A real pro's pro. Upgraded our panel from 100 amps to 200 amps, took care of dealing with SDG&E and city, ran new circuits, and found some poor workmanship in our solar installation and made it right. Great communications, clean/neat, and figured creative solutions. Highly recommend. read more

We hired Chaney Electric to replace an old electrical box for our parents a couple of years ago. Chaney ensured us he could do it from the outside of the house. Instead, he had to saw into the inside wall to access what he needed. Afterwards, the area was a mess and we had to try to fix the deep cuts in the drywall ourselves. In addition, a few days later, our parents blew a fuse when plugging in an appliance. It was in the evening and dark outside, and they discovered that they didn't know how to open the door to the electrical box outside. We called Chaney and left a message, asking to please help or to explain how to open this door in order to flip the switch to have light and electricity again for the night. He never returned the call--that night or the next day. Our parents had no idea what to do, and I had to make the drive out there and do an Internet search (mind you, by now it was very dark and cold outside) in order to figure out the door mechanics and how to reset the fuse. 2 stars. Electrical box replaced, yes, but expensive, messy work, shoddy customer service and follow up to ensure safety of elderly clients. A follow up call would have been appreciated. read more

Had an emergency on a Saturday after an unplanned SDG&E outage. Todd returned my call clearly from his car worked with me for about an hour and walked me through fixing my problem, really appreciated it. He was very professional and extremely helpful and will definitely be using him and recommending his company. read more

Chaney Electric has completed three different projects for us in 2024 with the utmost professionalism. We first contacted Chaney Electric to replace our external electrical panel due to an insurance requirement that applied to many homes in our HOA. Chaney Electric guided us through the entire process, and we are confident that the installation meets all code requirements, insurance requirements, and electric company requirements. We are also fully satisfied with Chaney Electric's work on the two smaller projects. Both were completed efficiently - even though we suspect our flat-roofed old house made replacing two bathroom fans unexpectedly complex. We recommend Chaney Electric for any job. It will be done right, done quickly, and done up to code. read more

Oh my God this guy is like a dog with a bone! His own! I have never ever in my life met someone who is so tenacious! He will not stop until the job is done and only to your satisfaction. His level of professionalism is unmatched! I think he knows every contractor in the state of California in order that he can get your job done before anybody else and usually under budget! If you can, hire this guy! Neil. read more

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Todd at Chaney Electric was recommended by a coworker. He moved my electrical panel so I could expand my laundry room. His work is professional and clean. I will definitely use his services again. read more

My parents needed electrical repair so I searched the web and found a couple of local companies. Todd - Chaney Electric - was far more reasonable (and located in Carlsbad) so I went with Todd. I highly recommend Chaney Electric for anyone needing diagnosis and repair. My parents power went out in their living room and patio area. It turns out that the cause was from a faulty outlet over the stove in the kitchen! The original installer (who installed the stove) connected to one of the living room wires and ran a new wire across the attic to provide power to the stove. When they did this they also installed an outlet above the stove. The diagnosis was difficult because the attic wires were covered with blown in insulation - so a quick peek in the attic just didn't work. Todd was able to track it down and repair the melted wire through his efforts and expertise. Job well done Chaney Electric!! Todd treated my parents very fairly and they're super happy with his work. We (my parents and I) highly recommend Chaney Electric. Five stars read more

I love Todd Chaney. He is a great electrician and a stand up guy too! I saw him stand up for a teller being verbally abused by another patron at my bank. He is such an honorable guy I knew he would be a trustworthy electrician. He was so nice when he came to do my electric work he even threw in some extra services as a wedding present to me and my husband. Fast service and very reasonably priced. I recommend him to all my friends and family! read more

Chaney Electric fixed my outlets correctly and quickly. He even diagnosed a potential problem, so I am going to have him repair that as well. He was clear and showed me the problem and explained that it was a poor piece of equipment used in building my house in 1982. Having him diagnose a potential fire hazard is worth its weight in gold! My dog liked him too! Thank you read more

