Anchor Electric

amarilla t.

I needed to get old aluminum wiring upgraded, new outlets put in, and an outlet that didn't work fixed. Based on the reviews here I called Gus. He is all that the previous reviews have said. He's on-time, super nice, and got the job done. His employee, Jeremy was fantastic, very nice, and performed clean work. I consider myself picky and detail-oriented and I never had to point out any missed items because he didn't miss any detail. I honestly, don't know if they were the best price out there because I only called Anchor Electric. After meeting for the estimate, I was confident they would do a good job and I trusted all the good reviews here. They showed up when they said they would and Gus answered all my questions, and returned my phone calls. Now that the job is done (ahead of the estimated time frame), I can honestly say that I made the right choice. Anchor Electric is fantastic and I will definitely use them again.

Bob O.

After coming home after dinner with friends late on a Friday night, I found my house half blacked out. Half the lights worked and half didn't, or only came on dimly. I called Anchor Electric and spoke with Gus for about 20 minutes, as he asked me to check on a number of things. Eventually, he determined it was nothing I could fix on my own and said he would see me in about 20 minutes.

He showed up in less than 15 minutes and probed around a bit. Eventually, he determined that the problem was from the power company, they were providing much too low a voltage. He called the power company and waited with me for them to arrive. He could have simply said ""good luck with this"" and left. It was a Friday night, after all.

Overall, Gus was very professional and very informative. He kept me apprised of exactly what he was looking for and how he figured out the eventual problem. I recommend Anchor Electric very highly.

Jay L.

I searched Yelp this morning and called Anchor Electric regarding an electric problem and I was delighted that Gus was so helpful and patient over the phone, explaining and answering my questions. I was able to schedule for him to arrive within 1-2 hours, whereas I might have had to wait longer otherwise.

When he came, he was able to find the problem and solve it quickly. In addition, he was very kind to point out that my dryer wasn't vented properly and gave me a very detailed overview of how to do it yourself as a homeowner project. Also, he gave very comprehensive and sound advice on another home project my family was considering, which really helps us to decide whether or not it's realistic to pursue.

All in all, I'm glad to have called Gus and thanks to fellow Yelper's for helping me find him.

John W.

I bumped into Gus at Home Depot and got into a short conversation that turned into an enjoyably long one, I am an experienced electrical engineer that has had a contractor license and built 3 houses. I was buying things needed to add an outside plug to a house that I recently put heat and central air conditioning into. After talking with Gus, I new a better and easier way to do the job per codes. I also found out about the requirements for arc detection circuit breakers in bedrooms of new construction. I'm fairly smart, and knew during our conversation that Gus was more knowledgeable able able to communicate his insights better than 9 out of ten professionals that I talk to. I would reccommend Gus to any of my friends
John W

T Y.

Based on the reviews here at Yelp, I contacted Gus. On the phone he was very up front about the minimum charge, and he showed up promptly as promised.

Unfortunately, the problem that was present for weeks, went away just before he came. Therefore, he was not able to diagnose the problem. This was the point at which we had a disagreement on what to do next.

The bottomline is that he was VERY professional even though we both had very strong opinions. We decided to part company at this point.

I offered twice to compensate him and his assistant for their time. but he didn't want it because the problem was not fixed. Any way, I feel that Gus is a trustworthy guy. Too bad we couldn't find a fix.

RS W.

I found Anchor Electric here on yelp, and the reviews were spot on. Gus is the owner; he is timely, honest, trustworthy and does very high quality work.

My house is 80+ years old, and I wanted an upgrade to 220, add outlets, have a working doorbell, and move a light switch to an accessible wall from the entry. For the intro appointment for inspection and quoting, Gus arrived on time. He was very thoughtful about my options and the cost benefit of some of my ideas, as well as raised some safety concerns of which I was not aware. He did not try to over sell me on a bunch of crap that I did not need and offered a very reasonable price. He actually talked me out of some ideas to avoid unnecessary spending and damage to the house. For example, I have a bathroom in which the light switch is on the opposite side of the room from the entry way. Gus was very creative. To maintain the integrity of the original walls, he simply installed a motion sensor (with a switch) in the existing light switch hole. Presto! I have not had a guest ask how to turn the lights on in that bathroom since :) The panel upgrade was completed while I was on a short vacation, and the remainder of the work was done shortly thereafter.

With all of the big business and franchises in this area, it is very refreshing to have the opportunity to work with a ""boutique"" operation owned by a member of my community. Gus and his electrician did an awesome job and completed the work on time. Overall, a pleasant experience!

Krupa N.

I called Gus today solely based on other reviews on Yelp. The other reviewers are right on ! He was very responsive, professional, punctual - overall just awesome.
It turned out that we had a simple trip (he just flipped the switch, which I had also tried but I hadn't flipped it hard enough.. duh !!).. however, Gus did not run out of the door in the next 2 minutes with his check.. he stayed longer, patiently examined all our circuits, did a walk through, educated me on all the dos and don'ts and how-to-fix-its.
I would have otherwise kicked and cried about spending so much money for just flipping a switch.. but Gus made it seem not so bad at all. he even voluntarily put in a new switch pad to an exposed switch circuit that we had.
Great guy.. totally recommend him !

Tyler H.

I called Gus the other night with a questoin about an electrical problem I was having at my house. He spent 20 minutes with me on the phone to help me trouble shoot the problem and could not have been nicer about it. He later called me to share some additional information he obtained about my situation from talking with one of his friends in the trade.

Karen L.

To make a long story short: I call Gus because I thought, while drilling, I had hit some wires. I called him around 7pm Monday night, he calls back right away. +1. He asks a bunch of questions, really trying to understand what happened and said he'll come to check it out (I live all the way in Fremont, and he was still okay with coming.) +2 He gave me a time frame, between 9am and 10am and he showed up on time! +2

He takes a look and called me up every time he was going to do something and what he discovers is a nail from the otherside of the wall, piercing two wires. He's pretty indignant about it, saying that this is definitely the builder's fault, they put up these houses so quick, that they missed the wooden beam and hit the wires instead. He said it was a pretty dangerous situation and said we should get this fixed rightaway. He said he could do it, but we should go talk to the owner or the housing people because they ought to take care of it. What an honest guy! He definitely could have fixed it and charged us like, $500 and went on his merry way, but he actually took my brother (who was at home) to the leasing office to show somebody what had happened.

I cannot write a better review than this - honest, professional, knowledgeable - just great. Thanks Gus, for saving us money and probably our lives!

justin h.

Short version: Call this man if you need any electric work. Don't even think twice.

Slightly longer version: I needed some assistance and guidance in dealing with the electricity in an older house that my wife and I had just moved into. I came to yelp to search for an electrician and read the good things from the other reviewers about this fella named Gus at Anchor Electric. Sounded good and he's located near us, so I gave him a call. We chatted on the phone initially for about 15 minutes and then scheduled an appointment for the next day. Gus showed up right on time -- exactly, in fact -- and just did an excellent job the whole time he was here. Extremely knowledgeable. Extremely patient. Great guy. He addressed every issue that was on the table better than I could have imagined. He went above and beyond, proving he's not just any other electrician or trying to take any shortcuts. Like I said in the quick review, if you need any kind of electrical assistance whatsoever, call this man. You won't be sorry.