Best Businesses in San Jose, CA

Had a circuit breaker that wouldn't reset, found these guys on Yelp, called and the owner Lucas picked up the call, and within the hour Martin was onsite, wow, responsive!!!  Martin is a champ, methodically checked outlets and switches, nailed it down to a light switch circuit. He disconnected that bad switch, got the rest of everything working, GREAT response and GREAT problem resolution!!!  Martin knew his stuff, we will use these guys and recommend them ongoing... Thank you!!!

Long-delayed review for an outstanding job. We had our whole house rewired in the fall to bring our 1937 firetrap up to date. Randy is a great communicator, gave us a very fair price, and was a delight to work with. The Mopia team was respectful, tidy, and skilled. We are delighted to have consistent and safe power and a bunch of new, more energy-efficient light fixtures. Great experience all around.

Robert came over to give me an estimate for installation Tesla wall connector on same day when I posted my project on Yelp. After giving estimate, I checked when he can start it? It was already evening around 6:00 so I just checked if he can do this installation right away, he willingly agreed and did a fantastic job within an 1.5 hour. Installation is neat and sturdy, my car could charged to 100% (from 60%) within 3 hours.

Antonio is a very reliable handyman and puts his 200% on the job and has no short cuts. He helped with TV installation on the wall.

tried to hire him 2 times. First time, he showed up, took a look and said he will come back with a quote. He never followed up.
Second time, he gave me an appointment for 4pm next day. I shortened my trip so that I could be home for the appointment. Then when I called him at 4:15pm, he said something came up and he wont show up. He said he texted me in the morning, but I never received anything and I think he just lied. Then he said he will call be back but he never did.

Dan is awesome. He was super responsive over email to get a time and quote over to me. He also called the day before to confirm details. Dan was super professional and friendly when he arrived. As someone who understands the importance of customer service, really appreciate when I get great service. I don't really write Yelp reviews but this was worth the time. He wasn't trying to upsell or awkward small talk - he was in and out and offered great suggestions. We are so happy with our mounted TV. Thanks Dan!

Love these guys, they did a great job and everything looked. Legit. Appreciate Chris and James for all their hard work.

Hancock and his partner came over to my house to install several fans.

They arrived on time and were very professional and competent.

I obtained other Licensed electrician quotes that were cheaper but he was willing to price match the others for a fair price. I chose him b/c he was very responsibly communicative and that gave me confidence.  My instincts proved to be correct.

If you go with him, you should be very pleased all around!

***UPDATE***
So a few months after I'd left the messages and wrote the 1-star review, Steve called me. He apologized and explained that he'd been dealing with some family issues. He had also let go one of the workers who had done my electrical. After making an appointment to come out the following week, I sent him my list of things that needed to be fixed, detailed in my original review.

As promised, Chris came out on Monday. He was on time--even early--friendly and courteous. Chris made some recommendations on how to fix some of the problems, did the work, and also saved the day with some quick thinking. He also changed out a motion detector switch to a regular one even though it was out of scope.

Steve himself came out and we smoothed things over. I was happy to have the work completed quickly and even talked to him about coming back to install a new light over my dining table.

Although I would have preferred the work had been done properly originally, Steve takes pride in his work and I know he felt bad that there had been issues.

I understand when family matters come up, and I told him as much. However, I do think he should have left an outgoing voice message explaining that he was taking time off and would not be returning calls for an extended amount of time.

I was actually about to hire another electrician to fix all the problems, so I would been pretty upset if I had done so only to have Steve contact me afterward.

***ORIGINAL REVIEW BELOW***

My initial experience with Steve and John, who were recommended by my contractor, was good. However, I've now left two messages this year for Steve asking him to come back and fix small issues that came up within weeks of my moving back into my remodeled home: canned light went out, dimmer makes a buzzing noise, smoke alarm fell off my master bedroom ceiling. And the big one: fans in both baths come on when heat/air does and not necessarily when they should. I.e., when I'm showering and the bathroom steams up.

I'm sure all of these problems are easy to fix, so I'm frustrated that I've left two very polite messages (one on Steve's cell phone; one at the shop) and still haven't received a call back in over two weeks. I spent more than $10k with Southwest and thought Steve and John were very professional and helpful during the remodel. I think it's very unprofessional now for Steve to not follow up on these issues that I've documented through date-stamped photos.

I think it's interesting that the majority of these 5-star reviews for Southwest are from people who don't write many reviews. This can be a sign of business owners asking for favorable reviews in return for providing a discount. If you're researching electricians or any other businesses on Yelp, I recommend doing your homework. Just because the business has 5-star reviews does not mean they truly are a 5-star business.

I wanted to wait until our permit was approved before leaving a review and it happened today.

