Chris did a great job handling the installation of our new panel service when the city of Del Mar put the city lines underground. He also took care of all of our new can lighting, installation of ceiling fans, new switches and outlets w/o any issues. Highly recommend he and his team. Phil F. read more

Chris was immediately available and helped me through the issue. It was very helpful. Highly recommend using Chris and Del Mar Electric. Thank you! read more

Chris replaced multiple 2-prong outlets with 3-prong GFCI. Checked the wiring and grounding, which on an older house, was a bit messy. He also advised us on kitchen upgrades, which will be his next project. read more

Del Mar Electric showed up at my house ontime and with a fully stocked van! No running around looking for parts. Fantastic service and very knowledgable. Thank you so much for the work. read more

Quick service and throw with what they did. Really cool father and son team... if one can't do it one of them will fit you in.

Don't use this company. We waited all afternoon without an update. 10 mins before 5 pm on a Friday, Chris finally returns a text saying he is running late and ask to reschedule. This is after we called and texted a couple of times on status. Things happen and can be delayed but don't make your customer wait all afternoon and keep them informed. read more

Safe driver, 10 and 2? No. 15 and 3! I recommend their services! Quick responses! Quick installation :) read more

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I needed three exhaust fans replaced in my condo. Chris had them installed in no time! Great guy, professional, on time and most of all reliable!! I'd recommend Del Mar Electric for your electrical needs!!!!!! read more

WHAT OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE!! We have used Chris before at our home and oddly, one of the outlets in our garage just stopped working? Being an Electrical Engineer (educationally only), I thought, of course, "OKAY, I can try to fix it!" I read all the articles on what to do when an outlet goes bad and things to check, I even replaced the outlet and it still did not work. I noticed that one of the breakers was switching oddly, so maybe it was the breaker? So, we called Chris. On the phone, Chris took me through some possible sources of the problem to check. The last check involved the GCI outlets in the house, kitchen, bathrooms, and guess what, . . . . . . . the GCI outlet in the master bathroom had accidentally had the TEST button pushed when I was cleaning the bathroom walls. My bad!! A quick reset and the garage outlet is working!! THANK YOU Chris and Del Mar Electric!!! read more

Fair price, excellent service. Super responsive and really fast. We needed an additional plug in the garage and in the rafters for our Christmas light. Very impressed with the speed and cleanliness. read more

Help with tripped circuit breaker. Received a quick response and got excellent advice over the phone. Was able to solve the problem. Will keep this company in my contacts for any future issues. read more

Exceptional service. Our oven went out the day before we were hosting 30 people and we were desperate. Chris responded so quickly and did a great job! read more

I have used Del Mar electric for all my electrical needs since I purchased my neglected and run down house 6 years ago. I cannot recommend them any more highly. Always responsive, always on time, always fairly priced-never sticker shock. I can also say, as my house is a bit of a challenge, that Chris will work until he finds a solution. It's very nice to have an electrician you can trust and depend on. read more

Although this review is being much later than planned, I do want to credit Chris of Del Mar Electric for some outstanding work at the end of last year and again in May. In all cases, Chris was very easy to talk to, very knowledgeable, and worked professionally and efficiently. We were delighted to have found him and wouldn't hesitate to reach out to him whenever we need electrical work again. read more

I have hired Chris for all my electrical needs with my house for over 7 years now. He has always been very responsive and has performed great work. He has installed lighting, audio/video cabling, installed ceiling fans and updated outlets and my panel throughout my home. He even taught me how to perform some simple electrical work that doesn't require an electrician. He is very transparent with his work, competitive with his pricing and communicates very professionally and down to earth. I feel he is very competent in his abilities and would recommend him for any electrical needs you may have. read more

Reliable, capable and good to deal with. Glad I found them using Yelp. High ratings are well deserved based on my experience.

I can't say enough about how much we appreciated Chris/Del Mar Electric professional expertise and timely response to our request for service. After much frustration with a few other electricians who basically never returned calls or showed up when they said they would it was such a pleasure to finally deal with one who arrived at 7:00 pm to complete a few electric projects very efficiently in a very friendly manner, within a day of our request for his service. 5 stars to Del Mar Electric!!! I would trust him with any electric project. read more

Absolutely the very best! We've used Chris several times now, and he's always helped with all of our electrical needs. He's one I refer out to my own clients as well. Chris is professional, friendly, knowledgeable and just an awesome person. He's been on our "speed dial" this last month and always makes time to get us on his schedule. I highly recommend him! read more

Chris was extremely responsive, efficient , and capable. He arrived at my house in less than one hour and quickly diagnosed and fixed the problem of my circuit breaker tripping frequently when my Tesla charger was running. They found a frayed wire at the circuit from a faulty installation of the charger. (Note: The charger was installed by a non-licensed electrician) I would definitely hire him again. read more

Very disappointing. Initially, Chris is a nice guy came out to our house and did a bunch of lighting work at a very fair price. Unfortunately, when we tried to reach him to come out to finish one of the projects he had started he was impossible to reach. My wife tried to contact him repeatedly and he refused to communicate. Then I attempted, he responded one time said he would come out but then never did and never got back to me and totally ignored my follow up calls and texts. So he does do good work at a fair price but very flakey and you will be lucky if he ever comes back to your house to finish the job. read more

I had a couple last minute things I needed to get done same day and Chris came to my rescue! He responded quickly and was able to arrive to my house within a couple hours. He really saved me and I am so appreciative!! Thanks Chris!! read more

Chris and his son installed a ring floodlight outside my garage and an additional outlet inside a closet. They budgeted 4 hours but we're able to complete the job in 1.5. They were professional and knowledgeable. Would definitely use them again if I need an electrician! read more

