Blue Line Electric

Dave has done numerous jobs, large and small, for us over the years on a moment’s notice for a very reasonable price. Quality work! And he’s a good guy, too.

Dave — was here to replace two light fixtures for us. He quoted us about an hour barring any unforeseen complications. It took him exactly an hour :-). Once he removed the first light he found a possible issue and warned me about as well quoted me what the extra time would be but it wound up not being an issue.
His work was quick, clean, efficient and professional. I have since recommended him to two other people that asked me who I used to have the work done.

Dave’s –Attitude is everything! Called this guy, and he [not know my situation] told me what my job was going co$t, Without knowing my job. [$ 20:000] This guy might be good, but attitude stinks. I don’t have Bill Gates money. He’s really made me angry, with that!

A few years later since my last comment — we just had Dave come to fix a kitchen safety outlet that shorted out (and took out much our our kitchen outlets with it) — he came on time, fixed the problem quickly, and cleaned up. David is still doing a great job, and very reliable. What more can you ask for?

Dave is by far the best of anyone I have hired to work in my home. I hired him for multiple lighting and electrical work, starting over a year ago, and am still happy and beyond satisfied with his work. He is very professional, asking all the right questions about the job, never charged more than his quote/​estimate, shows up at scheduled time, explains what he’s doing in a friendly way. All of my lights, etc are still beautiful and work perfectly.
I would definitely hire Dave at Blue Line again. After the first job and seeing how stress-​free it could be hiring an electrician, I targeted the worst lighting situations in my house and updated them. Dave helped me find less-​costly stuff that I could order online by writing down the specs I needed (yes, you can get pretty nice lights even chandeliers at amazon and home depot!). One thing I have to admit, I was shocked at his cost (or any electricians cost?) the first time I hired him, however — he does quality work that I found worth every penny! The whole reason anyone hires a professional is because they have the training, tools, experience that the average homeowner is not likely to have, plus he’s up on current codes and works very safely.

When having other home repairs done, a poorly placed electrical wire was damaged. No one in the neighborhood had a lead for an electrician. I called Dave, based on Unilocal reviews. He adjusted his schedule to come out the same afternoon because we needed the outlets at night for medical issues. He located the problem and fixed a couple of other issues with outlets and the breakers. He explained what he was doing, while he was working. On his way out the door, he even took time to check the grounding on the outlet for the stereo equipment. He was very professional and knowledgeable. We would definitely call him again and refer others.

Dave is great… after quoting us for a much larger job to do it «right», he was willing to work with our budget to get a temporary fix in until we could afford the whole project. He would like it if I said he was «Awesome» and «Wonderful». Everything went great, worked fast and explained everything well.

Dave is very thorough and does good work. He put in 2 circuits for me (which passed inspection in about 5 minutes), let me know beforehand what to expect, cleaned up after himself, and kept in contact via phone & texts.

Dave at Blue Line Electric took care of some electrical work for me today, and he did an exceptional job! He arrived on time, found the problem quickly, and gave me some options. He then completed the work in a reasonable amount of time and provided great customer service (answered all my questions) thoughout the process. Dave knows his stuff. I highly recommend him.
Rigo

I was just writing a review for a great plumber and it occurred to me that I’ve never written a review for the best electrician I’ve ever used.
Let me repeat that. The BEST electrician I’ve ever used.
Between the house and the coffee shop I used to own, and remodels done at both, I have interacted with many, many electricians, plumbers, etc.
Dave of Blue Line Electric is by far the best electrician we have ever used.
He is polite, communicates clearly, has done a spectacular job of figuring out electrical problems quickly and efficiently that other electricians had completely given up on. He does fantastic work and is reasonably priced.

Did some work for me last year. Added some light fixtures and updated some switches and plugs. Fair prices and kept the work area clean, that’s all you can ask.

Dave is the Real Deal. Very honest. I had a electrical problem in my house and half of my lights worked and the other half didn’t also several outlets didn’t work either. Called Dave and he asked me to do some troubleshooting before he got there. I already confirmed that it was Not a tripped breaker. Dave arrived promptly on schedule. He had my problem fixed within 10mins. Awesome.
This guy knows his stuff. He also advised me of some GFI sockets that need to be replaced in my kitchen. Which I can do myself. Thanks. 5 Star Guy.

This man was so rude it left me dumbfounded. He came over for a bid on extensive electrical work I needed for my kitchen remodel. I had a list of 6 things I needed done and he asked me if he would be doing the electrical. I replied «Yes, that’s why I called you». He told me to calm down and I was like «Huh?» I have no clue what in the hell his problem was. We never even got to the permits, plans or anything because he was a complete jackass from another planet.

