Bene Electric

Bonnie L.

Our experience with Cole Bene' could not have been better. He was courteous, professional, prompt, excellent work ethic, and all around nice guy! We will use him in the future!!

Carol W.

These people are awesome!! They are very professional and friendly and they go out of there way to do there job, way beyond the call of duty!! They even changed a light bulb for me!! They were on time and ready to work and I give them a 5 plus would recommend them to anybody.

Fontaine G.

Thank you very much Mr. Bene! I was successful in resetting the GFCI plug in the garage. The reset button popped out, so I just pushed it back in according to the instructions on the GFCI plug. The power is all back in both bathrooms and the outside patio. You are absolutely right, they are the GFI loop. I forgot I used the reset button in the garage to bring the bathroom power back a very long time (decades?) ago.

It's disappointing that the two young electricians from the HVAC company didn't know anything about the GFCI plug. The second electrician took 5 hours to diagnose the problem and made a wrong assumption that an active wire in the master bathroom outlet was cut by the first electrician and it dropped inside the wall. The second electrician suggested cutting open my master bathroom wall to look for the assumed cut wire behind the wall, drilling a big hole in the stud next to a light switch to junction power to the adjacent outlet, or fishing a wire and junction power from the light switch up to the attic, then coming back down to the master bathroom outlet that lost power. He said he only repairs drywall after it has been cut, but he doesn't do wall texturing and painting when I have the drywall compound, knockdown texture spray, matching paint and supplies. He said it would take him a whole new day to do the wiring. I refused to have my wall cut open or stud drilled with a big hole when his diagnosis was based on an assumption. I felt something was not right so I called in the pro by emailing you for your help.

Mr. Bene, you have just saved me from nightmare suggestions by inexperienced electricians. I will stay away from journeyman electricians without their boss on-site from now on. I am very grateful for your help, advice and guidance. I respect that you are a sincere, helpful, professional and exceptionally experienced licensed electrical contractor. I would highly recommend you to anyone.

I will keep your contact information handy for my next electrical projects - repairing non-working outlets, updating old outlets, upgrading the main panel, installing new lighting, etc.

Thank you so much again!

Steve V.

Had my electric go out on part of my house and didn't appear the breakers had tripped. Called Cole and he walked me through some trouble shooting and came to the conclusion that one leg of my 220 from PG&E was the likely culprit. Called PG&E and had their technician out and Cole was right. One leg of the 220 in the box under the sidewalk had failed. Replaced the connector and everything was back up and running within 10 min.

Diane W.

The nicest and most helpful electrician I have ever talked to. Unlike other electricians who are all about money, Mr. Bene teaches me how to troubleshoot and fix small outlet problems. He called me to give me step-by-step instructions on how to troubleshoot my outlet issue. I have GFCI outlets that were not working. All bathrooms and backyard outlets connected to the main garage outlet were not working. Mr. Bene told me to check the ground wire inside the outlet and observe how the tripping happened. He was so patient and keen on helping people that he spent 50 min on the phone to help me fix it.

If you are someone who is looking for good trustworthy electrician, I highly recommend Bene Electric, he is very experienced, and super helpful.

Jeannie K.

First time using bene electric and will be a lifelong customer. Cole is very knowledgeable, responsive and honest. He knew exactly what the problem was and fixed it very quickly. I would highly recommend him for all your electrical needs!

Vincent W.

Mr. Bene is a wonderful, wonderful man.

I had an issue on Thanksgiving Day where my panel was destroyed over a tree root entangling the PG&E live wire, and PG&E was forced to shut my power off. The initial electrician I contacted unfortunately ghosted me after a week in a half.

Still homeless, I reached out to Mr. Bene.

One thing I was impressed with Mr. Bene was that he KNEW the problem right away just by looking at the pictures and could even IDENTIFY the brand of the panel. He was very truthful and honest and even came the next day to look in person free of charge.

But one thing I appreciated is how Mr. Bene went out to bat for me. He constantly communicated with PG&E for me and navigated through their bureaucracy and advocated that I was without power for nearly five weeks (at that point). He has contacts with the city and was able to get the permitting done just like that. The day he came to actually replace the panel he was considerate, wearing masks and feet covers, and finished extremely quickly. I expected a full day; he was done in only two hours. All while cracking jokes and making me feel less alone in a miserable situation.

Mr. Bene takes care of everyone, especially those who live in Pleasanton. Reach out to him first. He is simply the best. His prices are reasonable and he cares for those who get the raw end of the stick. He is very responsive via email, cell or on the phone. I've recommended him to every single one of my neighbors, and those who met him while he was working on my panel asked for his business card because he is someone we all know we can trust.

You wont' regret using his services.

Sniggy G.

He was wearing a mask, covered his shoes with shoe cover and a superb person ... did the job so quickly. I would love to recommend him for any electrical job !!!

Mike P.

Cole is very personable and responds quickly. I had him fix all kinds of electrical problems with my house that were bugging me, put in new power outlets, hung a ceiling fan, ran an outlet to the outside of my house and even suggested great solutions to problems that I had. His ideas and suggestions are great. His prices are reasonable and he has been upgrading his skills to handle whole house batteries, generators and emergency power to homes. My girlfriend used him to fix a fountain that was not working, installed new outdoor lights, is there anything that he does not do? I cannot recommend him highly enough.

Susannah F.

Cole was great to work with. The fastest person to get back to me when I called a bunch of electricians and came out on a weekend to give a me a quote. He was very reasonably priced, friendly to work with, and passionate about the job. Very happy with Cole's work.