A well respected, long time relationship my company once had with Chaney Electric is gone forever after the way I was just treated by whatever asshole is in charge of them now. My work used to use them for years and as far as I knew, was happy with the work we received, hence why we kept bringing them back. Last job from them dates back to 2012, when I was just 3 years into my career, and again from my view of things, the relationship was great. Fast forward to now, we've had a complete change in staff, management etc, no current manager has ever had any history with Chaney. I'm the new facilities manager and needed an electrical job quoted, so I went through my files and found their information and decided to call them. (My work requires at least 3 bids, no matter what job it is we're doing, and these guys were next on my list). What I was expecting to be a simple conversation to possibly set up that bid turned into a blatant personal attack from the hot head who answered the phone. Now keep in mind, I'm the new manager, have never once worked directly with this company, have no actual knowledge of any issues that apparently came up, and yet I was verbally attacked over something from the past that I had zero knowledge of. You'd think that maybe he'd take that into consideration right? Wrong. He didn't care who I was or how innocent I was. The way this man spoke to me, about me, about my place of employment is beyond shameful and the most unprofessional thing I've ever experienced. I've worked construction and have dealt with some of the worst contractors imaginable, but this by far beats them all out. He accused me, and only me, of robbing people, stealing from people, hiring them for jobs and never paying them, and overall just "screwing them over for years". No matter how many times I tried to calm him down and at least try to give him an explanation, he wouldn't let me get a single word out. He put words in my mouth, and accused me of personally stealing from them and screwing him and his family over for years, when once again, I've never had a single conversation with this company until today. To put the icing on the cake, he made a point to tell me that every opportunity he gets to tell people the "truth" about my work, he takes it and "has made it his personal goal" to bury our business. If you want to openly admit to committing defamation, be my guest. I just can't imagine holding a grudge for almost 10 years and then just unleashing hell the second I mentioned who I was. All I wanted to do was get a single word in and try to at least apologize for whatever happened to him that made him feel so wronged, and if he had just taken a second to stop yelling at me, and give me that chance, maybe we could have gotten somewhere. My heart truly hurts for this man. I could never imagine living with so much hate built up for so many years. Move on and hold yourself to the higher standards your company was established on. You told me I better never call you again, and that's fine. I can be just as, if not more harsh than you but I have no problem being the bigger man, so consider this my final contact. If my work really did burn bridges with you the way you've accused them, then for what it's worth, you have my deepest and sincerest apologies. It would have been so nice to say this over the phone if you had just given me 2 seconds and stopped hanging up on me. But why does someone else's mistake justify you treating me in such a rude and aggressive manner? That's where my issue is. What could have been resolved over a simple, mature conversation has resulted in a personal, unprofessional, unprovoked attack on someone who never had a single thing to do with whatever grudge you can't get over. I truly feel sorry for you, but will always wish you the best. read more

It's a couple days before Christmas. My electricity goes out in half of my house. I gave Todd a shout to see if he could help. On his day off while he's out Holiday shopping -- he calls back and troubleshoots with me over the phone. His suggestion helped me turn the power back on. I'll be giving Todd a shout on the next electrical issue I have in my house for sure! read more

Wish I could give 0 stars to todd. -unprofessional -rude -not competent -had the work redone by another electrician and it cost me double read more

Very professional responsive and efficient. I highly recommend this company. They are very good at troubleshooting the problems

Needed a panel replaced at home was searching for competent Electrician, Chaney's name kept coming up. Gave him a call the price was competitive and he scheduled the swap it went seamlessly. Inspection was easy the inspector knew him and respected his work. I definitely recommend Chaney Electric read more

Todd did a bunch of work for us. He treated us well. He replaced our 2 electric panels, fixed switches and other items that simply made our electricity work better and/or better than it was prior. He does things the right way so that you get a good result that lasts, and doesn't take short cuts that others have done before him which were the causes of all of the issues he addressed. He is at the top of his craft. read more

The saying is true. "You get what you pay for." Todd was able to resolve an electrical issue we were having with our air conditioning in our home. And while he was there he was able to repair the wiring unit to get the fans and lights working again. He uses top of the line products and works efficiently. I would highly recommend him to anyone looking to get the job done right the first time. Thanks Chaney Electric! read more

Todd was at my house for 3 days and was very professional. Work was outstanding and he brought my house up to code from previous homeowner butchery. read more

We had a near-disastrous electrical problem at the outlet of our dryer, so we called Todd based on his reviews. He came out, determined that the breaker was overloaded. He replaced the breaker, the outlet AND the cord connected to the dryer in record time and was very affordable. He may come off as a little rough-around-the-edges, but he's skilled, knowledgable and honestly, pretty funny. Definitely recommended. read more

I have worked with Todd for a very long time at our property in Oceanside. Having been in property management for over 23 years I can honestly say that I have never met an electrician with greater knowledge and more Integrity than Todd.  He always has his customers best interests in mind and that means he will not cut corners. And he will take the time to explain to you why such and such is not the best application or the best idea or perhaps even not to code. If you want something done absolutely perfectly right, so that you can have peace of mind, then Todd is the person to call. read more

I had seen the reviews and was really looking forward to getting a bid from this company for some electrical work we needed done. When I called to set up an appointment, they were extremely disrespectful, rude, and made me feel like I was inconveniencing them with my business. I've NEVER written a Yelp review, and I'm sad that my first one has to be a bad one. Chaney, you lost out on a lot of money here. VERY POOR communication skills on your part. read more

I loved what the team did for me. Quick call and got it done. Clean work and perfect bid for the job I needed. Highly recommend the team. The owner Todd was cool. Spoke to me in person. All the work was done. Followed up after Like a pro. Recommend their team highly. Jane his assistant is lovely to deal with. Very nice. read more

