Westsun Electric & Solar

Tina L.

Received a referral for Chris from a co-worker. I called Chris on 6/1/15 to come out and provide electrical work to my outside lighting. He provided an estimate and approximately 2-3 hours worth of work and was scheduled to come out 6/8/15. After confirming the day before and the morning of the visit, he messaged saying he would be late (4:30pm instead of 4pm). I mentioned that I have another appointment at 6pm. At that point, we were messaging and he said that it was not enough time for him to do the work. He proceeded to send me unpleasant messages to the effect of only coming out to the site once and does not come back again because he is so busy. I said that he could come and do what he can and I can pay him for what was done; we can always do another job at another time. Chris provide NO response after that last mesage.
He may possibly provide quality work but I, personally, WILL NOT recommend this electrician to anyone as his customer service skills are not professional. I will continue to spread the word to others I know who are in need of electricians and put him at the top of the list as NOT to call.
Currently looking for another electrician.

Thao V.

I read the reviews before I called yesterday and thought they would be good for my business' small electrical issue. He told me he could come after noon, which was fine. He told me to text my business name and address, which I promptly did. I don't know what kind of work he's capable of doing, since he didn't even show up. I texted a second time in the afternoon, double checking the number I had, and did not get a response.

Douglas K.

I had Chris install a new electrical line and lighting in a bonus room. Chris was prompt and on time. His pricing was very reasonable compared to other electricians I contacted. Some of the wiring did get crossed during his installation, I discovered this when I later added some lights, Chris came out the next day to fix the problem and made sure it worked properly. He backs up his work. I plan to use Chris again in the future.

Ning Z.

We are so lucky to find chris as our electrician for our kitchen remodel. He is very professional, well skilled, easy to communicate with, most importantly he is a extremely tidy and well organised person, my husband comments on his sub-pannel work is like a art!!

I am a sceptical person and i had lots of troubles with contractors. but for Chirs, there is absolutely nothing I can criticize for at all. His work is just Fantastic!!

Oh, one more thing, I know there are lots of contractors out there, doing multiple jobs at the same time, sometimes no show or leave you unfinished work for days. But this is not the case with Chris at all. From the day one he starts the job, he show up every morning at 9, hard working whole day until the job finish.

Overall I am very happy with Chris' work and very enjoy to work with him. there is no question I will call him again for future work or referral him to friends and family!

Thank you Chirs!

Ven K.

Chris at Westsun Electric and Solor is a very honest and down to earth! I was about to get ripped off by another company listed by Angies List who quoted $3680.00 for the job that has costed me minimum with WestSun, paid only $130.00. Other guys wanted to replace my enter service panel. Chris has inspected my service panel and said, nothing wrong with it and re-wired my electrical outlet and charged me minimum. Everything is working as expected and no more problems with my electrical outlet or the circuit breakers. I wouldn't call anyone other than WestSun for all my future electrical problems. He doesn't repair kitchen appliances, only Electrical work and Solar! Great guy and God bless him for his honesty! One more note, Angies List doesn't guarantee anything, just don't fall for it!

Stephan M.

I need an electrician for a kitchen remodel after realizing that the job was too big for our general contractor to handle. Not knowing a good one locally, I turned to Yelp, and was extremely fortunate to find Chris at Westsun Electric & Solar! He literally saved the day for us (and may have prevented a future disaster!) as he discovered that prior electrical work had been dangerously and not to code (despite being permitted work for a small home addition that we had done some 6 years earlier - the inspector had obviously not seen inside our panel despite signing off on the work!). Before you think that perhaps Chris was just looking to make a few more $ off of us read on.

When I called Chris our contractor had completed demolition of the old kitchen (our home in Los Altos was built in 1962) and realized that all the electrical in the kitchen needed to be brought up to code. I called Chris after reading his Yelp reviews and fortunately he was available due to luck to start our job right away -- he showed up the next morning ready to go. He initially gave us a very reasonable quote to rough in the wiring and complete installation the outlets/switches as well as install under cabinet lighting for which he proposed high efficiency LED lights. He was helpful with suggestions on updating our ceiling lighting as well, though not pushy in trying to up-sell us (we initially declined to upgrade the ceiling fixtures). He worked efficiently and diligently and from the get go made an excellent impression. On the second day our general contractor called us and said we had a problem -- Chris was so concerned when he looked in our sub-panel that he said he could not proceed without some significant additional work! I came home to look and Chris had discovered that the wiring in the sub-panel was so poorly done that the grounding was marginal at best. On top of that the prior contractors had used an illegal (outdoor) panel and cut a rough notch in it with a sawzal to run wires in from the top -- these roughly cut metal edges were rubbing against many of the wires going in and out of the sub-panel! It was visible even to a layman (I am trained as an electrical engineer and am one for Apple so have more than a passing familiarity with wiring requirements) that this had been done so poorly as to constitute a very real safety risk. Chris proceeded to give us a very fair estimate for the additional work (which including replacing the illegal panel, fixing the supply that was incorrectly wired through a junction box in the attic) and proceeded to get the basic rewiring done in a day so we were never without power for long. The job ended up being quite complex and the fact that the house was built in 1962 (and had been updated several times) meant that the wiring was a true maze of intertwined and tapped off circuits that needed to be figured out and often cleaned up. Through all this Chris never complained, asked for more money (beyond the obvious second quote for the sub-panel replacement and a subsequent quote to meet a requirement by the City to upgrade the smoke sectors, home ground, and kitchen lighting), and was always friendly, took every step in stride, and did extremely diligent work -- I wish I could include a picture of the new sub-panel wiring which was day vs night better than the old fire-trap he ripped out.

