WEST COAST ELECTRIC SOLUTIONS, INC.

Great. They came when they said they would and completed the extensive repair job throughly. I will use them again when I have the need.

It went perfectly, as usual. After dealing with the electrician from the pool company who said this would be impossible or nearly impossible, I emailed Chris at 8pm. I told my husband that Chris would get back with me in the morning by email, lo and behold the message was there before I even got up. He came out two days later and told me that once again he could fix my problem, no worries!! They truly are the best electricians. I didn't want to use the first guy(but he was included in the price of my pool remodel) but I knew better. Chris and the guys are the best. Don't waste your time with other electricians, these guys are the best. I will NEVER use another electrician, I will wait for WCE if I have to!! I only wish that they did plumbing!!

I found Chris and his team to be nice, polite, punctual, and responsive. Chris himself answered all my calls and emails promptly. All work was scheduled to be done within a very reasonable amount of time, they showed up on time, and worked hard while they were here. Chris was very nice and explained everything needed to be done.  I felt the prices were reasonable, and less than a quote I had received from another company.
In addition I wanted to note that I made 2 mistakes myself in the work I asked to be done - the first was not communicating an existing issue and the second was trying to install something myself, lol.  Chris returned both times, fixed everything with no complaints and a great attitude, and then didn't charge me for his time.  I felt this was exceptional considering one problem I made for him took hours to fix.
As for the quality of the work - I feel it is excellent.  I am years late in posting this review, and I apologize to Chris for that, but in posting at this late time I can tell you with certainty that everything works well, and we have had absolutely no problems.  The electrical panel I asked Chris to install for us was a very large one (I didn't want to have to upgrade at some point in the future) and because of this when the City of San Diego sent out their inspector to inspect the job, they miscommunicated and sent one for residential and one for commercial (apts).  So the city inspected the job twice and it passed both with no question at all. The job also had to be inspected by SDG&E because of the future underground connection and again it passed with no problems.  Nice when you have a job done that can pass 3 inspections without a question!  When it came time for SDG&E to actually hook up the underground feed (a year and a half later)  they had no problems at all with the lines Chris has set up for them.
I would hire, and plan to hire, Chris again in the future.

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It went perfectly.  Chris and his crew showed up on time and completed the project quickly.  

West Coast had been the 4th AND 6th electrical contractor I had out to fix my crushed pool conduit problem.  Three others promised to come back after their initial visit and blew me off. Chris had a solution,  but thought I should use a pool electrician, because they may have a special trick of the trade that would work better than his solution and gave me the name of someone.  He wanted to make sure I was happy with the final result but told me to contact him back if there was a problem.  

The other company came out and gave me their proposal and quote, then when the electrician came out to do the work claimed that it wasn't code and would then have to do something different at the tune of $3800 with me fixing the trenching mess and not including the price of replacing the pool bulb or fixing it if it was faulty.   This was unacceptable, so I was back to square one.  I emailed Chris... he came out the next day (on time) and we made a plan and put it on the schedule.    He and his crew  showed up on time and did exactly what was expected with a great attitude and lots of fun.  I will never hesitate to use them again and highly recommend them to anyone.  It is rare to find a company that tries to do the right thing for the customer and the job.

Use West Coast Electrical Solutions and you will not be sorry!!!   I wish I had found them first, it would have saved me months of aggravation.  Thanks Chris!!!

It went well!   Both Jeff and Chris seemed very knowledgeable, honest and kind.  I will definitely have them back for other jobs.  I am considering a kitchen remodel and will have them back to give me quotes on the electrical when the time comes.

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We were concerned we had a safety problem and Chris offered to come out the next day.  When Chris was enroute, he called in advance to let us know he was on the way and he arrived on the scheduled time.  He was friendly, efficient, thorough and diagnosed the problem quickly.  He found the problem which was a simple fix and he did not try to upsell us or convince us we should have more work done than needed.  We are very happy with the service, his professionalism, and would highly recommend him to friends - and we have!

