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Conduit to required emergency shutoff for a new three-zone mini spilt system we're adding. Super-clean work.
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Victor RAMIREZ is one super-competent (unflappable! quick! accurate!) electrician, at both the commercial and domestic household level. We're so glad to have a reliable electrician -- our previous one in El Cerrito went out of business (death). Victor ran a new 220v line from downstairs main panel to our new minisplit three-zone Mitsubishi HVAC system, including a beautiful and careful job running new weatherproofed conduit. His work instantly passed muster with the El Cerrito city inspector, and with the HVAC installer (also very good). Victor comes on time, he works hard without any complaint about hauling ladders around, and he's a local guy, which I like very very much. He gets it done -- and this required moving around internal lines inside the main electrical panel, installing a shutoff at the condenser, replacing an outside outlet with a GFCI plug (required now). And the price was eminently reasonable. While we were waiting for the City guy to show up to sign off on the job, I remarked that we had an electrically-operated skylight that had stopped opening; I'd ordered a replacement transformer a year ago, but wasn't enthusiastic about doing precision electrical work on a ladder fifteen feet above the ground. Having Victor do it worked out well, and the added cost totally reasonable. Victor replaced the transformer, got the remote working, noticed a small leak that I'll need to seal off, and cleaned the inside of the skylight (!!!), and then the inspector showed up and signed off on the 220v line. Lion Electric is just great: Our experience in the El Cerrito Hills was solidly good from beginning to end.

Tarah O.

We worked with Lion Electric when we moved our office from downstairs to upstairs in our home. The plug in our "new office" wouldn't work for my large Biz Hub Printer - so we called Victor at Lion Electric. He came in, provided a free assessment, explained the issue, how he proposed to solve it, and offered a fair and transparent estimate. He then returned when agreed and had the job completed faster than I anticipated! He had to run new wire from our exterior electrical panel to the office and installed new dedicated plugs for the printer and computer equipment. The work was completed professionally, he protected the flooring while he worked, he cleaned up after, he even labeled the new breakers in the box! I plan to use Lion Electric for our next project and wouldn't hesitate to recommend him.

My insurance company mandated that I change out my electrical panel, because the brand had a history of causing fires. I contacted five electrical companies to get bids. Lion Electric's estimate was right in the middle of the bid range. The lowest bidder never came to my house, and didn't even ask for pictures. The highest bidder came to my house two hours late, and clearly was not professional in his evaluation of my electrical panel. However, rather than talking about how bad these electricians were, let me tell you have fantastic Lion Electric was. Victor, the owner of Lion Electric, has been in the business for seventeen years. He came to my house and immediately recognized that the panel I had, Federal Pacific, was a hazardous panel and needed to be replaced. He also mentioned several other poorly designed panels that will keep insurance companies from insuring your house. He informed me that I needed to bond my high voltage water heater to my hot and cold water pipes and gas pipe. None of the other electricians mentioned this extreimly hazardous situation. It was very clear to me, that Victor was the man for the job. He left my house and sent me a written estimate, that included grounding the hot water heater. This extra work takes time and placed his estimate at the lowest end of the bidding range because of the extra work that absolutely needed to be done. Victor said he would be at my house at 7am to start the job. I looked out my window at 6:55 am, and saw Victor and his brother, waiting until 7am before they knocked on my door. They came with two fully loaded service trucks, with all the equipment and tools to compete the job. How did the job turn out? They did and absolutely professional job. Truly professionals. Normally I never post reviews but Victor and his brother absolutely deserve recognition for providing value and professionalism. If I can post pictures, I will so you can see the before and after workmanship. If a picture is worth a thousand words, you can see first hand their skill. You will not go wrong with Victor from Iion Electric! Look how clean the new electrical panel on the left looks. How does your electrical panel look inside? Did sloppy electricians make it look like the one on the right? Mine was sloppy and as a result hazardous, and I never knew it because it was covered up. Victor does clean, professional work. The pictures speak for themselves.

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Victor is very professional, reliable and provided an excellent service at my business location in Oakland. I highly recommend him.

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Had a great experience with Victor. He's on top of everything and communicates everything he is doing. Work was efficient and neat.

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Victor is very professional, reliable and provided an excellent service at my business location in Oakland.

