Alameda Oakland Electrical goes above and beyond. We needed to have a new electrical line pulled…read morethrough an underground conduit and Francisco was the only electrician who was willing to try. Not only did he do it, but his overall service was top notch. Francisco is very friendly, collaborative, and answered every question that I asked (and I ask a lot of questions) Not only does Francisco do great work, he's an advisor that I trust. I recommend him and Alameda Oakland Electrical without reservation.

I just want to thank Alameda Oakland Electrical for the amazing customer service. A young lady…read morehelped me over the phone and she was so kind. We even had a little laugh. Francisco was quick about getting a part I needed for a discontinued breaker. He was so helpful and understanding of our needs. Would love to work with them again.

Had Five or Free come and install a hardwired EV charger and certify an old panel was…read moredecommissioned for insurance purposes. Both Elvin the estimator and Evan the installer did an excellent job. On time and the decommissioned panel letter was free (thanks Elvin!). The work was done really well, very clean install. Evan even swept the entire garage for me when he was done.

Here's a fun story:…read more On Sunday, May 24th, I replaced a lightbulb in a standing lamp in my bedroom and tried to turn it on. It didn't go on. I discovered that about 2/3 of my outlets and lights weren't working. I flipped switches on my electrical panel multiple times; power was not restored. I called Five or Free, went through a screening with an AI assistant, and got through to Chloe, a dispatcher/scheduler (i.e. not an electrician) clearly working from home, with a baby in the background. Chloe was sweet and helpful and got me an appointment on Tuesday, May 26th. I had to take the 2:00-4:00 slot (I work mornings), canceling a tutoring session to do so. This was my choice, of course, but I did want to get lights and internet working in my home. The electrician was a no-show on Tuesday. Soon after 4 PM (the outer end of the window), I called Chloe (again the AI rigmarole first); she apologized. She said that there'd been a miscommunication and that the electrician had gone to another job. I asked if he could come to me next -- despite it probably being outside of the electrician's working hours -- since it was Five or Free's mistake; she said no, contritely. She set up a visit for the next day. Electrician Tommy Wilson came on Wednesday, May 27th, checked the electrical panel, noticed that one breaker was loose, and said that he or another electrician would need to come on a different day and conduct a more involved inspection, probably going into the garage and checking out the panel therein. He did a write up of the issue and showed it to me (but didn't email it to me, as I later discovered). He said he'd contacted the scheduler and gotten me an appointment for Friday, May 29th, and that I'd need to pay $475 up front, which I reluctantly did. After the second inspection, Tommy explained, the electrician would give me an estimate -- in other words, the $475 was just the base fee; there could potentially be an additional charge depending on the nature of the problem and the scope of work required to repair it. I got stood up yet again on Friday the 29th and called another electrician, JC Electrical Repair Services. Juan Carlos (JC) squeezed me in on Saturday morning before his other appointments. He whooshed in, identified the problem (a standing lamp that needs to be retired), replaced the loose breaker, let me confirm that all lights and outlets were now working, gave me a safety recommendation (a space heater I'd been using was too powerful for my circuits and thus dangerous to use), and tightened all the screws on the electrical panel, noting that any electrician should do that during a visit regardless of the purpose of the visit. He did all of this over the course of about 25 minutes. Later on Saturday, Vincent from Five or Free called. (He had called a few days earlier to check in.) He apologized profusely, explaining that they were short-staffed and stretched thin. He mentioned that they'd hired an electrician who's in the military; this fellow had recently been called to active duty, leaving them an electrician short. I noted that I had actually missed out on income twice, canceling a tutoring session on Tuesday because I needed to book the 2PM-4PM window, then doing so again on Friday for the same reason, and was out $160 as a consequence. Vincent again apologized and said that my payment ($475) would be refunded, emphasising the need to wait 3-5 business days before the refund would go through. I explained that because the charge was still pending, I couldn't yet dispute it. (I will check my credit card activity every day until this is resolved.) Conclusion: Five or Free is a terribly-run company, understaffed and with too many parties attempting to coordinate with one another. It also hires less-than-competent electricians. JC Alameda Electrician Services, on the other hand, rocks. It's just one electrician, I think: Juan Carlos Curisinche Gonzales, 510 828-4993. Give him a call if you need an electrician in Alameda County.

