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Haven't written a review for a while, but had a great experience!  Was able to get a quick appointment thanks to Lucas and Josh coordinating the project.  The person that came and installed a Tesla Charger, installed a ceiling fan, fixed a wiring issue we had for our patio lights, and fixed a gfci outlet issue we had was Junior!  He was very professional and chill, and was great to work with.  Also got a followup call with John who answered my question about the amperage of the breaker being installed.  

All in all a great experience, and I look forward to giving them a call for when I have more electrical work I need done!

Randy was very courteous and professional every step of the way.  He met with me at my home (without charge) to determine what needed to be done and explained exactly what the job entailed.  On the morning we'd scheduled the work, he arrived at my home right on time, explained the basics of the installation process as he worked on replacing my circuit breaker panel, and left everything neat and tidy when the job was complete.  Any necessary follow-up work was included in his very reasonable charges.  I highly recommend him!

Robert is an honest, reliable and trustworthy guy. He was the first to respond to my project inquiry on Yelp and gave a very reasonable diagnostics quote while others who offered their services quoted 10 times more than he did without even seeing or knowing the issue.
He was able to accommodate his schedule to my availability and was prompt and professional.
Aside from the main project I had him fix, my brother also took the opportunity to have him check other electrical issues we had at our residence and he worked on them immediately and made sure things that needed replacing were replaced according to code.
And the final price? Absolutely reasonable and not far from his initial quote, including the additional cost of replacements.

If you need an honest, licensed electrician...Robert is your guy!

I am very happy with Antonio's work on our opened drywall ceiling. The final outcome is what I wanted. It is hard to imagine there was any opening there at all. He  closed it, matched the texture, went same evening to  a store and bought some paint.  He was going back and forth to his car for tools and never forgot to wear shoe protectors. He fixed the light that was not working too. It was ultra easy to hire him. I think I got lucky on one of those crazy rainy days. He responded to my message very quickly and was at my place fixing the ceiling in like 1.5 hours. Wow. I was trying to hire the drywall guy here at yelp for a week going back and forth through his manager and I hired Antonio in a blink of an eye. The bonus: he charges very reasonably. I liked his attitude and demeanor as well. I cannot thank Antonio enough and plan to hire him for more projects around my house.

Juan was awesome. Quick reply, professional and cheerful while working. He solved my issue with a circuit breaker and rewired an outlet (and at a considerably lower price than other electricians had quoted). Great watching a pro at work.

It's understandable why Bay Area Maintenance earned it's 5-Stars rating here on Yelp because I had the same experience when Dan looked into my electrical project. It wasn't a straightforward project as I had hoped it to be. And despite Dan coming by multiple times and through his very responsive communication, I had to rethink the project. I have had a few other electricians come by to quote the project and quickly threw me the numbers, and honestly, now I really wondered if they knew what they were in for. Dan is professional and honest. I would not hesitate to recommend him for your electrical project.

Got in touch with Jeremy over a faulty main breaker.  He came out and fixed it himself within minutes.  Highly recommend him.

Den Electric is great! Hancock was over within a few hours of contacting him including a long drive. He was very knowledgeable and fast to figure out the problem and very reasonably priced.

He had already prepared for the issue and brought multiple parts and it was fixed within 25 minutes. He was very honest and trustworthy, I would recommend him to my family and friends any day.

***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.

The thermostate had died over the weekend, and it was too chilly during the nights for any comfort even when wearing the house robe.
 
I called the company on Monday for an appointment, made for Tuesday  between 8 AM and 10 AM.
Got a phone call at 7:30 AM on Tuesday that left a message that the man is on his way, and a few minutes before 8 he is knocking at my door.

Jeff was the man of the hour!  He explained everything that he was doing, and whatever he would do as he went along.  I was provided with the latest
model of thermostate, and how to use it for home comfort with energy savings. I was always getting email notices from PG&E as to saving energy,
and reducing billings.
For the time, effort and arrangements for future needs, the cost was very
reasonable.

I shopped five different electricians and I am so happy I hired Jason and his team. In one hour they happily took down three chandeliers and replaced with two vintage ones. They are cheerful, have a can do attitude, and fast working. Thank you Jason

Reliable and professional. I used them years ago for a whole-house remodel. Glad I kept their number handy.
Called them up recently with an emergency situation and they were able to address the problem right away.

Highly recommended. Answered to my quote request for chandelier replacement within an hour.

Quick scheduling for estimate (Thank you Eric), and very reasonably priced. The guys who came out for installation were very courteous and professional.

I would hire them again.

We had the majority of our outdated (1980s) lights replaced. Brian helped us select various lighting options throughout the house. Brian and his worker were here for 2 1/2 days and did their jobs cleanly, quietly, and efficiently. We would call BMH again for electrical work.

I highly recommend Odom Electric. My husband and I embarked (foolishly) on a DIY remodel for our kitchen and living space. We needed extensive electrical work because, not only were we installing new light fixtures, we thought it would be fun to rearrange our kitchen appliances, move receptacles, move our dryer, add numerous receptacles and light switches, install a new electrical panel, install recessed lighting, put up security lights, and run electricity to our shed in the backyard.

Rob did not miss a beat--even when I told him we had no plans and then quickly drew an electrical work map on graph paper. He was flexible and super pleasant to work with. Months after his work was done, I ran into a little snag trying to wrap up our work, and he was back to my kitchen in record time.

I highly recommend Rob!

Theresa

Installed a crawl space gfci outlet for me to connect the sump pump. His price was reasonable so I worked with him. He did a good job finished in a timely manner. He also explained everything to me.
I recommend him.

I had Clever Electric ground my entire house (small 3 bed 2 bath), replace the electrical panel, and install recessed lighting in the living room.  They sent a 3 man crew up to El Cerrito (1 hour drive), arrived at 8:00am on  Saturday morning, and finished at 6:00pm the same day.  Clever Electric is licensed and insured, and would have done the work with a permit for a few hundred dollars if I had chosen that.  The price was very reasonable, and the crew was professional, quick, and polite.  They were also very responsive by email and phone.

I highly recommend Zurc Power Solutions for all your solar needs. Francisco is very knowledgeable and can easily explain the intricacies of going solar. They installed our system 3 years ago and have kept in touch by monitoring our system to make sure everything is working properly.  I've referred him to friends and they are all very happy with their systems. Best of all, in this heat we can keep our house cool and we actually got money back at the end of the year.  It's easy to do. Just call Zurc Power Solutions and get your solar installed today.

Arkady came, saw, and 2 hours later, he conquered. Good work; kept it within budget and in time.

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