We had scheduled a half day of work from 9:00am until noon.  He arrived at approximately 8:57am (according to my phone records).  My wife did not hear the door (nor did I, but I was indisposed and our babies can be noisy in the mornings).  At 9:03am I checked my phone to see if he had called and I found a missed call at 8:57am and voicemail stating he was there.  I immediately called back, let him know we were there, that we hadn't heard the door when he rang (or knocked, whichever it was), and said we were there and waiting for the work to start.  He informed me that he was already en route to the next job and was unable to come back and start the work.
With a full three hour block schedule with us, I was fairly shocked to learn that, according to him, within 3 minutes following the scheduled start time, he had managed to rearrange his schedule, line up another job, and get so far away from our house that he was unable/unwilling to return to start working on the job.  I'm in no position to dispute whether there was another job that was ready to start several hours early, but the attitude certainly felt like "sorry, can't help you".
I understand that a contractor needs to keep to a schedule and may be concerned when there is no immediate door/phone answer, and I definitely put a high value on someone who is punctual and cares about punctuality, but there also has to be some level of tolerance in there (going both ways).  If it had been 10 minutes after the start time with no response from us, I would completely get it, that's all our fault -- even 5 minutes I can kind of understand ... but seriously, 3minutes after the start time on a three hour job block and it's "take a hike"?
Not sure how to rate punctuality here ... ordinarily I would consider 3 minutes early to be perfectly punctual, but since returning his call 3 minutes after the scheduled start time was apparently too much for the work to be performed, then by the same standards, perhaps 3 minutes early is just as bad?

They did a great job! They completed the work in about 3-4 hours. The cost was around $750 for parts and labor. They actually came under what they estimated. Chris was pleasure to work with as well.

They did a great job! They completed the work in about 3-4 hours. The cost was around $750 for parts and labor. They actually came under what they estimated.

Chris and Jeff worked efficiently and accomplished the job with minimal cutting of drywall.  They had all necessary tools, parts and drop cloths.  I was very pleased with their skills and professionalism.  I would call them again for electrical work.

I cannot give anything but the highest rating for the professionalism and service
provided by West Coast Electric. I was having problems with a new thermostat
installation that required a professional electrician to repair. It happened on
short notice and I decided to take a chance and call them on a Friday evening.
To my surprise Chris from West Coast Electric picked up the phone and spent
almost an hour walking me through several different steps that should have
fixed the thermostat. When that didn't work, he offered to come out on Saturday
morning to take care of it for us. He showed up first thing in the morning and
spent about an hour before he had it fixed. I was so impressed with his
professionalism that I am bringing him back in to replace all of the old wiring
in our house. 

Replaced electrical panel; separated one circuit into two; installed a vanity light, bathroom fan, two porch lights, and two sconces. | |Chris and his apprentice were great. On time and a pleasure to work with. They did exactly what I wanted with minimal direction and need for input. The price was great and the work done very well. They cleaned up and made my house look like they'd never been there. | |I'm already planning on using them again for some A/V work.

Very well!

Chris was on time, efficient, polite and a pleasure to meet.  I would highly recommend West Coast Electric. (858)565-7897.

Our experience with Chris, Chris and Jeff was amazing.  They are all great guys and really helped us update all our electrical systems in our new home.  Our home had many electrical glitches along the way and these guys fixed them all.  We are so thankful we found them!

I recently moved to San Diego from New York, and purchased a home.  So, I had to rely on Angie?s list to find an acceptable electrician.   Particularly, the customer review on West Coast Electric came to my attention due to the fact that it received many high recommendations.    So, when I contacted Chris in August to ask for an estimate on the job, he promptly made an appointment for visiting us the following day.   Chris inspected each room and explained clearly what has to be done to my wife.   He emailed me the estimate for completing the job less than a day.  The quote was reasonable to me since I am familiar with the electrical work.  I have done some electrical work myself at home and familiar with the work involved.  Actually I can do the job myself with an assistant though.   But, I decided not to do in my age.  I sent more questions on his estimate by emailing.  Every time, he kindly replied with clear explanation to my satisfaction.  Finally, I offered the job.   Two weeks later, he showed up with his assistant at the exact appointment time at the door.   He installed each fan in an efficient way.   He is one of the most efficient electricians I have had.   Since our living room has high ceiling, and there is no room one can reach above ceiling physically, it was difficult to bring the wire to the center of the ceiling without damaging the wall.   But, they have done the job by fishing wire without damaging any wall.   They are highly skilled and efficient in installing such electrical equipment. 
In my estimation, they have completed the work much faster than most ordinary electricians would?ve done.   After they completed their job, they cleaned the place and took all the broken units with them.   During the work, they are very courteous and maintained pleasant manner.   Whenever we had any questions, he and his crew explained clearly and quickly to our satisfaction.  
Previous customer reviews described their quality of work as neat, meticulous, honest, trustworthy, prompt, fairly priced, kind and courteous, etc.  In my experience, the descriptions are indeed true.   So, I don?t have to repeat them again here.   If you need electrical work, I am certain you would have the same happy customer experience by choosing West Coast Electric.
      