They're the best! Saved me so much money. Will be using them and recommending. Thank you!read more

Our heat pump's breaker went out on a cold spring morning, sparks and smoke, very dramatic. We…read morecalled Williams Electric and within about two hours Geoff was at our house pulling the (disturbingly melted) offending breaker from the panel. He also checked connections on and tightened down all the other breakers on the panel, so we can be confident that there's no other problems lurking in that box. Thanks Geoff for the quick response and thorough work! Our house is warm and cozy again.

These guys did a fantastic job adding 4 light fixtures, 2 outdoor GFCI, wiring some outlets etc…read more While these are relatively simple job, retrofitting a century old house comes with a lot of caveats. From Sal coming to provide a quote to them managing Berkeley's permitting regime to making sure everything is done to the strict code, they did everything well with great communication and avoided delays for my plaster and paint crew to start on time. Would highly recommend this crew and would love to work with them in the future for any of our need.

Great electrical service - needed a couple outlets replaced and an overhead light was out. On-time,…read morereally knowledgeable, and explained everything so well, even pointed out other possible issues (not electrical) that we could keep an eye on. Highly recommend. Ask for Diego!

We've used Sugi and his crew on 2 different projects, small and larger. Sugi was great in providing…read moreguidance to us to complete some parts of the work ourselves. When he and his crew took over they worked efficiently and kept us informed of what was going on as well as understanding our preferences when there were decisions to be made. The finished project met our expectations and has performed well with no problems since completion.

I had hired Kardon Electric to sort out a single electrical circuit issue and was impressed by…read moretheir professional work at a fair price. So, when I needed to upgrade the main panel from 100 amps to 200 amps, I contacted Sugi Kardon. A MUCH bigger job, I was extremely happy with the cost, scheduling, permitting, coordination with PG&E and the city. The crew was efficient, respectful, and the job easily passed city and PG&E inspections. I've added Kardon Electric to my contacts list and highly recommend them!

I had Alley Electric come in to work on a long list of household projects from replacing light…read moreswitches to installing light fixtures to adding garage lights and more. I won't hesitate to hire them again. I had 3 guys here for 8 hours who were professional, polite, friendly, and very good at what they do. I was especially impressed with the communication with Wes. Every email answered immediately!

Alley Electric analized an electrical problem that we have been trying to solve for several years…read more They tested several components and found the solution.

Terrific service from this local contractor -- and most amazingly, these electricians arrive on…read moretime! We've had a handful of little jobs done by Micah Electric and are about to embark on a big project. We are happy we found them.

Just bought a house and I needed an EV charger installed. I was thinking if I had a good…read moreexperience, I would use them for more. Micah came out himself to do a site visit and then the EV charger install. Then I had them get my outlets and some other wiring up to code as well as installing an outdoor outlet and flood light. Great work, very respectful of your property, and highly professional. Micah is also ready to work with you around your budget. Happy to support a local business and have a reliable electrician.

I called Esed hoping to schedule an urgent service repair after the circuit breaker for our furnace…read moretripped and I could not get it to reset and turn back on. I called several electrician's hoping to get a same day appointment and was not having much luck. When Esed answered my call he asked me several questions about what happened and what my panel looked like then proceeded to walk me through how to force reset over the phone. His kindness in walking me through it over the phone not only saved me the cost of having an electrician come out at short notice but also saved me from a cold night without a working furnace. Esed could have charged me for an in-person fix but instead offered to help me on a call. When I do have electrical issues in the future (old house with old electrical will definitely need actual repairs & upgrades in the future) Esed at Ideal Electric will be the first person I call! Thank you again Esed!!

