Delta Electric

Isabella Q.

Shun Delta Electric if you want professional electrical work done efficiently and meeting city and PG&E codes. Don't be taken in by their initial friendly gestures, and don't rely on them to do the job following standard codes and procedures! Their charges though not high, is about the median going rate, but for all the risk that you are taking with PG&E or the city, and the potential money you have to spend to rectify the bad job that is done, it is totally not worth it!

Delta Electric's electrician, Derrick came to give me a quote for panel upgrade from a 200A/24-slots panel to a 225A solar ready panel and adding circuits plus outlet/disconnect for EV charger, electrical oven/range, heat-pump mini-split, heat-pump water heater, and electrical dryer.
I was told it would take 10 days, give and take, I had thought 2 weeks would be sufficient and not expecting past 3 weeks, instead, my project dragged on for 2 months! Derrick had to do another panel swap mid project because he had installed a 200A/24-slots solar ready panel instead of the original quote of 225A solar ready panel and there were not enough slots for all the circuits (I had expected an experienced electrician to know to install a 225A/30-slot panel since I had told him I am electrifying the house, plus the original panel had 24 slots and fully used), for this I was asked to pay an additional thousands for the panel swap! This wasn't fair as the quote given had stated 225A solar ready panel, which Derrick tried to argue that the 200A/24-slot panel he originally installed had a max current rating of 225A! Nonsense, max current is a margin to provision for load spike -- I had to pay him to get the project moving since it was already mid-project and delayed.
Meanwhile, after about the first week of work, Derrick started to go to the house late in the evening to do work and turning on loud music and working sometimes past midnight, which of course resulted in numerous neighbors' complaints that I had to deal with. Derrick never admitted wrongdoing, instead he insisted I have nosy neighbors.
The next shock was Delta Electric and Derrick did not follow standard procedure for panel upgrade to apply for PG&E electrical disconnect and reconnect (I see that there was a separate review by another homeowner who experienced similar with Delta Electric). I had to rush to do all the paperwork with PG&E and beg PG&E to come do the electrical re-connect for me, in the process discovering that Derrick did not follow PG&E's Greenbook on clearance around the panel. After much struggle with PG&E on my own, I finally got approval from PG&E to come do the electrical re-connect, was a painful experience.
Finally, Derrick did a very bad job on the stucco around the panel, not only did he not match the pattern of the stucco walls of the house, the stucco fill around the panel is lumpy and patchy! He also have no respect for the house and left lots of stucco stains and paint stains on my pavers! I have to bring in paver contractors to clean up the mess and cost me lots, the paver contractor looked at the panel and was shocked, commenting that it is the work of a non-professional contractor without respect for the house!
There are many more I could complain about Derrick's sloppy job -- like nailing down on my wood floor as markers for himself when he work in the sub-floor! Worst of all, he would deny and pretend he doesn't know any of these and pretend to help pull out the nails that leave holes everywhere!

Marion L.

I have used many electrical companies and I must say I had two gentleman that showed up today and did a fabulous job. They were very professional and not only that they were very kind and understanding they didn't gouge me they worked vigorously to find the problem got it done very reasonable price I couldn't ask for a better electrical company I highly recommend them
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Jason G.

I tried to get an estimate for a 200 Amp service upgrade. Having been in the trades (more than 10 years ago, but I know my way around contractors) I am very disappointed, but not at all surprised, by the poor customer service. They have a live chat on the website, but that person isn't actually there to help, just feed you to a sales person on the phone. Which wouldn't be the end of the world, except the sales person isn't there to answer the phone.

There's no excuse for not posting a price range for common services like a 200 amp upgrade. It is a pretty standard job that is generally billed out at a flat rate anyway, though there can be variances. I don't expect a down to the penny price, but are you $3000? $5000? $12,000? Yes, under ground is more than overhead, but again, it's generally pretty standard with some parts that are variable.

I just don't understand why companies continue to play this hide and seek game with the pricing. It wastes my time and it wastes theirs.

Danielle D.

I needed three pendant lights put up in my kitchen. Michael and Salvadore did an excellent job. They were on time, friendly, efficient and professional. I would highly recommend them for your electrical needs.

Trevor B.

The team at Delta electric did a full aluminum to copper wire replacement on our townhouse and we couldn't be more happy.

Ismael was very kind and patient with our questions and really went above and beyond on the job. Donna was helpful with scheduling and organizing the entire process from permit applications to inspection.

We really appreciate all their work and would recommend them to anyone!

Geoffrey L.

I contacted delta electric in regards to adding a breaker and outlet for my EV. Eric was quick to respond and schedule a day for install. Couldn't be happier with the work he performed!

Jacki M.

I had my house rewired from the knob and tube. The team was fast and very efficient. He walked me through all of the major decisions and gave me pros/cons for each option which was very helpful for me.

Some things that i noted about the whole process that you want to keep in mind:
- if you're on a time deadline, you want to factor in an extra day or so. My job was estimated to take 2-3 days and it actually took longer, which was not a problem since them came back the following week to finish the job. They didn't leave anything exposed or out of service when they left
- if your job requires any decision of equipment from them (light switches, can lights, ceiling fans, etc), make sure to review those options before the team arrives and get everything in writing.

Overall it was a pleasure working with them and I would highly recommend this team

Chowie L.

I needed to change my main panel from 200A with a 100A busbar to one with a 225A busbar and a service disconnect switch to support some Tesla Powerwall 2s and was referred by Clean Solar. Donna was really friendly and helpful with the entire process. She kept me in the loop with timely emails and calls and she was easy to talk to. She worked her magic to get PG&E to approve as quickly as possible and scheduled the city inspection which went smoothly. Derrick, who did the initial evaluation was friendly and answered all of my questions.
Michael and his colleague did excellent work with the removal and install of the new main panel. This was during the middle of a rainy day too! They even patched the stucco around to match exactly the surrounding texture. I was very happy with that especially. I will definitely use them again for any future electrical work.

Sam M.

Delta did a main panel swap for my solar project over two days. Very prompt staff and great workmanship.

Cindy H.

I don't write reviews very often, but I think it's important to let managers/business owners know when their employees stand out with exceptional customer service/performance. We're quite pleased with the process from start to finish...initial appt. with Derrick for an estimate (punctual, polite, and professional), receiving the quote in a timely manner (Thanks Donna), and exceptional workmanship with the electrical work and cleanup (thanks Michael and Salvador).

Thank you, Delta Electric, for a job well done!!!