10/14/13 - So, two weeks ago this past Friday, Todd Chaney, owner of Chaney Electric, came by appt to my house to give me on estimate on work I needed done. He arrived a full hour ahead of our prearranged, scheduled time, forcing me to rush off a call and to my room to quickly dress and answer the door. He didn't apologize; he just said, "what do you need done?" So I walked him around my house as he wrote down all of the items I needed done. Then he told me that he would provide me an estimate by the following Monday (two weeks ago today). Because he didn't give me a business card and it had been two weeks, I spent a 1/2 hr searching for his company on the internet again, found his number, and called him to ask about the status of the estimate he promised. Here's how the conversation went (not kidding): "Hi, may I speak with Todd?" "This is Todd." "Todd, this is Bonnie XXX on XXX Ave, in Carlsbad." "Yep, ok" "Do you remember me?" "no." "You came by my house two weeks ago and walked through my house to see what I needed done, and then you told me you'd provide me with an estimate." "Oh, yeah, I remember exactly who you are now. We have a big job with the SD Waterworks, so we aren't going to be able to do anything else for the next (4 or 6, I can't recall what he said, exactly) months." "A phone call would have been nice." "Well, it wouldn't have mattered whether we called you or not, because we can't do the work for you, so have a nice day." click, he hung up on me then. Really? Back to the drawing board. read more

Todd is great. He has been doing this all of his life so there is no doubt he is going to do the job right. I've used him before so he was my first call when I needed several lights and outlets installed on the outside. He took the trouble of running a switch to the door inside the garage so it was more convenient for us. Fair price and solid work! read more

Todd (Chaney) is a fantastic electrician. He returns phone calls promptly, arrives on time, works quickly but with quality, is reasonably priced, and if he doesn't know it no one does! I've used him twice (once to run a 50A line / breaker for a Viking double oven, and once to move wiring into the ceiling joists after removing a soffit in the kitchen). Todd replied right away when I called, showed up on time, quoted with no upsell pressure, and completed the work on time and on budget. I'm an electrical engineer, and from speaking with him I know he is very knowledgeable when it comes to all things electric. I highly recommend Chaney Electric. read more

I have worked with Todd on several projects including the complete remodel of my home. He does excellent work and does not take short cuts - which I really appreciate. Todd has over 30 years experience so he is able to diagnose and resolve problems quickly, which saves me money. He is also a very fair person. Just last month I had him relocate the overhead power lines to underground conduit at one of my rental properties. The job went easier than expected, so he reduced his quote by $800. I highly recommend Todd. read more

Chaney Electric replaced my outdated breaker box in my house and did a great job. He was easy to talk with, answered all my questions, showed up when he said he would, and gave great advice. I will be using him in the future for my home electrical needs. Thanks Chaney Electric! read more

Knowledgeable,,professional and good rates. I've found the solution for all my rental units electrical needs. You'll be impressed too!

I only have good things to say about Todd Chaney, he's great to work with, he's fast, he's smart and he cares. He took really good care of my house and I can sleep well at night knowing its appropriately wired. Peace of mind is important, thanks again. read more

I own a couple of aging apartment buildings that are in dire need of electrical redo. I called Chaney electric and Todd came out and assessed the situation which needed new panels and a few other electrical needs. I received a very fair reasonable quote and the job was done the next day. Todd had a lot of inventory so no need to wait for parts. I have called him back several times for various other electrical problems and he has been very prompt and professional. I will keep using Chaney electric. Highly recommend read more

todd installed a 220v line for our jacuzzi. clean install. quick and professional.

Great work--showed up on time a day after I called him I needed several things done including a dedicated 20amp line for a sauna, new motions detector on a direct line and new circuits for the panel. Work was professional, well done, and fairly priced. Thank you! read more

I called Todd late on Friday of Memorial Day weekend with a burned out circuit breaker. He came out first thing on Saturday morning, on time and had it fixed right away. Great service read more

I would like to thank Todd Chaney (Chaney Electric). After discovering electrical issues in our older Carlsbad home, I called Chaney Elec. Todd was prompt and prepared. After inspecting the electrical wiring in our loft and attic area Todd discovered old bare wires where rodents had eaten away the insulation. Our electrical concerns then became a safety issue. Todd was to the point, and based on what he had seen, he advised us that all wiring should be exposed for visual inspecton. He ended up rewiring a majority of our older home. Todd completed the electrical layout, new circuit breakers,installed new led lighting in the kitchen, and new electrical outlets where needed. His work ethics are second to none. Todd gave us what we asked for, his honest opinion, a solution, and professional workmanship. His bid was cost effectve and the job was completed in a timely manner. Above all else Todd and co-worker Dave corrected an electrical hazard, we now have peace of mind knowing our home's wiring is safe. Regards, Kris M. read more

I called to have some lighting installed plus some other electrical wrk done. Todd arrived exactly when he said he would and finished the job the same day! The results are wonderful. Being an artist good lighting is a must and this was beyond my expectations. Todd was courteous, efficient, professional. I cannot rate him high enough! I will definitely employ his services again and give the highest recommendation to those needing electrical work. read more

Todd quickly diagnosed our problems and went to work. His truck was stocked so we didn't have to wait for parts. He's highly professional, highly recommend him. read more