I met Bellows through the Costco Services program when I requested a quote to replace our 30+ year old furnace and to add a/c.  Carl came around about two weeks later and spent a good amount of time looking over our house and then explaining our options.  I felt he was very knowledgeable and trusted his suggestions.  Normally, I always get at least three quotes, but by the end of his presentation, I was comfortable enough to sign the agreement.  Due to their backlog, I was warned that our installation wouldn't happen for another six weeks, but we were okay with that.
 
About a week after the consultation, Russell, the project manager, came to our house to check out the logistics as we were moving the furnace from a closet to the attic.  He answered all of my husband's questions to the point that my husband also felt Bellows knew what they were talking about.
 
When the installation date arrived, a team of four worked three and a half days to complete the work.  Each day, they arrived promptly and left the house super clean at the end of the day.  Bellows arranged for another company to do the HERS test which is required for the permit and we passed with no issues.

Today, the city inspector came and Bellows sent a technician to answer any questions he may have and our permit was approved!

Bellows has been very responsive and supportive every step of the way and now that we've used both our new furnace and a/c without issues, we can vouch for their knowledge and skills.

I have already recommended Bellows to two friends and would not hesitate recommending them to you!

I hired Jason to install a line of recessed lights along a hallway. It didn't turn out well. The lights were crooked and the final bill was more than I expecting. We can debate whether the bill was fair, but there is no debate about the lights. A laser alignment tool showed that some of the lights were up to an inch out of line with the others. In the end, I had to pay another electrician to redo the light placement and a drywall contractor to repair the unnecessary holes in the ceiling. This was a rudimentary mistake that you would not expect from a professional.

Jon from JMC Electrical was awesome.  Jon and his team were organized and efficient.  He was a pleasure to work with and a really nice guy as well.  He explained the process of hooking up our hot tub in great detail, and made it so easy for us to understand.  I really appreciate how well they communicate through text and email, and how professional of a job they do.  I use them again for sure.

Alex showed up right on time this morning and took a look at the two issues I had... One evidently was a non-issue, but he pointed out to me that maybe it was the rating on the light bulbs I'd been using in a hanging fixture that caused them to go out immediately. Whatever it was... that light is now working perfectly.

Then he got to work on installing my new Nest thermostat, something I really didn't want to tackle on my own. It took him no time at all... he got it configured to the point where I had to get in with the app to finish set up, but even at that point, heating and cooling were working from the new device. I've done my part and it's all working perfectly now.

GOOD price, too. I'd gotten one site unseen estimate that was way too high, so I'm glad I waited! Recommended and I will call Five or Free the next time I have electrical work to be done.

I met with 4 electricians and we choose Brian with BMH Electric.  He is the nicest, most personable, honest electrician! He sent us a quote the same day we met with him (2 of the 4 electricians I met with with never even provided me a written quote - only a rough estimate- although they said they would send me a written quote- why do they even waste their time coming out to our house?).  Brian's quote was very reasonable.  He spent the entire day (8-4:30) to install recessed lighting in two rooms, install a new EV charger, and as a bonus changed two lights canisters and bulbs that were too high for my husband to do (above the stairs- which required a very high ladder).  

Thank you so much Brian!  I'll be in touch to do another EV charger at our other home!

We hired Odom Electric to install and setup stage lighting and reroute some switches.  The work was done on time.  It was clean and everything is in perfect working condition.  We couldn't be any happier and highly recommend Odom Electric.

AVOID AT ALL COST! What a joke. This owner shows up in sandals, doesn't have the right tools and has to borrow mine. He did a hack job in my garage. I needed an outlet installed with a switch. He hacked my dry wall, buried the electrical lines in the drywall and filled it in with joint compound! I'm not an electrician, but that does not seem
Up to code? WTH. I wasted $350 and will have to pay a real electrician to come back and unscrew the work that this idiot did. His van doesn't now have a contractor license number either! I can only blame myself for even letting this guy do the work.

My was excellent in his communication and service. I have him removed the existing fluorescent light fixture and installed a new flush-mount ceiling light. He re-assembled the removed fluorescent fixture and put this at the side. And tidied up the new ceiling light box and offered to sweep the floor when the job was done. In addition he patched up the holes used for the fluorescent fixture. Overall, I will get him again if I need any electrical work or projects to be done.

Francisco sent his crew back to retest the system, found out that the micro inverters were the issue. Since they are still under warranty  the manufacturer will replace all 24 micro inverters for me. It will take 2-4 weeks for them to ship. But for now I have 3 new inverters working that Francisco was kind enough to let me use it while waiting for the replacement.

Arkadiy was able to come by and install a Sense energy monitoring system in my electrical panel.  He was efficient, friendly and the price was very reasonable.

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