Several neighbors had recommended Ray, and I add to their enthusiasm. He came out on a Sunday morning (!) and repaired the circuit breaker box that had kept us in the dark for two days. An excellent electrician and a fine person read more

I had had to update the wall-mounted radio switch for a 35-year-old Emerson fan, as the old one had quit working. My handyman had been able to install the new switch, but could not fit it into the metal receptacle box in the wall, so I had hired Ray to install a larger box. By moving the wires a bit, he was able to fit the bigger new fan switch in! Ray also found that the outdoor outlet I had been asking about installing an indoor switch to, had wires right there in the box!! So he was able to add that new switch along with my outdoor light switch, by adding a double rocker switch, right next to the new fan switch - and had the parts he needed, plus a new matching cover, right in his truck! I was so excited and happy, because it could have been a much more complicated job, requiring someone to come and patch and paint the wall - plus installing the 2nd switch might also have been an expensive challenge. I was so very pleased! And then his charge seemed incredibly reasonable, that I just wrote the check for $20 extra. Such a nice man, and worked so neatly and quickly. I almost wish I had more electrical work to do soon! Thanks Ray! read more

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We had Ray (Reza) come out to the house to resolve our LED lights that were humming in circuits controlled by dimers. (I had valiantly tried to resolve this myself with different dimmers, different bulbs to no avail). He immediately saw the issue and upgraded our lighting to 100% LEDs with no hum. Our office, living room, kitchen island , garage workbench, and TV room are now much brighter and hum-free. Ray is a delight to work with, caused no mess and no damage. He was prompt and took appropriate COVID precautions. While this job was simple (for Ray), he's capable of more complex tasks including car charger installs, house rewiring, panel upgrades, and more. Highly recommended read more

Ray installed under-cabinet LED lights in our kitchen. He did a great job. No problems at all. He has also done electrical repairs for us. We highly recommend him. read more

We have been working with Reza (Ray) for over 10+ years. He has ALWAYS been such a pleasure to work with. He is knowledgeable, reliable, affordable and easy to get a hold of. We highly recommend Reza and his awesome service :) read more

We've been working with Ray for years now on anything related to electric needs around the home. He just installed new path lighting around the front and back yard. He is the absolute BEST electrician to work with. Super punctual, responsive, tremendous value, and does exceptional work. I can't recommend him more highly! He is also a genuinely amazing human being. Such a good person. The world needs more people like Ray. I sincerely mean that. read more

Another excellent experience! Fixed everything in 30 minutes and made good suggestions for replacement equipment to even buy on Amazon (no benefit to him). read more

Ray has done work for us several times, including installing chargers for EVs, putting in a new panel, adding lighting in the carport, figuring out power to our AC unit. and repairing damage caused when a squirrel had some of our wiring for lunch. He is knowledgeable, reliable, and easy to work with. read more

Ray is the guy you want on your team. He is very reliable, knowledgable, thorough and a great problem solver. He has helped me immeasuraby after my husband died with numerous electrical issues. I can always count on him. Norma Z. read more

Ray is a fantastic electrician. Honest, very diligent, with great attention to detail. Ray moved a recess light and light switch in my master bedroom. He did a truly great job. Highly recommended! read more

Ray is great to work with. After sending him a couple of pictures of our electrical box and bathroom light that needed fixing and talking to him on the phone, Ray was able to give me a quote for his work. He quickly replaced a circuit breaker in our electrical box for a fair price. We also had a bathroom light that would not work. When I called Foley Electric, they had no interest in trying to repair this light or diagnose why it wasn't working. They said they would charge me $225/hr to take a look at it. Ray was able to fix it for $80. He is quite the lightening expert too, and I'm impressed with his knowledge. Dependable, affordable, and on time. Highly recommend you give him a call! read more

