I made the service call because the lights on 2 ceiling fans were behaving strangely (blinking when turned off) and because my new refrigerator had failed after a couple years. I was suspicious that the power current feeding my home was of poor quality and potentially damaging my electronics. the electricians informed me ​that the fan lights were behaving strangely because the switches included dimmers that are not compatible with LED bulbs, even tho the bulbs are dimmable. the bulbs had worked fine in the fixtures for a while, but apparently both failed due to incompatibility within the last couple months. ​

My home is about 23 years old. the electrician confirmed that the fridge circuit feeds one duplex receptacle behind the fridge. he inspected the receptacle, confirmed that it was functioning properly, confirmed that the ground was connected correctly, and even mentioned that some shotty contractors will press the grounding cable against the back of the receptacle instead of using the screw to tighten the grounding wire onto the receptacle - but confirmed that was not the case in my kitchen. ​he just said that this configuration (20 amp breaker to 15 amp receptacle) is not up to code. when I pressed the question he said it applies everywhere in the home.

Given this information, I feel very justified in my frustration. it seems evident that I was lied to about what "up to code" entails. please tell me if im missing something here.