear Sealcoat — sibling record (the do-not-rehire counterpart this week).