It's always so cool to meet people who are kind, knowledgeable and trusting. When it's a local business, it's a home run! I went into Ray's shop for the first time and he was so gracious and helpful. I brought in a lamp that decided it didn't want to turn on. I thought for sure it would involve some costly repair but all Ray did was screw in a new light bulb and voila" it worked. Well I had tried different bulb at home and different outlets, but it still didn't work. Thank you Ray for pointing out the obvious and not making me feel stupid! read more

We had partial outage (one room and garage had no power) so I called Ray for help. Ray patiently guided me through diagnostic tests and resetting the power in particular order. After five minutes of testing, the partial outage was restored! I was very impressed and grateful for his help. We will definitely contact him again for all our electrical issues. Thanks again! read more

Ray is fantastic! for the past 15 years stay has been my go to guy. He's fair, honest and Knowledgeable.

I had a great experience working with Ray today. I had a small job requirement and Ray was flexible enough to stop by and fix my electrical issue between other jobs. He was initially stopping by to give me an estimate, but was able to just fix my electrical (installation) issue in 15-20 min. I really appreciated his flexibility, solution orientation, and reasonable price. I'll definitely call him again next time. read more

After seeing all the positive reviews, we decided to have Ray install a couple of outlets in our home...and we're glad we did. One needed to be installed in a very tight spot, while the other was located less than a quarter inch from marble tile. He installed both quickly and with no problem. Ray is very professional and obviously knows his stuff. And he's very friendly to boot. We would definitely recommend Ray/US Electric! read more

This review is long overdue. Ray has been helping us out for a long time handling everything from our Ring Doorbell install, Tesla Model 3 charger install, to smaller items like troubleshooting wiring issues in our pool shed and outdoor lights. He charges a fair price, is extremely knowledgeable and we love that we're able to support local and independent. I continue to recommend him to our family and friends whenever they need electrical help. read more

I waited two weeks for an appointment. He showed up 30 minutes late for a 2 house visit. He spent 10 minutes at my home and said he couldn't help us in the way we wanted. I asked to go to the next house and he said he didn't have time. It's incredulous when he made the choice of date/time and was late. He was very difficult to work with and somewhat rude to me. I do not recommend him. read more

Once again Ray delivers a fast economical solution to the issues I needed to deal with after home inspection before selling my condo. All the installation of low voltage lights and sconces he Did over 10 years ago were still perfect! Best Electrician ever! read more

Highest recommendation. I called Ray on a Friday about a circuit breaker/power problem. He came out the next day and quickly diagnosed and fixed the problem. He also fixed a long standing problem with my bathroom lights. He does great work at a fair and reasonable price. Give him a call! read more

Ray/Reza is fantastic. Very knowledgeable and had good recommendations to solve thorny problems. We have used him several times, from installing a Nest camera to installing a new motion-sensor outdoor light, to repairing and completely rewiring our favorite chandelier. He does great work, and I look forward to being his customer for a long time! read more

Efficient service! I called for urgent situation and he came to check in 10 mins. He is knowledgeable and honest. Highly recommended. read more

Ray is very knowledgeable and responsive. He has installed lights for us and great at fixing lighting issues

No more wonderful guy exists in the electrical space. Rey has saved my sanity, lighting, power supplies and breakers several times. He's very responsive, knowledgable and honest. Truly a great resource! read more

We have worked with Ray for the past ten years. Ray is always reliable, knowledgeable, trustworthy and pleasant to work with. We highly recommend him for all your electrical needs! read more

The proprietor of US Electric, Ray, is always of good cheer, so helpful with honest recommendations that fit my individual electric needs over the past 5+ years. Whether the job is medium-size (ordering and installing new fixtures for too-dim areas), or small (replacing several bulbs in too-high areas for me to reach with my own ladder!), Ray has responded with precisely the high level of expertise, speed, and good cheer, that I absolutely demand of anyone I do ongoing business with. My recent experience with a different electric company was so horrid (my assistant called the wrong company), I had to have Ray come and completely redo their shoddy work, including replacing the new/wrong fixtures which Ray said he would have simply changed the ballast on. It was a complete waste of time and money, in sharp contrast to the always-excellent experience that Ray offers. Thanks Ray! read more

