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Bill came out the next afternoon after I called him in the evening.  He arrived early and quickly and professionally sorted out my problem.  He charged way less than I had expected for such expedited work.  I'll definitely be calling him again if I need his services.

We had Raceway do complete wiring and installation for three new 52-inch ceiling fans in our condo (with no existing wiring), a pretty big job. Quite a lot of work, especially running the new wiring to a plug in a room with high ceilings. It was a full day's work, and Mike (Dombo) and Billy did a great job. Such great work that we also had them run a dedicated circuit to our 3rd floor balcony for an outdoor electric grill. One hour or so, and it was done. They worked fast, left the areas spotless, and the prices were exactly as agreed. They did not do the replacement of the drywall holes for running wire, but recommended a guy that also did superb patching and painting, and were available the next day. I'll try to post a couple photos to better explaining what I'm talking about here. Two days start to finish,  the fans look like they've always been here, and we can see no trace anywhere of the 50+ holes cut, patched and painted. Raceway has subsequently done work for several of our neighbors as well. Really great work, reasonably priced, and left everything spotless. We could not be happier with the work. Highly recommended!

We had A-EV install our electrical plug for our new car.  It was a tricky install and they did an outstanding job. They were extremely professional and very fair. We then had a separate electrical problem in our backyard and they were able to fix it for us.  I would highly recommend them.

Had another guy try and wire an ac outlet, HDMI and speaker wire for a home theater.  Had to have him stop after he had started.  He cut a big hole in my drywall and said the wires couldn't be fished.  Would have to open up the ceiling at each rafter to run it.
Had Joe come out.  He saved the day.  Ran the outlet, HDMI, and speaker wire.  He was able to fish all of it without cutting a piece of drywall.  He even found a recessed tv outlet box that was big enough to cover the hole the other guy had cut in my ceiling.  Had him install a hanging light and a fan/light in another room as well.  I'll be using Joe for all my electrical needs from here on out.

FJ is a great guy with excellent customer service skills!  I was looking for an electrician because we have loads of problems at my house and he gave estimates on the phone that sounded reasonable, compared to the other electricians/ companies out there who said there was a minimum fee just to come to the door! The previous yelp reviews definitely helped in calling FJ :)
Anyways FJ comes over, looks at the houses problems, ends up being worse than I thought :( he did what he could that day and I was satisfied, my house needs miracles! However a few days later FJ emails to say it was bothering him that our house could be safer than what it was (our house is about 100yrs old, not vintage cute either) for my husband, myself and our new son.
It was/is very thoughtful that he kept us in mind even though time had passed since he came out. I was shocked and both my husband and myself were overwhelmed by how genuinely nice and caring he is.
I highly recommend him for any size project, the work he did looks awesome and knowing what the problems were before FJ we feel a lot safer.
Give FJ a call you won't regret it!!!

Chris did a great job on my electrical repairs recently. His cost was more than fair and he got the job done very quickly. We will definitely be hiring Chris again in the future.

UPDATE.

DEC must have had a bad day per my initial 1-star review, especially for a new customer without any prior track record for their work and especially given that I contracted the electrical inspection remotely. DEC refunded the cost of the first day's inspection as it hadn't addressed any of the concerns from the general inspector--and I thought we were being ghosted by management which left me feeling...irked. This was my state of mind when I wrote the initial review. Admittedly, I was not a happy camper.

Today DEC sent out one of their senior electricians, Anthony, who inspected the house again with a full breakdown of the items checked. He also found some things the inspector didn't comment on, which leads me to believe the work was done more thoroughly this time and with proper due-diligence.

While I haven't been able to directly speak with anyone who was on site yet (still not a fan of that)--I feel better seeing a more comprehensive check of the property and specifically the breaker panel. Everything appears to be fine per the email breakdown.

Suggestion; separate job notes from job terms because a lot of people skip job terms stuff after reading it the first time. Also, put notes before job terms in the form, not just as an afterthought in same section. Maybe expand this a bit with more words that address specific concerns. The only reason I called for an electric inspection is because of the general inspector's notes to check certain things.

I also recommend an online report form made available on job close (to customers), or hosting site for reports after inspections with full DEC branding or letterhead--even if everything is A-OK. This is in contrast to an email that has less weight when it comes to assurances. This would show what was checked and results from those checks, including any notable problem areas which may need or not need repair.