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I went into this store because I am replacing EVERY SINGLE light fixture in a house I just…read morepurchased. I used to live in this neighborhood so was very familiar with the location of this store even though I had never been inside. I decided that I wanted to "shop local" vs purchasing everything online. I have my new kitchen and bathroom designed, the electricians are coming and I am ready to make my selections. I take time from my day to drive over to this place in my old neighborhood. When I arrived, there was another client ahead of me. That was no problem. I wasn't in a hurry as I had set this time aside for this purpose. I was looking around the room and the woman working there asked me what I needed and when I told her, "a lot of lighting" she let me know that she wouldn't be available to help me for 20 minutes or so. I said, that's fine I can wait. Then she asked me if I had made a list of what I needed and what purpose/function I expected from each light fixture. Ummmm. I have a list in my head. I haven't written down a list. I am not a list making type of person but I know my spaces. Then she tells me I need to go home and make a list and come back when I have it because otherwise, I am going to "fall in love" with items out of my budget. Huh?? I was so confused! She had no idea what my budget was. She literally sent thousands of dollars in unsolicited business out the door. This place must not need new clients. That's ok. There are plenty of places that will happily take my money. I walked into an appliance store today and they were thrilled to show me their inventory and assist me in my purchases. It was a stark contrast to my experience at Lunaria. EDIT: To respond to the response. You are not being truthful with what happened. NEVER did you infer that I step out for coffee and come back. I WAS the person who asked for catalogs to look through while waiting and you specifically told me that would be a waste of time without a list. Even your client seemed to pick up on the fact that you were about to lose a customer and she then said, "Here, here are some catalogs if you would like to view them." and that is when I said, "She just said that would be a waste of time and is not her process." If you're going to tell the story, please be honest about what occurred. Super frustrating experience considering I set time aside to come view some lighting and even was very clear that I was in no hurry and didn't mind waiting for you to finish. You made it obvious, you didn't want to speak to me unless I had a list of lighting with what I expected each light to achieve. Those were almost your EXACT words. Not mine. 2nd EDIT: I just saw in your biz description, "Appointments are recommended." This says it all. You could have simply told me, "I would love to help you but it sounds like you have a big project that will be time consuming and I will need you to schedule an appointment. In the meantime, it would be helpful for my process if you make a list..." That would have been much more productive instead of coming across as dismissive and patronizing. As for misrepresenting what occurred, there really is no excuse for that.

If I could give this business 10 stars I would. In October I made an appointment and met with Alia…read moreto discuss replacement of three old lighting fixtures in my home. She listened carefully and presented options within my budget. When the fixtures arrived, and the vendor failed to include a part, Alia intervened quickly, and the vendor shipped the missing part. When the vendor failed to specify the right bulb for the chandelier that I bought, Alia intervened, contacted the vendor about the omission, and bought the correct bulb from a local store. Her husband delivered the correct bulbs in the rain to expedite installation. Alia embodies Retail at Its Best and has the expertise, patience and experience to find the right fixtures for your space. I recommend her and her business highly.

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Mr. Canepa was very professional, courteous, and thoroughly knowledges and skilled in the area of…read moreLighting consultation, design and even installation! I called CANEPA Lighting when I needed assistance with the wiring and installation of a crystal chandelier in my photography studio. He called back almost immediately and had a solution for install. Talked to him on Weds and by Friday before 3, he had it All done!!! The wiring, the chaining, and the install into a 10ft. Ceiling!! He recommends only the BEST in quality and dealing with him and seeing how he works, I see why and it's worth It!!! My chandelier looks amazing!! Highly recommend Mr. Canepa for your home or commercial locations. He also has a Lighting Consulting office in San Rafael, Ca.

This guy is an expert in all things lighting!!! I should know because I have been in the business…read moreof providing professional entertainment for various high-end venues in the bay area for several decades. I am pretty sharp myself and can tell immediately if someone is faking it. I also do my research before I trust a project to someone that I have not worked with before. If you do the same research, you will find out why he is so good at what he does. Some guys have book-smarts.... others have real-world on-the-job knowledge that only comes with experience. Canepa Lighting Designs have both! I was so impressed that I hired them for my kitchen remodel, and he absolutely blew me away. If you are looking for the very best, give Victor a call. Lighting design in his blood!

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