Best Electricians in California

Called due to the stellar reviews, but it's always hard to filter when the reviewers have no yelp friends and very few yelp reviews.  As a yelp elite, I know that you always have to take things with a grain of salt.. but a strong indicator of a true review is when the person is active on this website.

Anyways.  Called Solomon Electrical Services since (a) I like supporting family run businesses, (b) overall pretty decent reviews - can't make everyone happy but I take the average, and (c) yelp deals are awesome!

Called Monday morning.  Spoke to a very kind gentleman who said he would be able to have someone come out on Tuesday afternoon.  Great! He would call me back to confirm?  Sure!

.. later that evening.. no call.  So I called back.  Another nice gentleman.. who I learned was part of a messaging service company that is utilized by the company. (Ah. No wonder they were so nice).  Oh this gentleman assured me that he would pass along my message immediately! Someone would absolutely call me back to confirm tomorrow's appointment....

... later the next day.  no call.  So I called back again.  (Three times is a charm right?)  Now a nice lady, who could sense my disgruntlement, took my name, phone, address, and request for the third time... assured me someone would call right away.  By this point, I'm calling baloney.  Oh but I get a text.  hello this is philip with solomon electrical services we would not be able to look at your job until friday or saturday and we are booked up for the next two weeks to actually do the work

Note for the business:  The objective with regards to new business is to create the impression that they are a priority.  PICK UP THE PHONE AND CALL THE PROSPECTIVE CLIENT BACK.  I might have entertained the week later quote and even the two weeks later for service (even though it's been balls hot).  But the cursory text message after (hopefully) receiving a message that I've inquired not once, not twice, but three times... shows me that you don't care about my business.

So. I don't care about yours either.

For those who have been serviced by Solomon, I hope that you take the time to write genuine reviews of their service and quality.  I did not feel welcome to continue with this company.  So we will take out business elsewhere.

[Note: the review is with regards to response and intake ONLY; not of actual service.  But I am inclined to believe that delays would likely occur if communication is this weak.]

***UPDATE***
I received a response with an apology from Philip, who is apparently owner of the business.  As mentioned, I do have a soft spot for family run businesses.  They were limited in their resources.  A response to my review at least shows me he does care about his business.  Added stars for response to review since I personally understand what it is like to be in a family business.  Review remains for experience. Nonetheless, it's only fair that I update with regards to subsequent efforts.

Very responsive, professional, and competitive pricing.  What more could you'd ask for?

Very professional, responds quickly to calls and texts, was able to do electrical work on our house right away and explained everything along the way! Thank you Mike!

Redhawk Electric did a great job installing my ceiling fan! They were on time, fast, friendly, and very reasonably priced. Would definitely hire them again.

I called Shaun to install some IP cameras on the exterior of my house along with helping trace and punch down some network cables.  I thought it would be a two day job, but he managed to get everything done in a single day.  I was very happy with his service, and will call him again for any future low voltage needs.

We had a room where the electric was going in and out randomly after we hired another electrician to install a light. Oscar was very prompt in returning my calls, scheduling a diagnostic, and arrived on the early side of the set window of time. They got to work right away and figured out and fixed all the issues. He kept me informed the whole time and really explained the technical side of the issues. The cost for their well done work was fairly priced. He even told me that our breaker was going to need to be replaced in another year or so, but didn't pressure me to have it done now. He gave me an estimate for the breaker and said that since it's would be such significant cost it would be a good idea to start saving money for it now.  Great customer service! Really felt like they cared about doing the job right and taking care of our home!

I received a quote quickly through Yelp and he was able to complete the install the same week. The install crew notified me when they were on their way and came on time. I had four recessed lighting installed and a plug for our to install our flat screen. Great service and the crew was very polite in helping me choose which setting to use and answer any questions I had. Looking forward to using them again to get the bedrooms done! Thank u!!

So glad I found So Cal Home Theater on Yelp. We had a 65 inch TV that we wanted installed on a stucco wall on our outside patio and also needed to have an outlet installed for the TV. When I contacted So Cal Home Theater, Adam responded really quickly and we set up a time for him to come out. I even had to move the date a couple of times and he was super responsive and flexible. When he came to the house, he was able to do everything we wanted pretty easily and quickly and we are really happy with the results. Couldn't have been a better experience, highly recommend this company!

Finally!  These guys did a terrific job.  They came ON TIME, made sure they protected my house, and cleaned up when they left.  They noticed another ceiling fan I had in a box and asked if I wanted it installed.  You bet.  And they did it how I wanted it.  Sound silly?  Another electrician I called told me, You don't want a wall switch for that fan.  A remote is better.  Well, I do want a wall switch.  Armes Electric was happy to do what I asked.  They made sure I knew everything they were doing and are extremely customer service oriented.  I'll be calling them again.

Roberts Electric Service has a great team of professionals.  They were courteous and responsive to a variety of electrical needs I had while making renovations to my Condo in an older building.  The work was done with meticulous care, and Ben explained my options as well as the costs of making several changes.  I will definitely use their services again, and will recommend them to my friends.

My Main circuit breaker broke on a Sunday afternoon. My husband was at work and I couldn't believe that out of all of our friends none of them are electricians! I called around for about an hour trying to find somebody who wouldn't charge me an arm and a leg to replace the $20 part. My husband was at work and I knew my chances of getting ripped off were pretty high. My husband called me and told me he found a guy that wants me to call him because he could walk me through fixing it. I told my husband that I already knew how to flip a breaker switch. He said he already told that to the electrician and that he wanted me to call him anyway.
I reluctantly called the number my husband gave me and sure enough the gentleman on the other line walked me through fixing the problem myself at no charge! He knew my husband was not at home and could have easily made a quick $200! I am so grateful for this man's honesty and will definitely be calling Pacific Electric for all of my electrical needs!

I have used Chad from Arendt Electric for many of my home projects, he is clean, professional, and a wonderful electrician to work with.  Highly recommended.

Very professional, helped our company with a client that needed some new sink stoppers for all her bathrooms. Easy to communicate with over text. Bet grateful for your help! Highly recommend!

If you like things done professionally then call Scott. Fair pricing, shows up when he says he will.

I had several bids for rewiring of my 1920's house.  Energy Electric came in pretty much in the middle.  I chose them because when Chris came over to give me the estimate, he was very professional, explained what I should expect with the process, and gave me an idea of some of the pitfalls that they might run into such as having to cut some holes in the plaster walls if they were not able to access the switches from the tiny crawl space. It turns out that I chose the perfect company.  His crew was very respectful of my old house.  They arrived exactly when they said they would, prepped the floors so that there would be no chance of damage, treated me with respect, and were very accommodating when I had a request.  They were able to finish the entire job in 4 days with minimal wall damage. I have already told all of my friends about them and I would recommend them to anyone and everyone.  They were FANTASTIC.

Eric installed a fan in my house. He was very professional, on time and did an excellent job.

Easy to work with, efficient and great customer service!  Always gets  the job right the first times!

Nathan was prompt, polite, and professional. Price was exactly as he said in the beginning, but also was able to change the work order if required on the fly and was upfront about the price change as well. I was weary of hiring an electrician before to add a new circuit for a gfci outlet for my car charger, but had I known Nathan was out there, I would have had this done ages ago. Would recommend and will request his services again if the need arises.

Excellent, fast service. Mr. Bill Vegh was very honest and professional. Rates are good. Highly recommend.

We have used Raceway for our solar panel installation and we are very happy. They worked closely with the roofers because we were getting a new roof, too, and that really helped make things go smoothly. We also used them recently to replace a breaker for our jacuzzi. They were punctual, courteous, and got the job done.