Richard Piselli Electric

Amal T.

Wonderful, honest, accurate and right on time !!! Asked for a bid over the phone, came on time, did the job and fast with complete satisfaction! When he was done, he corrected his charges to lower one, who does that ??!! Honest man, will recommend him to every one and will used him again!!! A++++++++++

Brian J.

Richard answered his phone on the first ring, he was available on my schedule, and saw me first thing in the morning. He diagnosed the problem before he started, then confirmed his suspicion, made the fix, and had us back up and running within minutes. He's friendly, polite, knowledgeable and experienced. I highly recommend Richard for all your electrical needs.

Dominique N.

Richard did a great job installing four fans and an outdoor light. He showed up right on time, was so professional, and left the area like he had never even been there! The fans work perfectly and he guaranteed his work in case anything ever goes wrong. He also took a look at some of our outlets to test if they were grounded (free of charge) and took a look at our electrical panel and made some budget-friendly recommendations to improve safety (much more honest than other quotes we've gotten). Would happily use him again!

Caro B.

Richard's five star reviews are well-deserved! He is reasonably priced and very responsive to phone calls. We tried to DIY some fancy-ish light switches (timers, automatic sensors, etc) and ended up screwing up the electricity in our guest/office room and guest room bathroom. He is busy so he wasn't able to get us in right away, but when I initially called him he told me how to do some simple troubleshooting over the phone. Only when it became apparent his services were necessary did he come over (i.e. He didn't want to charge us if we could fix it ourselves).

He was a couple hours late getting to our place unfortunately but when he arrived he apologized, got working right away and solved our problem lickety split. Watching this guy work, you can tell he knows his stuff. We had asked a different electrician (who has all five star reviews on Yelp...) to check out the problem the week prior and give us an estimate and after hemming and hawing over the situation with his partner for two hours he just looked more confused. He gave us an outrageous quote and told us he would have to add a whole new electrical line! That made zero sense to us because the existing wiring had been working fine for us before we decided to try and DIY install some fancy-ish new light switches (which was a mistake - next time we will probably just call Richard, haha).

No such nonsense with Richard. He gave me a rough estimate right over the phone after asking me a few questions, then when he got here he chatted happily with us to explain what he was doing while he was working and (almost) everything was working probably less than an hour later.

There were a couple things that didn't get fixed while he was here and I'll update our review once those two items are (hopefully) fixed. With anyone else the tardiness and the two problems remaining would have probably resulted in a lost star or two.

However, Richard is a great communicator. He kept me in the loop when he realized he was going to be late, and the two issues that weren't fixed were due to us not having parts that will be easy for us to grab from Home Depot and plug and play (hopefully, if Richard is right about what is going on). Richard got the difficult stuff out of the way and now our guest room/office/office bathroom has lights. He also reassured us he could help us if there are any further issues with the remaining two small problems.

Viviane M.

Super contractor! Texted him at 6:45 a.m. when I realized my siding would be down and this was a great time to upgrade my electrical. Asked him if he could come and look at what needed to be done and give me an estimate. He came at about 9 a.m., he said it was 12 gauge and fine as it was. The only thing needed he said, was the ground wires (in 3 outlets) needed to be tucked into the box. The siding/electrical contractor (Invictus Veritas Construction (IVC), Shannon Barry) had said he could do that, no problem. Richard Piselli said no charge for the visit (who does that anymore?).
Fast forward, three days... there had not been electricity in the affected room since touched by IVC and they could not figure out the problem. Called Richard again and he was right out once again- quickly checked the wiring- found the outlet that was improperly wired by IVC and repaired/rewired it. We had electricity again! Except... the newly replaced (by Invictus Veritas Construction) doorbell that was also attached to that line did not work. Richard pulled it off and saw it was attached to an old t.v. antenna wire, courtesy of Invictus Veritas Construction, he dug around to find the original doorbell wire to no avail since now it had siding, plywood and insulation covering the frame. He had great advice about the wifi doorbells available so all was resolved. Very cheap price (wanted to say reasonable but it was cheap!). Super conscientious worker, does not play hard to get and knows his stuff. Highly recommend! Thanks again Richard for coming to my rescue!

Hannah Z.

Thanks again Richard!

Richard has been in my home twice to install a total of 3 chandeliers.

Each time he is professional, courteous, good small talk, always asks for my opinion and he knows what he is doing.

The first time I called him he was able to squeeze me in next day and the second time I called he made himself available on a Saturday.

He charges a reasonable rate for installation as well (about $120-$125).

I think it's great to support small businesses, Richard works out of the Chula Vista area but he is willing to do work anywhere in San Diego.

Mike S.

I called with a bathroom GFI probem. Rick was exptemely helpful helping me troubleshoot the problem over the phone. Bottom line... incredible service. I now have an Electrician I can rely on.

Nicole G.

Very impressed! After a couple bad experiences w/ contractors lately, Richard was a breath of fresh air! He came out the same day we called, assessed our problem and gave us an affordable solution. He even did some extra work for us without charging more. Very professional too! Would absolutely use him again and recommend him to anyone!

David G.

Mr. Piselli is an amazing person. I thought I needed a new circuit breaker switch. He looked at our panel, switched the switch off then back on again (which I had already done but I guess I don't have that Midas touch). He then left without even writing the job up or asking for his $125 fee. Another thing that I'm impressed with is he didn't try to up-sell anything or make it seems like we were in potential danger if we didn't do this or that. Thank you very much, Mr. Piselli. It's nice to know that there are still people out there who don't feel the need to charge an arm and a leg for something so minor.

Shawn B.

Richard is a true professional with an amazing work ethic. His workmanship is great. I called to attain a quote for his services. I wanted the ceiling fans installed in each of my upstairs bedrooms. I was quoted a very fair price that had been lower than others I had shopped around for. So I attained his services. Initially the date to get the work accomplished was Tuesday morning around 10. Richard gave me a call a couple hours before the appointed time and explain that he had come down with something and asked if we could reschedule. He stated that he could still install the fans that day if there wasn't any way we could reschedule. Of course I said we could and hoped he felt better. We rescheduled for that Friday at the same time. Friday comes along and Richard arrives earlier and gets started right away. These fans were brand new installs and had to be wired and run through the attic. With all three fans it only took about four hours to complete. I had thought I wanted the fans to be wired to the switch at first. But Richard educated me a bit on remote control ceiling fans and I was sold. He even provides the remotes and made recommendations on where to go if we ever needed to get more. If I ever need anything electrical done I will definitely try to retain Richard Pisselli Electrical again.