Electrical reviews in San Jose, California

As an elderly person living in a 50 + year old house I had a lot of concerns. I called many electrical companies and I left many messages but I got a quick call pick up when I called Dollens Electric. I explained my concerns to the polite person who answered my call and she assured me that she would have an electrician call me right back. Within an hour I received a call back and within a few hours I got a lovely gentlemen named Jason who came to my rescue. He listens to all my concerns and explained things to me so I could understand them. Mr. Dollens as I learned later was very knowledgeable in the field and with ease explained everything. Then he did some testing and let me know the areas of concern but that I was in no danger as I was so concerned about fire. Once we arrived at the stage of contracting Dollens Electric I was very satisfied with what it was going to cost me and even more satisfied with the work. I will definitely call on Dollens Electric and recommend them to all my family and friends.

Great service in installing an EVSE in my home. Very knowledgeable and explained the installation process.

These guys are great. Had power fail at one of our outbuildings; they offered to come fix it on Xmas eve but I said after Christmas was fine. They came out on time, got it fixed, all good. Highly recommended!

We had a great experience with Dollens Electric—they helped us replace old wiring, install new outlets, and install bathroom fans in our home (including adding the vents through the roof). They were very personable and easy to talk to, and it was easy to see that they put a lot of care into their work. We're looking forward to working with them again soon!

This is the second time we've used Dollens, first being when they upgraded the wiring to the entire house. This time they installed an isolated circuit in our garage and some can lighting. Even though it was a smaller job, they treated it just as importantly as the bigger job.

They answered all our questions, let us know and talk through our options and didn't do any additional work without letting us know and approve the price difference for our requests, rather than telling us at the end of the job.

A+ work!

Jason is very creative and found the answer to a problem several other electricians couldn't find.

Jason, Josh, and Elijah were prompt, considerate, professional, trustworthy, and kind. The work for our recessed lighting project was done quickly and with care, precision, and high quality. Jason was very thorough in explaining what they had done and why. I would have no reservations with them and highly recommend them!

Used again today to troubleshoot a couple of problems (Solved) and replace a ceiling fan (looks and works great). These guys are still the best.

I was pleased when they briefly reviewed an installation manual to make sure they remembered exactly how the brand worked. It was obvious Joshua already knew how to make the installation but he doubled checked anyway. (I'm glad I'm not the only person who still refers to a manual.)

Call/use them; you won't be sorry.

Knowledgeable, effective, and efficient !!
Excellent communication and professional!
Highly recommend!

Jason seemed to know the possible cause for the problem when I told him that the parts of the house were losing power gradually, and he was right!! He came out on the same day and fixed the problem (burnt crimp in junction box in the garage) within an hour!! Excellent!

Update 8/2025

Still my go to electrical contractor. On time, plenty of communication, professional.
Converting from propane to an electric BBQ (firewise change).
Needed a new outlet on a 20 amp circuit that had an old 15 amp style socket. These are the guys I trust to keep us safe.

Update 9/2020 - Upgraded some thermostat wiring for me with a difficult routing. Professional and quick.

Update - Jason and Josh again came through for me. In the midst of a heat wave, they were able to come to the other end of the county and fix an electrical problem at my mother's house. Got the outlets for the portable AC and lift chair back working and made the wiring safer to boot.

Original - Could not ask for better. Jason installed a new 40 amp circuit and an EVo charger for our car. (No more slow 110 charging. Yeah!) While working in our breaker panel he noted a dangerous situation left by a previous contractor who upgraded our air conditioning.

(Side note kind of disappointing the inspector didn't notice that the other contractor put in a bigger breaker on a wire that was too small. Luckily the wire insulation had just started to bubble and it didn't catch fire.)

Within a week they were able to fit us in to replace the faulty circuit as well as rewire our garage lighting to eliminate some creative but scary runs of extension cords and re-purposed outlets. Now I have bright lights and when I look up, I don't see wires draped everywhere.

We connected with Jason of Dollens Electric through our equally excellent general contractor Dan Mackey. (Who by the way had nothing to do with the faulty circuit or the creative garage lighting.)

Lastly a thank you to Jason's son Josh who got to do the crawling under the house.

Dollens Electric did a great job for us in setting up the irrigation system for the Christmas Tree Farm.

Trustworthy very much describes Dollens Electric. Jason and his team including Josh and Elijah are reliable, honest, and efficient. I have used Dollens for major and small jobs and they stand by their work and rightfully so. Don't be fooled by cheap quotes that lure you in with the thought of getting major work done for a cheap cheap price. You get what you pay for and with Dollens, you get a great job for a fair price. Dollens is my go-to electrician.

Great Company, very happy every time they do work for us.

Wanted to replace very old track lighting in living room with can lights. Submitted an estimate request on a Sunday night, Jason came out first thing Monday morning to check out the project and provided a timely and reasonable estimate later that day and followed up with a phone call. Work was completed today, one week later! Josh, Elijah, and Ricky were respectful of our home, took great care to keep things clean and were very pleasant. I don't know why we put this project off for so long! We finally have decent lighting in our living room! Will definitely use Dollens Electric for any future home projects/maintenance!

The electrician, who is a son of the owner, was extremely knowledgeable, professional, prompt and expedient. He offered several options to my service request, but did so without pressure of any kind. The job was done quickly and with perfection. I highly recommend.

Very thorough and informative whole house fan, chandelier and kitchen hood thru roof job. Josh explained in details and provided suggestions to protect my old circuits also.

Very positive experience with Dollens Electric!
Came back from out of town on a Friday evening to find the garage without power.
Jason from Dollens walked me step by step through all the trouble shooting over the phone to spot the issue and resolve it within minutes.
I am going back to them for all my Electrical nees!

After my car charger arrived I scheduled an appointment for the install, and Joshua came a couple days later. He was on time, knowledgeable, very professional, and did an amazing install of my Wallbox and Powermeter for a great price. I appreciated that he offered to install the power wires through the back for a cleaner install. He also explained to me what he was doing, and gave me chances for input on how everything should be laid out on the wall.

I had a hard time finding a contractor who wanted to install a power meter for dynamic energy monitoring over an expensive DCC. On my first call with them they recommended an Emporia Pro which is the cheapest option for dynamic load management, so I knew that they had the best for the customer in mind. I decided to go with Wallbox's offering instead; although I picked a less common method for dynamic load management Joshua had no issues wiring everything and it was great to see that he took in my input instead of just telling me I had to install a costly DCC. I also liked that he already had a lot of prior experience installing Wallbox's car charger.

Thank you for an amazing install. Support Local!

Called for an estimate and Jason came out the next day and we received the estimate within a few hours. The work began two days later. Josh was very good at explaining what he was doing and let us know if something he saw was concerning. Both Josh and Brian were very neat and left the job site clean. The estimate was very clear as to the cost of each part of the project. The final cost was exactly what was estimated. Also received a senior discount, which was very much appreciated. Thanks to Jason, Josh and Brian.

Joshua came soon after calling to make an appointment, expeditiously assessed the problem with the circuit breaker, and added a surge protector in the main panel. Part of the problem was needed to be remedied by PG&E, and he was able to ascertain their service in the afternoon. All in all, the matter was quickly resolved.

I needed to upgrade my electrical panel. Dollens Electric did a load calculation and recommended a new panel that would accommodate the electrification of my furnace and water heater down the road. They were prompt initiating and completing the upgrade. Their communication was excellent.