PDO Electrical Services

Connie Z.

I'm so grateful I called PDO and for the man who answered the phone (forgot his name). He walked me petiently through checking the issue before coming out and was able to help me identify the issue (switch not all the way put to the end when resetting) before he came so we were able to fix it without him coming out/ any charge! Super nice man and a kind soul, wish you all the best!

Austin Z.

Peter provided excellent service! He was able to troubleshoot & fix the light wiring issue very quickly with very reasonable price. Also he was very patient explaining what was the issue and how he's fixing it. Highly recommend!

Shane H.

Great service and timely response! Peter is personable and friendly. I had a job where I needed couple of switches replaced, and he was able to schedule me relatively quickly, and performed the job professionally as well.

Grace K.

Peter was amazing! I shopped around and Peter was the best quote and the most responsive. He was great at communicating the detail of the job and was really fairly priced. He is forever our go to Electrician! I highly recommend him. He came in and installed three new ceiling fans in place of existing light fixtures. He was here for 4 hours, longer than anticipated and his price remain solid! Peter is a one shop man and he is honest!

Emelina F.

Peter is just an amazing electrician. He has done lights under our kitchen cabinets, install a chandelier. front and back lights, added a doorbell to our house and now he is doing our electric panel. Never seen anyone so knowledgeable and c lean. So clean that we cant tell where he has done the work.

Hanuman R.

I seriously hate having to write this review, but this was possibly the worst contractor experience I've had in memory. I had 2 sets of track-lighting in my kitchen that suddenly ""died"" in a very complex pre-1970's wiring system. I made the mistake of calling PDO who said it would be $149 for the diagnosis, then came over for less than 10 minutes and literally just tapped the system and the light switch to see if the current was flowing and told me he was ""positive it was the ballast"", assuring me it was just a simple job of switching that out, and telling me if he did any more it would ""get expensive"". Well...no...total misdiagnosis, but took my money easily enough. I had taken apart the entire system to expose the wiring, then texted him photos to show him it couldn't be the ballast as the system literally had 2 hots in and out (again, very old system). I ended up having to get ANOTHER electrician out (Sepanta Electrical...they are here on Yelp and THIS is who you want to call) who knew exactly what to do. Turned out to be a shorted wire in the transformer box; after that was replaced, he rewired the system to accommodate the newer fixtures; all for just a little more than PDO's price for the misdiagnosis. I texted PDO after, telling Pete what it was; his response was, ""yeah...I said it was the transformer..."" Nope. if he had taken just a few minutes longer to check the transformer box or even unscrew the lighting system (which is what you expect in a diagnostic) he MAY have found the problem...then again maybe not. I tried to give him an opportunity to make this right, but air-silence, so take this review as a word of warning/caution.

Robert W.

Peter was the best electrician I've worked with in San Mateo. Very professional and through. He installed a new electrical panel that was positioned by a bunch of trees and hard to get to. He also installed a Tesla charger. When PG&E came over to make the switch to the new electrical panel, they said ""Wow, the guy who did your electrical really knew what he was doing"" It made me feel confident we made the right choice and will continue to use Peter.

Judy M.

My internet went out one day and the cable company found a melted coax cable under the electric box. After they took the melted cable away, the house started having a brown out. We called peter at night. He not only picked up the phone but also patiently diagnosed the issue over the phone. Based on his understanding, he thought there was an issue with our neutral and we should call pg&e.

Next morning, we called pg&e. They confirmed his theory and were able to resolve the problem. Peter was extremely knowledgeable and patient over the phone. We were worried that there might be an issue with the house, but his explanation was critical to put our minds at ease.

Thank you!

Taco B.

Very professional, quick, and intelligent. Solved mystery with electricity in one hour that we were trying to solve for months. Knows latest standards and recommendations. Highly recommend!

Aniruddh C.

I usually don't write negative reviews, but I'm compelled to write one after the experience I had with this electrician.
We had scheduled some time for Peter to come out and check out the job.

Two hours before the appointment I messaged him confirming if he's still coming. He said that someone else took the timeslot because ""I asked where you lived and you refused to give me your address."" I looked back at my message history thinking I made an honest mistake but there was no indication of that. He originally asked me which city I lived in and I mentioned San Francisco.

I then gave him my address and asked him to come by and he mentioned that he is booked for the next two months.

In all, I had a very poor experience with Paul. He seemed like a promising electrican given the reviews, but I planned my day around this appointment and he didn't even have the courtesy to cancel with sufficient notice and then said that he's not interested in the job anymore (which was fairly substantial, by the way)