Peter came to repair my ceiling fan in the bathroom under home warranty. He said it wasn't covered due to some dust and was working fine, I paid the service fee, but the next day when I went to use it, it didn't work. I called him back at least 4x to let him know it wasn't working, and he never returned my calls and the Warranty company wouldn't respond either because he told them it was fixed and I would need to hire someone else. All he needed to do was change the service call to let them know it wasn't working and he never called me back or came to check that it still wasn't working! read more

Peter found our first issue immediately and fixed it within a few minutes. Our second issue he recognized as HVAC directly related and referred to them. I found him to be knowledgeable and very helpful! read more

Like many other reviewers, my home warranty company sent Peter from Total Electric to assess a wiring situation in my mobile home. He seemed knowledgeable and thorough, saying he could repair a blown circuit by bypassing the fried wire and installing new wiring. Turns out he lied to me, instead telling the home warranty company that it was a "manufacturer's defect" when he knew the wiring was 52 years old! When I confronted him, he lied again, insisting that he never put that in his report. Called home warranty company back, and they put me on hold while they spoke to Peter. He confirmed that he had, indeed, told them it was defective wiring, and they denied the claim. Don't trust this guy to be upfront with you, because he isn't trustworthy at all. Very disappointing, to say the least. read more

if I could leave zero stars, I definitely would. Total Electric was sent by First American under our contract for an electrical problem. Three of our outlets had suddenly stopped working. The electrician could never find the source of the power outage in order to correct it, and he said that he was going to put in a request to First American to send someone to find the source of the outage. When I hadn't heard from anyone to follow up, I called First American. It seems they had denied the claim because the report the electrician submitted said that wires had been cut or disconnected. I told them that this was not true, but they said that's the only thing they had to go by. I called the electrician immediately and he said that he did not put that in his report and that he was going to call first American to straighten things out. As of today I still have not heard anything so I called First American to find out where we were in the process of getting somebody else here to assess. They said they had not heard from the electrician but they were going to give them a call while I was on the line. They put me on hold for a short time and came back and said that they spoke with the electrician and he told them that the report he made was true, that wires had been cut or disconnected. This is completely false. I was there the entire time the electrician was doing the work and he never could find the source of the power loss. As a matter of fact he found another outlet that wasn't working in the process. I cannot imagine what he had to gain from submitting a false claim, but I suggest that you never use Total Electric. read more

Acerbic owner did not perform key portions of the job & did not respond to phone calls; voice messages nor text messages. He did change out one light switch but that was only one part of the job. Can't recommend a non-responsive service technician. Sad as I actually liked Ted. read more

Total hack. Came to our house to help fix three outlets that weren't working. By the time he left 9 outlets weren't working including all in our master bedroom. I called him and asked him to come back and at least fix the outlets that had been working before his visit and he totally blew me off. Then, he lied to the warranty company and said the condition was pre-existing so that he wouldn't have to come back and fix the mess he made. Now I'm paying another electrician to fix the mess he made. Please look at the BBB complaints and reviews on other websites. These are not competent or honest electricians. AVOID AT ALL COST read more

Was referred to Total Electric by our home warranty company. Peter came out to inspect an electrical issue in our recessed lighting in the ceiling that was affecting our outlets and tripping the circut. Looked around for a few minutes and seemed to make up his mind on the issue without a full inspection. He then lied to the home warranty company, telling them it was a light fixture issue that he knew would not be covered probably because it would be too much effort to fix it. If you are facing a complicated electrical issue and considering having Total Electric via the home warrranty fix it, I would save your money for a competent electrician because it seems like a total scam. read more

I called Total Electric today to schedule a service appointment and talked to Peter, who was able to walk me through fixing the problem over the phone. Helpful and honest businesses like this are to be commended. Thank you Total Electric! read more

I STRONGLY recommend Peter with Total Electric. He was assigned to me by my home warranty provider. Having dealt with other warranty providers in the past I was a little trepidatious at first but that turned around within 30 seconds of meeting Peter. He was friendly, knowledgeable, efficient, and genuinely cared about me, and resolving my electrical issue the correct way. I was so impressed with his work I made a wish list for every other electrical project I could think of for my new home and look forward to having him get started in the coming days. On his ratings, know that as a warranty provider he can be unfairly rated when a customer is unhappy with their warranty provider's coverage or policies - this is not on Peter. You won't regret hiring him for any of your electrical needs! read more