When the final bill came due I was extremely impressed that Chris had kept exactly to his estimates, which by the way for all the work (complete rewire of a medium large size kitchen to current code and installation of all new outlets/switches, sub-pannel replacement+junction box in attic rewiring, installation of high efficiency LED lights in kitchen and under cabinets, new hardwired smoke detectors for a 4 bedroom house, grounding of exterior sub-panel, moving ceiling lights, and sundry troubleshooting came to an EXTREMELY reasonable $3400. Despite all the extra work required due to the old dangerous wiring he found it was still significantly less than an estimate for the electrical work from a big box store.

I rarely take the time to write Yelp! reviews let alone lengthy ones but in the case of Chris I feel that he needs to be rewarded with a positive review. To be 100% fair and if there is one thing I could criticize through the entire process it would be that occasionally Chris can be hard to reach via phone/text - understandable as he is undoubtedly treating all his customers the way he treated us and does not want too many interruptions. However he always comes through in due time and this in no way detracts from the fact that I would ABSOLUTELY recommend Chris to anyone looking for an honest, fair, helpful and all around great person as well as great electrician. Thank you Chris for saving our day (and I mean that quite literally in that especially with a minor earthquake/etc causing some shifting, we might very well have had an electrical fire...)

Ali S.

I needed an electrician to install a 240V dedicated circuit in the house, so I started with Yelp. I came across Westsun Electric & Solar and decided to call to describe the work. I spoke to the owner, Chris. Immediately it was obvious to me that he was the one that I wanted to work with because of his professionalism over the phone.

I next called others in the area as a point of comparison. After talking to others, my first instinct was right. So, I called Chris back and scheduled an appointment for him to see what I had in mind. Chris was punctual, polite and professional. He asked me a few questions about what I wanted and location, he then gave me his recommendation and finally a very competitive price. I scheduled the appointment for the work on the spot!

On the appointment day, Chris arrived on time and ready for the job. Though he had quoted 3 hours to complete the work, he finished the job in 2. The install was clean and well managed and there was no clean up needed on my part afterwards.
If you are looking for a great electrician [Chris is a certified Master] for your house, look to Chris and Westsun Electric with total confidence.

Shane T.

This is my first experience with an Electrician and it was a very positive one. Chris came in and did a great job. On the 1st visit, he fixed my 2 pendant lights with the parts that were available. Unfortunately, 1 of the lights failed to turn on a few hours later after Chris left. I called Chris and he immediately made himself available within a day. When he returned, he came back with new parts he went to pick up from his supplier, and fixed the light again with no additional labor charge. His rates are very competitive and I can tell he prides himself in his work. I felt he was also a honest and genuine person, someone who does his job the right way.

I'm very satisfied with his work and I wouldn't hesitate to call him again.

Jessica D.

Chris came to our rescue when we were in some hot water with city inspections. He not only showed us how he can help our electrical situation, but had tons of advice on how to deal with the inspections and city permits, etc. He went above and beyond his job, and actually cared about helping us get out of a messy situation.

He is a dedicated, sincere, and honest person. Always punctual and takes his work seriously! (Don't talk to him too much when he's in his ""zone"" because he is focusing on his top quality work!) You're our man, Chris!

Jason K.

I'll try and curb my usually very sarcastic and sardonic self in this review because the gentleman that showed up at the door today is a truly upstanding person and deserves a positive review.

I will admit that I have very little experience with electricians, but I can spot a genuine person and an honest person when I meet one. He was truthful about what should and shouldn't be done and even about what I could do myself. What kind of electrician or mechanic or plumber wouldn't jump at the chance to create more paid work for himself that really doesn't require a professional??? An HONEST one.

Because of the nature of my electrical problem, there was little he could do this time other than advise replacing the lighting itself since the transformer was dead. He also gave me tips on which ones I should buy and seemed knowledgeable about the why as well as the what, which is just as important.

TL;DR I would call him again in a heartbeat if I ever need an electrician again. What are you still doing reading this? Call him already!