VC Electric

Bandtfoodie S.

We called VC Electric this morning as our compressor went down on a critical piece of machinary for our business. Victor fit us into his crazy, busy Holiday schedule within a few hours. He came out, assessed the issue and took the time to explain what everything. We really appreciate local businesses supporting each other and highly recommend reaching out to Victor and VC Electric for any needs. Happy Holidays!

Chris M.

Real nice work by Victor to get a Tesla HPWC installed directly into the panel. I had space for a 100a breaker so we were good to go. Install was quick, painless, and clean. His price was relatively competitive compared to others I had received.

Stefanie S.

Great experience with Victor! He came the same day I called with a concern I had with an outlet in my home. He was able to replace and fix a faulty outlet. I was having issues with my washer not turning on and it needed up being the outlet that wasn't working properly. The wiring had been done wrong. Victor was very nice and honest! I will call him again if something else ever comes up. Highly recommend!

Bryan H.

These guys are great! I was in a tight spot from a terrible electrician that our home warranty company (AHS) sent to us all the way from Salinas. The guy left without doing anything. I called Victor and he came out within hours, thoroughly took apart our wall switch and fixed our problem within an hour. Thank you! I highly recommend them and will be using these guys for future work.

Saleha K.

Something is really off with Victor.
Tuesday 10/10/2017, a row of outlets stopped working in my kitchen. I did not notice they were all wired into one GFCI on the side of the island and therefore called VC for help. Victor said he was in Berkeley and ""will stop by on his way back to the office in Dublin, around 3 pm"" (his words). He arrived at 4 pm, pushed the red reset button on the outlet with GFCI and charged me $185. While I wrote the check, he began commenting that the house is really old (our house was built in 2000) and the outlets are outdated. He might have presented me with a similar upgrade offer but I was so shocked after writing him a $185 check that I just politely asked him to leave.

I would n ver recommend Victor to anyone; friend or foe for two reasons:
1. He did not demonstrate any skills which could allow me to term him as ""excellent electrician"".
2.He did not demonstrate any skills which could allow me to term him as ""professionally sound and trustworthy"".

Dan C.

Not sure how VC Electric gets all five stars!? Recently, we had an issue in our kitchen where our overhead chandeliers, GFI plugs and a few switches got overloaded and went out. Naturally, not being an electrician, I did my research and even asked a local contractor who they recommended and went to Yelp to find VC Electric.

Victor, the company's owner, came out and met with my wife who was home that day and was able to fix the tripped breaker and get everything back on. He was at our home for an hour and charged us $185. We were so thrilled, we didn't care and paid it. While he was there, be began to tell my wife that our entire kitchen was not up to code, that the GFI's were all wired incorrectly, and that all of our wiring had to be redone. He told her that our kitchen was a major fire hazard and that we would have a fire if it did not get fixed. She called me immediately and we schedule Victor to come back out the following week to rewire our oven and fix our wiring in the kitchen. He quoted us $350 for the oven and $1100 for the rest of the kitchen. My wife being desperate to ensure we not have a fire agreed and he was scheduled. Victor told my wife and I that the job would likely take 6 hours.

Something had come up the night before that was forcing me to reschedule so I reached out to Victor and couldn't reach him. I then followed up with a text saying that I wanted to reschedule because of a family emergency. He replied to the text and said, ""No, sorry, it's too late to cancel"". We went ahead and had his guys come out.

His crew arrived at 7:30am and were both very nice. They started with the oven and did a nice job rewiring it and getting it ready for our new oven installing (Remember, this is the $350 portion of the quote). I left the house for about 5 minutes and when I came back, 3 GFI's in my kitchen were all opened up and the guys had simply pulled out the wires as they were trying to inspect what was happening. I immediately told the lead technician that I decided I did not need them to rewire my kitchen and that I was just looking to have them install the 3 GFI's I had recently purchased. He said, ok, no problem, and they did.

From the moment the men arrived to the moment they left, they were in my home for about 2 hours. Of that time, 90 mins were spent on my oven. When the crew was leaving, he informed me that the total we owed was $850 and to our surprise, we wrote the check, but still felt like something was off.

Before they left I asked the crew leader whether or not what he saw was a fire hazard as my wife was clearly losing sleep over it. He said, ""no, not at all. Your GFI's should be 20 amp and they are only 15 amp and that should be changed, but its not a fire hazard. You'll just find that certain appliances may overload these plugs and you need to be careful not to use too many small appliances in the kitchen at once"". I immediately felt like Victor had scared my wife into agreeing to this incredibly high estimate and really left us feeling like we had no other choice.

I called and sent Victor a text that afternoon, evening and even the next day with no reply. I finally reached him at noon the following day and he asked me if I was the guy from the day before, which I confirmed and he began immediately defending the work his crew did.

He said, my crew did half the work we estimated so we charged you $850. I told him they all they did in addition to my oven work was replace three GFI's and honestly, $500 seemed a bit steep for that. He began arguing the work they did when I had to interrupt him and simply say, ""Victor, you weren't here. I was. I watched your crew work and they did not rewire anything. All they did was replace 3 GFI's."" He argued again and I told him that I was disappointed, felt taken and that I would let people know this. I write this review because I have many years of previous experience in both construction and building restoration and I simply knew something was off. This was not buyers remorse. He appears to have a good business from so many 5 star reviews but I can't honestly give him that at this time. It appears he is a good choice if I want to wire my garage for a Tesla but for anything else, this company cannot be trusted.

April R.

We were way overdue for an electrical box upgrade in our circa 1950 house and wanted a dedicated line for our RV. I found Victor on Yelp- and all I can say is that he has all of these 5-star reviews for good reason! After waiting patiently for months for some different companies to come by and simply evaluate our electrical needs (which never happened), Victor fit us in the same morning we called. He is incredibly knowledgeable, listened carefully to our unique needs, took detailed notes, made suggestions, scheduled our job within a week, brought a highly professional, competent and detail-oriented crew, reasonable prices. Everything went without a hitch. Hiring Victor is one of the best decisions we've ever made, and we plan to have him back to do our electrical for kitchen and bathroom remodels in the coming year. What a great experience!

Wendy H.

I had several outlets, switches and ceiling fans that needed repair. He told me what I needed to purchase to fix the fans so the job took 2 visits. On both occasions he came out within 1 day of my call and was on time for both visits. He is very knowledgeable and explained why some of my switches needed replacing even though they weren't on my list. He is great to work with and I will definitely use him again!

Kenny L.

Vic just came by and finished installing a 240 outlet for my electric car. Came exactly on time and completed job with no issues promptly. You can tell he is very knowledgeable in this area and he offers his best advice. Will definitely do business again with him!

Freeman B.

Prompt, professional & courteous!

We had a problem with the power in the living room & kitchen, and when resetting the breaker switch didn't work, we called Victor and he arrived within a few hours and solved the issue!

Everything is working great, and we highly recommend Victor and his team!