E.g., X inspector said this breaker is warm to touch and shouldn't be.

Report from DEC should verify and mention that it's warm but normal for a 200A panel, or normal for the load on a 60A circuit. In other words, weigh in as experts and assuage those concerns directly.

Home sellers and buyers can really benefit from written reports (given the legal and disclosure ramifications) and it protects everyone involved. This is what inspectors do so perhaps it's a good idea for DEC as well. Plus, it's much more professional than a verbal second-hand report from a non-expert that cannot be questioned about specifics.

In other words, give us access to the electricians directly so they're not so isolated/insulated from customers and their follow-up questions...especially for people ordering inspections remotely like me. There's also a human element here where one can ask pointed questions and really feel at ease that the issue in question was checked.

The other issue is that one cell phone seems to be in use by 3+ people. Lisa, Anthony, some other guy, etc. It's extremely confusing, especially when people are slow to respond back or don't give their names. This could be better. At least each DEC employee has their own email so that's good.

Thanks DEC for addressing this and for your due diligence to make it right. I respect the follow-through.

Upranked to 4 stars from 1.

I requested quotes on Yelp from a few electricians, and most wanted to charge $120+ to just come out to the house and diagnose the problem. I guess that electricians are in high demand...

Miguel showed up and walked the property, he fixed one issue that we were having with a GFCI outlet in the garage, and it took him about 20 mins (quick). The total for that was $175. I also requested that our outdoor lighting have alterations completed, and there were some switches in the house that needed to be replaced with dimmers. He said that the entire job would be about $700, but that it was best to do a time + materials payment. I asked him what parts were needed so that I could get prices and potentially order them on Amazon. He said that he would get the parts from his supplier.

He came back to the property the next day, arriving about 20 mins late, and worked for about 2 hours. He completed the interior of the house quickly, as I had already purchased the Lutron Dimmer Switches. He then proceeded to spend about 45 minutes with a 'Smart' outlet that was supposed to control the exterior lights. The app would not download on my iPhone X and sync to the outlet, which was strange. I didn't realize that I was going to pay his $100 hourly rate while I attempted to correct the tech issues, which took about 30 mins. He then tested a few things, diagnosed an issue with our fireplace and left to another job.

I requested an invoice for the work that was completed, and those items still left to complete, and received an email with an invoice for $2,000. I cancelled the remainder of the work, and had another handyman complete everything. After I cancelled the remaining work, his final invoice to me was $504, after haggling for a few minutes over the actual time and materials that were used.

Miguel is a very good electrician, but get a firm-bid from him prior to any work getting completed.

Izack provides exceptional customer service!  I was in a pinch and needed a bathroom light hung ASAP so the wallpaper installer would have light to do his job in (my previously scheduled electrician was a no-show).  I contacted him at 2 in the afternoon (after it was clear the other electrician was a no-show) to see if he could squeeze me in before the scheduled wallpaper installer came at 8:30 the next morning.  Izack put me down for 8 the next morning and was in and out before the wallpaper installer arrived.  I was so thankful!  Izack also installed a complicated ceiling fan for me on another occasion.  He did a great job and also made sure I was aware of a potential design issue (the blades possibly being too stubby for the room) before he proceeded to do the work and potentially waste my money.  His prices are incredibly reasonable, he is prompt and courteous, and he pays attention to details!

Can't say enough good things about Tim. He arrived right on time to install a ceiling fan and got something done in half an hour that I couldn't get done in two. Then when I had a problem with it, he came back to take a look. He found out what the problem was, took it down, and didn't charge me anything.

I learned enough by watching him to put up the replacement fan but it took me an hour and a half instead of the half hour it took Tim. If I had been smart, I would have just called him to come out because that was an hour and a half of my life spent swearing, sweating, and being pissed at myself.

Jeff was very responsive to questions and up front about pricing.  Pricing was very competitive compared to other electricians.  They also had great availability.

Kwan was the electrician that came to install the connector for our charger.  He was punctual (early!), professional and personable.  He did an awesome job with the install and we could not be more pleased with the whole process.  Highly recommend!

Gave a great quote and were very easy to communicate with! Definitely recommend. I really appreciated Paul's assessment of the job

I just wanted to update my sdg&e bill. Since Rudy came out and found our crazy situation. My bill has been $130. For both months since. And I have been able to use my dryer instead of hanging my clothes on the line. I also don't have to un plug everything. Thanks for the awesome job Rudy.

