I was looking for an electrician to install a 240 volt outlet NEMA 14-50. I called a few electricians to provide estimates. I was initially skeptical to call Jose b/c there was only one review written (given the world we live in, the number of reviews can make or break a business). I'm glad I did. I was pleasantly surprised. He was professional, thorough and helpful. He walked me through the process and provided a reasonable quote. In fact, he was the only person who I felt was giving me a fair price vs. an inflated estimate. Sometimes I feel like service providers give estimates based on zip codes vs. the work itself. Not all, but many. He completed the work in quick fashion. I would recommend him to anyone. I asked him why he didn't have more reviews on Yelp. He said he never asks customers to post reviews. read more

It is difficult to find a contractor who shows up on time and knows a lot. Jose is knowledgeable and thinks out of the box. A friend of mine just re-wired all the house and installed a new electric panel using Jose. She keeps talking about how the building inspector said that Jose did a 5 stars installation. read more

Jose came out and installed all our electrical needs to set up our business. Super reliable and honest. Never tried to talk us into anything that would up our bill. Very professional and a definite 5 star contractor. Thanks Jose! read more

I just called him for a job to put a voltmeter in a 220 outlet to see if it was hot. Maybe flip a breaker. $125. Like an under 10 minute job. That is his minimum. Short sighted because if it wasn't hot I would have hired him to make it so. read more

Jose was great - responsive, provided a quote and began our EV charger install within days. We were getting really crazy quotes from other five star vendors on Yelp - it seemed like they really wanted to rip us off, such as a $100 charge just to come inspect the job. Jose did none of that and did an excellent job. He even fixed several blown outlets around our house. I would highly recommend Jose again!! read more

Jose was great. After struggling with technicians sent by our home warranty service, Jose came out and quickly diagnosed the problem. Further, he also fixed an issue we had with our garage circuit breaker box in the same visit. Jose definitely stands out from the other electricians I found in the area and highly recommend him. read more

I had 1950s wiring in my Palo Alto home and wanted to install a Tesla Charger. Thank god for Jose and his crew! He provided a competitive estimate for redoing wiring throughout and adding 240v to the garage. Additionally, Jose diagnosed an improperly grounded circuit and returned the next day to install a proper 8' deep grounding wire! Jose showed me all of his work, testing circuits for load and showing highly improved grounding resistance - very important to protect pricy electric cars. Glad to say I've found my goto electrician in Palo Alto. read more

I can't say enough about Jose and his guys. The City of Palo Alto dumped an underground utilities project on us with an unrealistic deadline. Contractors the City recommended for the project hadn't heard about it snd weren't interested. We contacted Jose and he took the project on. His work was excellent. He and his team were knowledgable and communicated very well. I will use them again and recommend them without hesitation. Sam read more

When we wanted ceiling fixtures installed in our Eichler we approached several electricians. Jose Orea of Jarochose Electric was recomended to us by our realtor. He came and provided an estimate which was cheaper than others by about $250. We were a little skeptical since we found no review of his business on Yelp. But since we had a time crunch we decided to go with Jose. And we were so thrilled with the results. He and his crew work painstakingly to drill holes in the roof and fill it with the foam very carefully. Even our roofer was impressed with Jose's work (btw I reviewed our roofer too, great guy and exceptional service). He installed lighting fixtures, cleaned up thoroughly and took great pains to make sure the new roof was not damaged at all with the rest of the electrical work. I highly recommed Jose Orea. read more

I am sure he is a qualified electrician but way over priced quoted me over 2700 dollars for a days work- more than 50% more than nearest competetor definitely dependent on zip code read more

Jose installed a 220V outlet for me at my house. The job was done professionally and for a very fair price. Afterward there was a problem with another circuit in the house, a wire had gotten knocked loose in the panel, Jose came back and fixed that very quickly. I will call him again. read more

I called Jarochos and Jose Orea came to give me an estimate to install a new 2-50 Amp 220V for new stove. He was 300 cheaper than other estimates. I booked him the following week and I am very happy he came. He had to go through several walls and tricky corners but he was very skilled and neat. He removed the drywall expertly and vacuumed and cleaned as he went. He drilled a few holes through wood beams to get electric line through. The work took about a day and he covered floors and there was no dust. He put back all the drywall so tit can just be patched and painted. I am very pleased with his professionalism and efficiency. I highly recommend him! read more

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I heard Jose did good work at a fair price so contacted him. It took several tries just to get him to come over. He agreed to do a small job for us and provide a quote for a big re-wire. He then proceeded to not show up nor call two days in a row after confirming both times he'd be there. I'm now getting no response after several tries to contact him. read more

wow! Jose came to our home immediately after I called. Sunday morning. Figured out the problem in a few minutes and off to orchard supply to get the parts needed to fix the main breaker. What a lovely man and very skilled! I recommend him highly Deborah k. read more

I called Jose on a Wednesday evening, and he was able to come out on a Friday to help me install a small chandelier that I did not have a high enough ladder for -- this was a small job (no more than 30 minutes) but he was willing to come out to do the work. He came on time, was very friendly, did his work quickly and correctly, was clean throughout the process. In short, he did everything I could have asked for. I would highly recommend Jose for your residential electrical work. read more

We needed a panel upgrade in Palo Alto, which requires coordination between the electrician, the City of Palo Alto (inspections) and the Palo Alto Utilities. I had trouble getting electricians to work on this, so I pulled the permit myself. Then I contacted several electricians listed here and nobody but Jose made a bid. He did a great job, and was very pleasant to work with. The city inspectors had a bunch of tweaks to the work so it took 2 days instead of 1 but we had power that night and then they finished the next day. read more

Jose has been helping out our organization with a lot of electrical needs. He's knowledgeable, and professional on his work. I highly recommend Jarochos' Electric. Thank you Jose for helping the community. read more