David Electric

I called four electricians for estimates to upgrade our service panel from 100 to a 200 amp panel.  Albert was the only one who came to give me an on site estimate.  The others gave me a verbal estimate over the phone.

I told all the companies I called my city's building dept. to ask the amount of the permit ($118) and would pull the permit myself.  One company employee argued with me that it would cost more than that.  I did not select that company.  My reasoning is if I start off disagreeing with the company initially, what would happen during the rest of the project?

Albert clearly explained the work he planned to do, the brand he would be using, and gave me a timeline.  Albert coordinated with PG&E and arranged a smooth transition to disconnect and reconnect my upgraded service panel.

Because of the way my old house was originally wired, PG&E required a junction box for the old wiring before being connected to the new service panel.  Albert gave me a choice between a metal (more expensive) or plastic junction box (less expensive).  Both are approved by current electrical code standards.  I chose the plastic box.

The City inspector passed Albert's installation on his first inspection.

Albert was communicative and did not try to upsell me other services.  In fact, because of a time line deadline, I considered using Albert's stucco person but Albert knew I was handy and told me I was capable of doing it myself.  I felt that Albert is honest, ethical,  and reliable.  His estimate was reasonable.

I plan to have Albert upgrade my sub panel in our garage next year.  Highly recommended.

I always call Albert for any work in our house. I have worked with him in the past 10 years and I absolutely trust him. He is a knowledgeable person and have very fine work ethics. He is fair in pricing and always gets the work done in a timely manner.

I've used Albert for an electrical panel upgrade in the past. He is very clear about the scope of the project, explains his work thoroughly and does an amazing job.
Glad we've found someone sincere and reliable we can go to for our electrical needs.

Albert is the best! I call him for all my electrical work. He's very responsive, does great work, and his prices are the best. He's extremely trustworthy, and will always explain all the best options and costs.

So far he's installed recessed lighting, replaced all breaker switches, added 3x 20A GFCI outlets, and an additional exterior outlet. I will continue to call him for all my future electrical work!

We needed to have breaker panel in our vintage condo (1977) inspected and if necessary, upgraded.   Albert said we only would need to switches replaced but not the entire panel,  a super honest guy and very good at what he does.    Highly recommend!

Albert is so nice and very professional. We needed a GFCI outlet added to our bathroom on its own circuit before we had scheduled retiling/paint work and Albert fit us in on short notice. Over the phone he walked me through many questions to make sure the work could be done right away and he was very helpful and respectful. Ultimately he got the outlet installed quickly, cleaned up after himself and charged us a fair rate. Thanks again!

This is the second time I am using Albert's services for electrical work. As usual he was very prompt in responding to me when I first reached out about upgrading my electrical panel and also prompt in responding to any of my questions. He took care of everything and always does a thorough and professional job. He goes above and beyond to not only complete the job but also address any unforeseen issues during the job. I am very happy with the panel upgrade that he did and I highly recommend him for any electrical work.

Very thorough and detailed professional.

We had a sub panel installed and then we liked his work so much that we installed 4 fans with him and then 24 recessed lights!

All the work was done very professionally! Albert even came back a couple of times based on our request to help us out with Lutron Switches and some additional work. I will recommend Albert to anyone who is in need of electrical work at their place!

Our new home needed a major electrical upgrade. There was no grounding and the lighting throughout the house was very minimal.

I was calling around for electricians and at the time, they were all in high demand and booked out for weeks.

I found David Electric on Yelp and it turned out that one of the electricians I contacted also recommended him. I called Albert and he was able to swing by later that day to look at our system and give us his recommendations. We decided to install recessed lights in all 4 bedrooms, the living room, and the hallway with LED bulbs and dimmer switches. We also wanted the outlets to be grounded and he recommended have one dedicated outlet in each room. He also recommended replacing some breakers in our panel that were not working. He replaced our doorbell and did a few other small tasks around our house that were electrical related.

Albert managed to fit our large job into his schedule over the following 3 weeks after our first meeting and little by little got the job done. Albert is honest, hardworking, and always tries to save his clients money without cutting corners. We really appreciate his work ethic and the quality of his work. Albert is my go-to for all things electrical because I know he will always make time for his customers and do the best he can for them! I have already told friends about him!

Thank you, Albert!

My townhouse was built in the 80's.  Over the past 17yrs I've had several shorts occur (a receptacle melted, a switch burned up and a wirenut melted)  The breakers never tripped.  I assume it was faulty receptacles,  switches or connections in gang box in the wall.  I had another short a few days ago and and could not locate it myself.  I called a electrician I knew (who does commercial) and was referred to David Electric.  I called left a message and Albert called me back quickly.  He came out the next day he was on time and ready to work.  As soon as he opened the door on my breaker panel, he told me it was a major fire hazard and needed to be replaced.  The panel was known to not trip a breaker when it should and thus wires in the house get hotter and hotter in an overload situation until there is a failure - just like I had multiples times in the past.  I later looked up the details on the panel (Zinsco GTE-Sylvania) and found many reputable sources and news articles indicating the breaker panel had been recalled/pulled from market in 1984 (4 years after my home was built) and was a major fire hazard.  Albert quoted me $1500 to replace the panel with my choice of Siemens or GE panels labor, parts, and tax all-in. (I looked up pricing and in the Silicon Valley that is a fair price.) Permit was all set. He even offered to do the online application for the permit. He then proceeded to find where the short was and gave me a very good quote for that too.  He spent 2 hours searching and troubleshooting, including working in the attic.  The repair took another hour in the attic and about 30 mins rewiring two sets of switches in the primary bedroom. (troubleshooting, new wire, materials and repair $380)   He noted I had a freezer in the garage and offered to put a new dedicated circuit GFCI receptacle in for that which would reduce future break trips as my garage and primary bedroom were all (unfortunately) on one circuit and thus spread the load out. (new receptacle location parts and labor $160).  

David was friendly and very respectful of my home.  He was neat and clean, cleaning up after himself.  He communicated with me and answered my questions.  I did ask for an estimate and he gave me numbers via text message which was fine.  He did give me detailed written invoices.  He communicated via text message quickly and clearly. His pricing is very fair based on what I saw in the marketplace and I have no doubts that his work was to code and done very well and professionally.   He's a nice guy and just wants to do a good job.  I would absolutely call Albert and David Electric back if I need any further electrical work.   I'm so happy with his work, I'll be recommending him to my Homeowners Association as we have 10 other townhouses with the same dangerous breaker panels.