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Shout out to Jonathan and his colleague (I didn't catch her name) for being amazingly helpful. We showed up close to closing time with two tired kids in tow. Jonathan immediately offered to help and patiently walked us through some great options - he has a wonderful eye for design and was able to recommend lighting styles we hadn't considered. Most importantly, he could explain why certain things would work in our space (or not). Meanwhile, his colleague grabbed our kids paper, pencils, and water so we could focus. There was no pressure at all to buy - he sent us home with some tear sheets and encouraged us to mull it over in the space. We can't wait to go back and buy from these guys!

Love Carlos! So glad we found him! He responded promptly to my yelp inquiry and without delay showed up same day! Taken care of! Carlos did a pro repair job on our old outlet.

Rates were reasonable and competitive. I will definitely call him back for the other jobs which are accumulating but are not so urgent. Need to order light fixtures!

Oh and also, I appreciate that even though the job was small, one outlet, he took the time to come. Really appreciate that. Sometimes some contractors won't come for a small job. And if they do, they charge for it.

AAAAAAA++++ will be calling Carlos again

Electric heroes charged me 1710$ for installing recess lighting in my living room at my home in Union City. The quality of work, fineness, attention to details, planning, execution are extremely far away from where one would expect from a professional electricians who charge such hefty amounts. Here are the problems they created with the installation.

1. They were totally confused on the planning part itself. They certainly don't seem to have clarity of thought and rather expecting the owner to navigate the thought & planning process. Be that as it may, I accepted that and fully participated in the planning by leaving my job. In the hindsight, I'm glad I did it.

2. Now execution part, they couldn't install 9 lights into 3 rows properly. More than 2 lights were completely out of line by 5 inches. I had to find the misalignment and correct them. As a result they punched 2 unnecessary holes into my ceiling. The guys are extremely reluctant to even fix the holes by simply pinning back the cut part of the sheet rock. I had to request and push them todo it. Even after spending lot of money on covering the holes and painting, it still looks a bit odd if I observe the ceiling carefully.

3. I accepted both 1 & 2, but now, post installation, all (i.e existing lights) the lights in my house are flickering as soon as I turn on the newly installed recess lighting. This flickering never happened before. They simply messed up even the switch installation & electric wiring while they installed the recess lighting.

I feel like I'm being cheated and plundered. I feel like Electric heroes should return some of my money back and come fix the flickering in my home. If you don't know how to do a job, just don't accept it. Please stop messing up with the customers and their homes & dream projects.

Needed some work done and Ben gave us a fast and very reasonable estimate on the work. He was responsive and very accommodating with scheduling... which was a pretty quick turnaround to get the job done. When he arrived, he was super courteous, polite, and knowledgeable - not just knowledgeable about what we hired him for (mounting several things around the house) but also lots of other things. He was also well-prepared with all the tools, screws, anchors, etc that might be needed. We will not hesitate to hire Ben again in the future.

This review is overdue, given that I contacted Mike a year ago, but better late than never, right?

I asked Mike to come by to help me figure out how to install an electric bidet I recently purchased. He was prompt, super friendly, and (compared to another local plumbing company) way more knowledgeable. He knew how to install it and explained it all very clearly. Unfortunately, due to circumstances outside of his control (a broken plumbing fixture that requires shutting off water to the entire building in order to fix, which I couldn't ask him to do because I'm just a renter in the building), he wasn't able to install the bidet for me, but he gave me an action plan and best of all, he typed it all out in detail in a follow-up email so I could reference it later on and not have to scramble to jot down notes while he was explaining it to me.

Even though he wasn't able to install the bidet for me (through no fault of his own), he was amazing to work with and I wouldn't hesitate to call him up again!

The lights are on and we've been saved from electrical explosion.  We bought a house with wiring that was far away from being up to code.  Unfortunately, the city signed off on the work and we bought the house knowing we would have to hire an electrician to bring our main and sub electrical panels up to code so in case of a lightening strike we wouldn't get incinerated.  I found Guerreros Electric and Carlos through Yelp.  Carlos came after regular business hours, in the rain, to look at our electrical disaster and informed me what he would do and why how it was done was incorrect.  We were able to schedule an appointment in a reasonable time.  There was a small incident with the inspector who just happened to come by and find out if our work was permitted. Carlos handled the situation professionally and did what he could to make sure he made the repairs safely, in a cost effective manner, and legally.  Carlos and his team are very thorough and explained and showed me the work as it was being done and when it was completed.  I appreciate the great service and work done to make our home safe.

I am more than satisfied with Olvin's work. First of all, he was here on time with all his material, He changed all the wiring in the house and updated all the lights to LEDs in one day. He did a very nice job, he is extremely professional with his work, even with the little details! He keeps his work area clean and organized.  We called him back for another project and he was very flexible with our schedule. He is definitely my go to for any electric project I need.

TD West Electric responded promptly to my request for service. I spoke over the phone with one of the owners, who was personable, clear, and a good listener.  Their price was very reasonable. There was a communication glitch on the day of service, where the electrician who came on site failed to communicate with me and instead went straight to my tenant's unit, but that was resolved. The electrician worked quickly, figured out the problem, and all was resolved! This was for a small problem but I will definitely return to TD West Electric when I have larger electrical needs.

Called LHP Electric and shared with them via Whatsap what we needed done. They gave us an estimate immediately. They then setup an appointment for the following day. The electrician was on time and did a great job, cleaned up after himself and explained everything we needed to know.  If or when we need a Electrician in the future we will call LPH again!