The main breaker in our panel would not reset a bit after noon on Sunday. The first place I called from the yellow pages said it would cost $ 200 just for their guy to show up, coming from MANTECA 60 miles away (?), with a wait time of 3 hours. I live in a blue collar neighborhood, I’m sure there are dozens of elctrical workers living within a 2 mile radius, and their guy drives an hour to get here? The next place I called wanted $ 280, again, just to show up. No thanks.
Then I did a google search, and found Dave, who had forgotten had done work for us previously a couple of years ago. On the phone, he asked me to do a bit of diagnostic, turning off all of the sub breakers first, to make sure the main was actually the problem. It was. I called back, gave him the news, and he responded that he would be here in 20 minutes.
20 minutes later, Sunday afternoon, Dave was here. He found there had been arcing, unknown to us, on the main breaker and another one across from it, seriously burning some of the contacts. Normally we would have needed a whole new box, but he reconfigured the existing and new breakers, to leave the damaged slots empty. The whole process took about half an hour. The bill came to $ 235 including parts, less than one place wanted just to show up.
About 2 years ago he troubeshooted and repaired some admittedly less than wonderful retrofit wiring in our bathroom, tracking down the wiring through the attic, figuring out what ran where, and made it all right.
I cannot say enough good about Dave. Absolutely first rate.

Saved me — I couldn’t get my garage door open and no manual vault! Trapped
He picked up my desperate call at 7AM in the morning. He came when I asked him to and he fixed my problem without any problems. Cheaper than expected. He listened to my crazy talk for 10 min, humored my animated panic and pleas. Then he calmly did what he needed. Tested, fixed, and was out within an 1 hr. He had the right breaker in his van, because our house had an older panel that required special parts that would take days if purchased online.
Great attitude, great price, and fast service with flexible timing!
Thanks for helping out a girl!

Ed at Bonafide Plumbing recommended Dave and glad he did. It was a Saturday and we received a message that our gas range being delivered a couple days early which was first thing on Monday morning. I forgot we’d need our 240v from our electric range walked down to 120v. Called Dave on Saturday afternoon and he called back within an hour and said he could be here Monday at 10am, which is what time I told him the range was being delivered. He showed up at 10am SHARP, installed the 120v in our kitchen and even fixed a couple of things that weren’t even a part of the job. He didn’t mention it, but I knew he was doing some extra stuff for free. He also gave me some advice and explained some electric stuff to me so I’d have a better understanding out how stuff works in my home. Great guy, honest, timely and reasonable rates.
As a matter of fact, I have him coming back to do some wiring in the garage.

These guys are cool! I called them to potentially come out and do some work, and he spent a good 15 minutes telling me why, in my particular situation, the project would be near impossible! I appreciate that honesty and upfront explanation.
Thanks!

Dave has done work for us at Zocalo Coffeehouse on numerous occasions and recommend him highly.
I enjoy working with Dave as I trust his judgement, he’s always been more than fair and careful in all his business dealings, and does the job right.
He’s the only electrician I call.

Thanks to the reviewers here on Unilocal,I found Dave at Blue Line Electric to help fix the electrical problem at my friend’s house in Hayward. Half of the power in the house was out but the circuit breakers did not trip. I had suspected the recent rains might have damaged something in the outside main circuit box.
Dave showed up an hour after we called. Sure enough, water had been leaking into the outside circuit box and corroded the wires. He was thorough with the troubleshooting process and equally thorough with the fix: tightening loose connections, sealing holes to prevent future leaks, replacing ruined parts. He willingly answered questions and we learned a lot from him! Reasonable rates and professional, competent service.
By the way, Blue Line Electric is a California licensed electrical contractor and Dave is current on the local building codes. We felt very lucky to find him and, yes, the power’s back on and all is working fine again.

I called Dave based on the review here on Unilocal!Could not be happier with his professionalism and hard work. Had dead outlets and a funky kitchen light. He fixed one outlet that took care of the entire room, and the kitchen lighting could not be any brighter. Educated me more about my new house!
I called him again today, for repeat business. He was up front of what work had to be done, tied it in line with the work that I wanted to get done and put it all in perspective with the current Code. Looking forward to him starting on that job on Monday.
Flexible hours. Reasonable prices. Very professional!
Dave will continue to get my repeat business and referrals!
Thanks Dave!