I feel like we got lucky that Total Electric was the company assigned to us by our home warranty service. Peter and Taylor were thorough, kind, and fixed all the issues that needed to be addressed. If we encounter any more electrical issues in the future I will definitely reach out to them first. read more

The home warranty company referred me to Total Electric as my well pump was not getting power. Noting the urgency, Peter arrived that same afternoon. He submitted request for repair authorization the next morning (Friday) and again on Monday. Having not heard back, he called me back and helped me navigate the BS bureaucracy of the home warranty authorization process. The required repairs were more extensive than the warranty company would cover and I trusted Peter to do the job quickly and completely. read more

Peter was referred to us through our home warranty company and he was top notch. Knowledgeable and patient, he addressed a lot of issues/questions about our new home. Customer service was excellent too. He scheduled the appointment as promised by the warranty company and arrived on time. read more

Total Electric is a sub-standard electrician. DO NOT AND I REPEAT DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY. I moved into a new modular home and had an issue with an overhead light not working in a spare room. I purchased a home warranty when I bought the home. Total Electric was the contractor my warranty company sent to do the repair. In the process of fixing the problem, he ruined my wall. I now need a sheet rock contractor to fix what Peter (TOTAL ELECTRIC) DAMAGED. I am going to make a complaint to the State of California Contractors License Board. THIS COMPANY SUCKS! I am concerned that his fix may not be up to code. read more

Called my home warranty service this morning to deal with a loss of power to all the outlets in my offices. My experience with home warranty services is inconsistent. Sometimes they assign someone who is terrible or forgets to call and sometimes they assign someone who calls and solves the problem. They sent Pete today from Total Electric and he was GREAT. He called early in the afternoon, asked if we would be home and arrived 20 minutes later. He sorted out the problem in about 20 minutes and found the culprit was a tripped solar panel breaker. Pete displayed all the qualities I want in a professional service provider. He was pleasant, quick, efficient and methodical. I highly recommend Total Electric without any reservation. read more

Peter was a total delight to work with via our home owners warranty. He was thorough, timely and went above and beyond. We would highly recommend him! read more

Don't use this contractor. We were assigned by our home warranty company to use this contractor for an electrical work. He never called. I called many times in many days but no response. Finally he answered and he could not find the order. It took a while for him to locate the order. He promised to come over on the same day because he said that he just had a cancellation. Guess what? He never showed up. I had to call my home warranty company to change a contractor. So the lesson is DO NOT USE THIS CONTRACTOR, period! read more

Peter at Total Electric worked on an electrical issue for me, and had to re-run a substantial amount of wiring from the panel to the furnace. This was a tough job since it was complicated by approval requirements from the HOA and our home warranty company. Peter gave us great options, offered his advice and got the job done quickly. He has earned my business. read more

This contractor is non responsive. Looking for excuse not to do the work because he wants to charge you just to show up. Warranty work is a scam. Don't bother with total electric! read more

Total Electric was sent to me through my home warranty company. He checked out my electrical issues, and responded to all my issues.

Dont use this company never returns phone calls Peter is a jerk left me hi and dry for days took my money and ran. I was under warranty so I was limited who I can use never again read more

Peter was assigned by our home warranty company - he's a total waste of time. He was at my house to inspect an outlet that had a fuse to support a furnace. He didn't fix the fuse and to make matters worse - he told the home warranty company that we had zone heating in our house with a night sensor and that's why the furnace wasn't working. I hired a "real" professional to look at the furnace and learned that Peter doesn't know what the heck he's talking about and gave me and the home warranty company misleading and false information. DO NOT BOTHER WITH THIS GUY. read more

STAY AWAY! Peter came out to replace a fan motor in my attic fan. Unfortunately, he didn't secure the motor to the housing once replacing the motor. After maybe 5 days, the fan started oscillating in the housing and one of the fan cover mounting brackets gave loose, never to be seen again. The fan cover then flew off in the wind. I talked with Peter and he said he would come back and secure everything. Never saw him again after multiple calls and conversations. This guy has a lack of basis skills (including personal) which are required to be a reputable electrician. I will be contacting the BBB as this is beyond bad work. Totally unprofessional! read more

DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY WITH THIS GUY.....Peter Tapia charged me $95 to fix a simple light fixture that was blinking in the kitchen. He didn't fix it, it still continues to blink. I called and set up two appointments for him to come back out, both of which he didn't show up for. On the second one he wouldn't even answer his phone or return my calls. He hasn't returned my calls to this day. I've filed a complaint with the state licensing boards. Just be happy you're reading this review so you can move on to someone else. read more