I have been buying bulbs from Ray at US Electric for years now. He always has what I am looking for (even the hard to find bulbs) and is the friendliest and most caring business owner I have met in Menlo Park. As a small family owned business, I hope he gets 2x the business because he deserves it from all his hard work. Thanks!! read more

Ray was a rock star today. We had lost power in our garage and keeping internet running by using an electrical cord from the kitchen. Not a great situation. Also our garage is a complete mess making it hard to get around. Ray accessed all plugs, trouble shot, kept working on it until he found the problem. He fixed it without having to cut out any of the drywall to access the wires. He is professional, knowledgeable, persistent and kind. He squeezed us in for a small job even though he was very busy. I will use Ray again for all my electrical needs, he is really great. read more

I had some ground fault issues at my house and saw US Electric had good reviews on this site, so I called Ray and was not disappointed. He carved out some time for me at my earliest convenience and troubleshot and fixed the problem quickly.when he came by. Overall a great experience! read more

Ray was great! His communication was prompt, he was very flexible to help out, and he came the same evening to fix an outlet! The wiring in our house had been redone, so it was pretty confusing, Ray spent a lot of time in the attic, tracing the wire paths to figure out where the problem was. In the end, he figured it out! Rate was reasonable, all good!Would use him again! read more

Ray was outstanding: punctual, reliable, and did excellent work. Highly recommended!

I had a problem with an old thermostat linked to an electric baseboard heater. Ray was the first electrician (out of many that I called) who tried to trouble shoot what was wrong by phone before deciding if an appointment was needed. Others just jumped to telling me how much they would charge even just to come out and see what was wrong. When Ray showed up, he was very thorough in finding out what was wrong and then was also very accommodating in checking my other thermostats and baseboard heaters. Turned out there was some very strange wiring that was done previously that caused the heaters to warm up very slowly, but Ray took the time to sort through everything in a systematic way and fixed the problem. Definitely happy to have found someone like Ray! read more

Wonderful and efficient service! I called Ray around 3pm because half of my house didn't have electricity. This is after an electrician sent by my HOA spent 2.5 hours without having a clue about what went wrong. Ray came to my house within the same day around 6pm after another job. Within 15 min Ray was able to fix the issues with the bedrooms and bathrooms. He also spent some time to resolve the issues with the living and dinning room and also corrected some other wiring problems in the house. Ray is very pleasant with lots of experience! I would highly recommend his services! read more

We have had an enigmatic problem with outdoor lighting. Ray came and made a tentative diagnosis but the work was delayed because of rain. He returned last Friday and with wonderful ingenuity solved the problem saving hundreds of dollars that it would have cost to dig a trench for new wires. Clever and fast, Ray is the best. I highly recommend him, especially for knotty problems. read more

Although Ray appears to provide thorough electrical services, I would advise to potential customers that they ask him to disclose all costs, particularly "flat rate" fees in advance, so as to avoid any unexpected surprises. read more

Ray is a conscientious and very reasonably priced electrician. We presented him with a challenging repair and he was able to accomplish it surprisingly quickly. We later made a small modification and he happily did it. Iy is easy to tell from meeting him that he is a knowledgeable, competent and an honest electrician. read more

Ray is one of the most knowledgable and professional electrician I've seen. His honest and kind and reasonable with his work. He is the only electrician that I will ever use. read more

Ray is awesome, helpful, thorough and fair, not to mention a great electrician. He came out to look at exterior house and landscaping project, made suggestions and estimate and then came back to install everything in timely manner. Great communication. Will be definitely using US Electric again. read more

Ray is a great guy, he will go the extra mile and is great with all people. He has great customer service skills and keeps it fair! A++++

The best. Ray is extraordinary in every way. We first worked with him on an extensive remodel of our 1927 home in Palo Alto and he is the only electrical professional we call. He is highly knowledgeable and exceptionally honest. He understands light and how it impacts a room. As if his skills were not enough, he is one of the most pleasant people you will ever meet. read more