James from Brite was quick, professional, and very friendly- he was able to put up our contemporary, artsy chandelier up within minutes! Yay!

Not only that, he was able to troubleshoot the light switch problem right away.

At $95 plus $20 for materials, I think he was very reasonable with his quote, as a licensed electrician.

But the best part is that next time we know what to do when hanging lights again!

Just keep in mind Brite Electrics has supposedly moved from Rancho Bernardo and currently located in San Marcos, but they were quick and prompt.

Just be mindful that they will give you a 2-hour window to show up at your door.

OMG!!! This company is phenomenal!  We had to update our old radiant ceiling heating system and were at the end of our budget. We had totally remodeled our home and spent enough money as it was. Then we had to deal with bypassing the old system and having electric box heaters installed into the walls in 4 rooms. Scary as they would need to cut into the walls to do this.  After 5 other bids from local Electricians that would come out and ask us electrical questions we could not answer (which honestly scared us off) or saying they could probably do the the job) we found Service Rite Electric. They came out right away, told us what needed to be done and what type of power our system could support. They had an estimate in writing to us within the hour via email and came out the next day to do the work. They were finished in 2.5 hours and not one bit of mess! The new wall heaters looked gorgeous and work perfectly and since they finished in half the time, they took off $350.00 dollars!! Yes I definitely recommend this company! Fair, fast and friendly.

Very pleased with this electrician, Lucian. Super professional, knowledgable, fast and reasonably priced. I highly recommend him, we have several properties and he is now our first and only choice.

RK Electric was the bomb! Dave called me a couple of days after he was referred to me by my landscape contractor and showed  up on time to give me a quote. He turned what seemed to be a complicated situation of getting electrical to my new Spa and adding plugs to my backyard into a simple solution. when I came home the work was done and he called me later that night to see how I would like to pay and voila  - project completed. He was courteous and thorough...I highly recommend!

I've been scammed, ripped off, and the quality of work was shockingly bad. It pains me to have hired Anthem and Gunner to do work for me. He took all of the money with the promise to return to correct and complete the work the following week for what he was hired to do, but never returned, didn't return the money, and left me with 20% of the work done. My walls were left damaged and he left a huge mess behind that took me an hour to scrub clean. He agreed to a list of things to do for me for $500. He tried to save time by hanging heavy metal frames with a single ancho/ bolt by the frame and didn't utilized the d-rings designed to secure the frame well, leaving them dangerously insecure on a stairwell. He placed tape under the frame to claim this made it secure. It didn't. They fell and created more than 3 large and deep holes in my walls and chipped my baseboards. The frames are now broken, too. that's another $150. Thankfully, it didn't harm me or my son. He created significant damage to my walls in 10 places with large anchor holes that will need to be dug out and professionally repaired and marks all over them from the initial hanging, not including the damage created when they fell. (My walls were just professionally painted 1 week before his arrival). I am a single Mom with a 1 year old son. He left me with a repair job that will cost me well over 1K to repair and 80% of the work incomplete that he was paid for. I gave him money in good faith that he was going to return to fix the damage and hang them properly and did so partly because he /and his company were recommended by a close friend. We even had a day scheduled the following week, but he refused to come back after the fact to fix his unsafe and improper hangings, repair the damaged wall, and complete the work list, but he took the money and ran. He tried to do the job quickly for a payday with no conscience in delivering quality work. Unethical and unprofessional! Do not hire this company!!

Saeid was awesome! Super friendly! Quick response, quick diagnosis, and quick fix. I felt bad that I called him out for such an easy job so I asked him if he'd install a light fixture for me and he got it done no problem.

Over the holidays Jorge and his assistant came to my house to put in a new circuit and outputs in my garage. He also replaced some outlets in the house with traditional plugs and usb ports on the outlets. He was able to do the work quickly and very fair price compared to what I was quoted elsewhere.  He showed me exactly what work he did and explained what would be needed to keep everything up to code. He was also able to run the the electrical cables through the attic and into the dry wall without making any excessive cuts or holes I would have to fix later. I was very happy with the work and will be using Tapia electric services in the future. Sorry for the late review guys. Thank you.