Several weeks ago the ceiling heater in my back bathroom stopped working. Yesterday I finally got…read morearound to texting Esed. He texted me back and we arranged for him to come out today at 3:30 to check it. It had been installed in 2006 or 7. It controls the light and contains a heater and a vent. I never use the vent and seldom use the heater, so it wasn't an emergency. Esed arrived promptly w/ his tools. He went upstairs w/ his tools and checked out the fixture, which worked fine for him. We agreed that I should have tried it again. He said it was a Panasonic, which is very reliable. He estimated that it was about 25 years old because the housing was made of metal rather than plastic. It may be that it was manufactured and then installed years later. He charged his usual troubleshooting fee, which I was happy to pay because I might never have turned it on again, which would have been a pity. We had a good chat after he finished, catching up on what was going on in each others' lives. I can't recommend him highly enough.

Installed a new sub panel with minimal wall damage. Hardly needed to patch my plaster walls. Highly…read morerecommended!

Incredibly, they were a no-show twice in a row, with basically zero proactive communication. Avoid…read more First, they messaged they could do the job a day after initial contact (Wednesday), gave me a time they'd be there, then simply never showed up. After messaging them about it, they said they forgot to schedule the actual appointment (!). Next, they scheduled an appointment for Thursday, when they showed up said they couldn't do the job as they didn't bring enough time and need additional components. Left again, rescheduled to Monday (!). And, lo and behold, no-show again on Monday. After 45 mins, I called their office and they simply said something got in the way and they can't help it. Honestly shockingly bad. Can't rate their actual service as I've never received it, just empty promises.

Had a positive experience with Max Electric and everything went smoothly. Both the initial…read moreinspection (unfortunately didn't get the name of who did it) and the actual work were great. Rigo did a great job with the 3 things I had done: replacing an electrical panel, replacing 2 light fixtures, and installing a smoke alarm. He was on time, knowledgable, and efficient. I don't think it is necessarily the cheapest option around but with something like this, quality and experience matters and they did a great job and handle permits and such. They did exactly what I asked them to do and were responsive over email and able to ask the exact questions they needed which made things seamless. This is not necessarily a bad thing but they could have probably done some kind of "walk through" around the place and found some additional work for me. Upselling is obviously not always a great practice but in my case, there were some things that I wish I had done and I think they could have suggested them and left it up to me to say yes/no to during the initial inspection. For example my kitchen could definitely use at least 1 additional outlet, I should have probably replaced a 3rd light, and so on. I do respect that they don't try to take you on a ride but since it is probably efficient to do things all at once, may have been helpful to discuss (this was also my bad for not noticing these things before). Rigo did a bunch of smaller things that made a big difference too like taking out the packaging for the lights and the old ones as well as the old electrical panel, clearly labeling all the switches very neatly which was not well done before, answering my questions and explaining things in a way that I (someone with little knowledge about most of this stuff) would understand.

We hired Max Electric for a full knob-and-tube rewire on our home, along with several other…read moreelectrical projects, and the experience was excellent from start to finish! The project did take longer than initially expected due to delays outside of their control, but the quality of the work never wavered. From the beginning, the team was professional, knowledgeable, and extremely thorough. They explained what needed to be done, why it mattered, and what to expect at each step, which made a potentially stressful process feel very manageable. Raushan, the project manager, was great to work with and incredibly helpful throughout the entire process. He was responsive, organized, and always made sure we were informed and comfortable with the plan. Alex, one of the technicians, worked incredibly hard during the rewire and clearly took pride in his work. Bek, another technician, truly went above and beyond - paying close attention to the details and making sure everything was done perfectly, not just "good enough." Beyond the rewire, they handled multiple additional electrical upgrades and fixes around the house, all done cleanly and correctly. What really stood out was trust. Having a crew in your home for a major electrical project isn't easy, but we always felt confident that they had our best interests in mind. No corner-cutting, no unnecessary upsells, just solid, high-quality work. The crew was respectful, showed up when they said they would, and stayed focused until the job was fully complete. I highly recommend Max Electric and would absolutely hire them again!