I called West Coast Electric Solutions and spoke with Chris about my deck lights. Half of them were disconnected by an electrician who said they were shorting out and there was nothing he could do but disconnect them. He had just installed six new expensive lights on my deck and left me with only three working. Chris said he would be glad to come out and troubleshoot my problem. Chris arrived on time for our appointment and It took him less than an hour to determine the root of' the problem and the solution to fix it. He said he would purchase a more powerful transformer and install it on the deck instead of inside my house in my storage room where the present one was located. His analysis was exactly right and he returned two days later to install the new transformer and hook up all six deck lights to it. When he was finished all six lights worked perfectly. Chris is a fine young man and an excellent electrician. He also worked on my yard lights and had them all working fine (with new bulbs installed) before he left. I will be calling him in the future for any and all electrical needs I may have. I couldn't be happier with his work and he also has very reasonable rates for his excellent work.

The service was amazing from start to finish. Chris was most pleasant on the phone when I called to first inquire about having them come out to do some repairs on my newly purchased home. He was clear and concise in his descriptions of what he needed done, very through in the questions he asked and most important to me, was prompt in arranging for a date to come see what needed doing. Chris himself and one of his technicians came with him, they were at my door waiting at the time of the appointment and were nothing but kind and courteous the entire time. I took special note of how they were very careful to ensure they made no mess and cleaned up after themselves for any mess that might have been created during the work. Chris was thoughtful enough to walk me through what they were doing as they were doing it and explained in great detail the improvements made. They finished promptly and left the house looking just as it was when they got there...Actually that isn't entirely true, they made it even a little better. On the way out Chris noted that some of my ceiling fans had a slight wobble to them and was kind enough to do adjustments to them right than and there before leaving. Truly a wonderful work ethic and an experience I look forward to having again as I continue to call on them for all my Electrical needs.
Thank you guys for the great service and the wonderful customer experience. I will be recommending you to everyone I know. 

.Chris and his team were timely, professional and trustworthy. As a new homeowner I was very fearful of getting ripped off. We purchased a short sale and there were a lot of issues that needed repair and Chris did a good job advising us on what to attack first....Chris did a good job outlining what we needed to do at our home to make it up to code and did a good job estimating what the cost would be. He itemized the bill so we knew exactly what we were paying for with no surprise expenses. Chris's knowledge of outdoor lighting was impressive, especially because he discovered that the pool light was a large part of the issue...Chris did not hesitate to get in the pool and figure out the issue. Chris any his team also did a great job patching up the damaged outlet in the wall along with giving us future advice on how we can repair other minor issues in our home. As a new homeowner it is comforting to find a trustworthy electrician that you know you can use for the rest of your life.

Chris installed all of our interior and exterior light fixtures and wired our home for all of its electrical outlets, including our landscape lighting.  Chris provides us with regular maintenance on all of our lighting and continues to be the only electricain that we call for all of our needs. If you need an electrician for any job, small or large, Chris is amazing and I am so glad that we have him.  He is timely, courteous, professional, honest and really listens to what we want and need.  Another thing, I am pretty particular about my home and Chris is very neat and meticulous and always cleans up after his work and leaves things as clean as he found them, and this is something that I really appreciate.  There is no reason for us to call another electrician as long as Chris Bailey is in business.  He is simply the best there is.