Our power went out after overloading a circuit, very inconvenient. I thought we tried everything to fix it and contacted Chris as our next step. Chris helped us resolve our electric problem via text, which was a huge time and expense saver! If you want to do business with an honest and trustworthy electrician, I highly recommend contacting Chris. read more

Looking for an honest and knowledgeable electrician? Give Chris from Del Mar Electric a call. Chris solved my problem (with what I thought was a bad circuit breaker) over the phone, saving me the cost of an unnecessary service visit. Definitely an uncommon level of service! read more

I needed someone to install dimmers and a complex chandelier bought in Mexico and Chris responded and arrived in 1 hour!! On time and professional and go the job done with zero issues. Will use them again for any lighting needs we have. read more

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Del Mar Electric is a highly skilled Father and Son professional team. It was impressive to see how efficiently they worked together. I have used about 5 other electricians and I rate Chris and Del Mar Electric #1. No hesitation to recommend them for top quality work. I give them 10 stars or an A + rating because they exceeded my expectations. Richard B. Encinitas read more

Chris and his team of professional electricians are amazing! We purchased our home in La Jolla and it needed basically everything electrical replace, lights, switches, plugs, etc. They showed up when they said they would, communication was excellent and quality of workmanship was top notch! The positive attitude while they worked was so refreshing Highly recommend! read more

Chris has helped us several times before and done great work. Recently he troubleshooted an issue with me over the phone and resolved the problem without having to make a service call. We will definitely be using him again. read more

Very responsive. Responded quickly to text messages, showed up on time and was well prepared. Can't say enough good things!

From initial phone call to job finish, Chris was great to work with. Knowledgeable, and efficient, Chris was able to knock the chandelier install out of the park. Will not waste anytime looking at other electricians as Chris provides the best service around. read more

I called Del Mar Electric after failing to perform some home improvement. I sent a request on their site on Sunday evening and they were able to be at my home at 8:00 am Monday! Amazing response time. Two friendly guys helped fixed my issues and a few "nice to have" requests in less than an hour. Very fast, friendly, and knowledgeable. Thank you! read more

They picked up the phone right away and were able to troubleshoot with me over the phone to solve my breaker issue. I would use them again for small or large needs! Thanks read more

This is your go if your looking for electrical work.to.be done. Call Chris from.Del Mar Electric and get that job done right. Chris already knows the best solution all you need to do is call A++. Super guy read more

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Chris was recommended by a friend when we needed a switch and ceiling box installed for a ceiling fan and to install a new interior entry light above our front door. He showed up right on time, discussed some options with us and then got right to work. He was very careful to cover our furniture to protect it from plaster dust, and to clean up when the job was done. Chris clearly understood what we wanted and helped us understand what he planned to do to get us that. He was very patient as we needed to spray paint the ceiling cover for the entry light after he had removed it with the old light. He was willing to work at the nearly 20' height of the ceiling and worked safely while he was up there. Highly recommend Del Mar Electric. read more

We called Del Mar Electric to do a couple of unique jobs at our home in Rancho Santa Fe. One of the jobs was to install a motor for a sculpture and we had a number of other things on our punch list. Chris was terrific!! He showed up on time, did all of the things beautifully and even fixed some electrical things that others had told me they couldn't fix. We will definitely use him for any electrical needs in the future. We were super impressed. read more

In January of 2020 my tenant contacted me about one of the smoke detectors located in the kitchen making chirping noises. I contacted Del Mar Electric to make the necessary repairs. The smoke detectors are hard wired. Someone from the company went out and did the installation. I received a bill for $225.00 labor only and $65.0O for the new detector. I was shocked at the labor cost and contacted them asking why so expensive. I never did receive any type of satisfactory response. I went ahead and paid the bill figuring it was my fault for not checking on their rates. Last week my tenant called again with the smoke detector in the master bedroom chirping. I called a local handiman who went out that day, replaced the unit and checked all the others (3) in the house. All of them needed new batteries and one had the wires cut. His total bill including supplies was $255.00. Del Mar Electric never even looked at the other smoke detectors. They are a total trip off not to mention unprofessional. Under no circumstancases would I ever use them again. read more

i was unable to return a breaker switch to the on position, so I didn't use those outlets. When I called Chris, he told me that I probably wasn't pushing the switch correctly. He told me how to reset the switch. He saved me immense hassles and LOTS of money. I will absolutely call him with any electric problems. AMAZING! read more

This is my second experience working with Chris at Del Mar Electric. The first time I called him regarding a malfunctioning plug at a vacation rental I manage. He was on time, neat, and did the work for a fair price. So when all new appliances were being delivered to my home today and I was missing a plug for the range, I contacted Chris. He was at my house quickly. After installing a 220v plug, he finished setting my range in place and even leveled the feet. I cannot praise Chris enough! He's a really good electrician who is also a really nice person. He's a pleasure to work with. read more

Giving a HUGE thanks to Del Mar electric on behalf of our animals!! Our animal hospital lost power with a patient under anesthesia (ie. A true 'life or death' situation), and Del Mar dropped everything to come out asap and help, as our property management company told us it was our responsibility to find an electrician in our circumstance. The problem ended up being much more simple than any of us realized, so while it was a simple fix and made ZERO profit for Del Mar, there was a professional but personal, "no hard feelings" sentiment to the end of the crisis. We can't thank Del Mar electric enough for being so ready to help, and we will ABSOLUTELY telephone them again in our hour of need. It is so rare to find compassionate people in most businesses these days: THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU, Del Mar Electric, for being an exception to that rule. read more

Started out fine. Then walked away with a part, never answer returned calls. There are plenty of other electricians.