Reliable, professional and very accurate with his job. Extremely qualified as well as knowledgeable in his line of work.

Called and spoke with a lady who stated she would call me back with an appointment time. She or anyone ever called me back. Spent 10k with another electrician who did call back.

I just read his reply and had to edit. How could he say what work I wanted and he doesn't even know my name because we never spoke. My screen name on Yelp isn't my actual name that I left when I called his business. If 10k worth of electrical work is a small job, this guy must wire arenas or skyscrappers everyday. Just say I was busy and sorry I couldn't call. Don't lie on the customers. Be better than that.

Gandara's construction impressed us all around with their work, professionalism, and pricing. Gandara's priced the job extremely fairly, were happy to add change orders at a reasonable price, and even identified fire hazards and safety concerns from previous work from prior homeowners on our home. We will DEFINITELY be contacting them with future work for our home projects.

Samson came the same day we called, and arrived right at the scheduled time. He was very neat, always took shoes off inside and vacuumed up dust. But more importantly, he really took his time to think through the best way to get some new outlets and lights into some difficult places. After installing 9 new outlets, there was an issue with one outlet and he came back the next day after we called to ensure his work. We've already used him again and are happy to have found our go-to electrician and general contractor.

Pete is by far the best electrician I have worked with in twenty years in the Bay  Area. He is super courteous and professional; seems like no job is too big or small. He is always on time, does excellent work, and is extremely responsible. His rates are very fair, and he packs a lot of work into an hour! He has a total can do approach that put me at ease, and makes working with him a pleasure.  I feel totally fine having him work in my home when I am not here. The fact that he is smart and interested in lots of things is an added bonus, but mostly, he is just the most effective, efficient and professional electrician I have encountered. I wouldn't hire anyone else!

All of the outlets in my kitchen stopped working so I reached out to H5 electric to see if they could help. Brandy was very fast to respond and offered me a 2 hour window appointment with an electrician the very next day. She even texted me updates on the status of the electrician's eta. Troy arrived to my house within the expected window and was very professional and knowledgeable. He walked me through the possible causes of why my outlets stopped working and why my GFCI kept tripping. Troy was able to troubleshoot the issues quickly and  put all of the outlets back together. He was very personable and even chatted with my wife and I for a few minutes. I felt that he price was very fair and the quality of work was amazing. Only speaking from a small residential job request, if you're looking for an honest electrician that is easy to contact and work with. Look no further than H5.

Update to my earlier review:
Randy came out to my house tonight at 7:00pm to discuss options for my project. He interrupted his dinner to drive to my house. He was super friendly & knowledgeable and gave me a lot of options. I plan on calling Randy back for an issue with my circuit breaker on my dryer.

I have changed my review to 5 Stars for Mopia Electric.  I would definitely recommend that you call Randy at Mopia Electric for your electrical needs.

Like many San Franciscans, my house is 100 years old and features a mix of knob and tube wiring and modern wiring from past remodels. I was planning to replace some ancient, painted-over two prong receptacles that were giving off sparks and wouldn't hold plugs well anymore. I know enough DIY that I've been able to replace switches and light fixtures on my own, but when I scraped off the decades-old paint, I saw that one of the outlets was screwed right into a rough sawn-out hole in the baseboard with no electrical box whatsoever. I decided I needed a pro's help.

I had a great initial phone call with Bryan; he readily discussed the problem with me and respected my limited but nonzero knowledge of electrical matters. Bryan was able to make a next day appointment for me. After I spoke with him on the phone, he sent a text to confirm the appointment, and another text to touch base right before the appointment. He showed up right on time.

Bryan replaced the ancient receptacles with shiny new three-prong ones, which included sawing out a new hole in baseboard to make room for an electrical box where the outlet had been installed without one. He showed me what he was doing every step of the way, and even offered to let me do as much of the work as I wanted under his supervision.

The appointment was actually fun and educational as well as getting the work done. The work he did looks very high quality - instead of just screwing down the old knob and tube cloth wires, he added fresh colored pigtails with butt splices and terminal connectors. He quickly grounded all the switches in my bathrooms as well, which a previous electrician had neglected to ground despite ground wire present in the box.

Bryan works by the hour, but he's upfront about his rates and works efficiently.

I asked him for recommendations on bigger projects like EV car charging, installing a more solid ground for the house, and removing all remaining knob and tube wiring. He gave great explanations of what was needed for each project, and was pragmatic about what was important to do and what wasn't. I felt confident that he wasn't trying to upsell unnecessarily.

I was very pleased with Bryan's work and would definitely call him again for other electrical projects.

I recently purchased an older home which was known to need electrical work and Gustavo was referred to me.  He was able to come out quickly to provide the quote and schedule me in at the time I requested.  He and his team showed up on time for the appointment, did quality work for a fair price and completed the work on time.  I would use Gustavo again for future work and have referred him to friends.

We have used Rudy many times. He is dependable, fair and highly professional. We trust his judgment and his work for us has always been terrific.

On a Friday night my tenant called and said that he tried to reset the breaker in the my 15amp box and sparks came out.  I called Tam at 9am on a Saturday and he was on his way from South San Francisco to my rental unit in North Beach to fix a short circuit in an hour.    Tam was easy to reach/coordinate with, reasonable and replaced a bad wire in less than an hour for $90.  I would use him again and highly recommend him!