Pi Electric & Solar reviews

Chelsea R. had a residential solar array put on her home by another installer and soon discovered questionable alterations in her electrical panel. Not being an electrician, she couldn't fix the issues herself and hired Pi to set things right. Pi corrected the wiring in a timely way, answered all of her questions, and kept her informed throughout the process. The difference that mattered most was their steady communication and willingness to explain each step after the original crew had gone silent. She finished with repaired electrical work and the confidence that the system was safe and understood.

Cynthia M. discovered half her house had lost power and phoned Pi Solar and Electric for help. She happened to be away from home when Aaron connected with her over FaceTime, inspected the panel remotely, diagnosed the problem, and recommended the best solution. A crew arrived quickly, worked professionally, and installed a new electric panel. She ended up with every socket and light working again — the remote FaceTime diagnosis followed by a fast, clean replacement is the detail she remembers most.

Judy A. called after a breaker in her older home kept tripping and wouldn’t reset. Aaron arrived, refused to troubleshoot for a root cause—insisting that unless issue A was fixed there was no point looking at B or C—and charged a $350 service fee for opening the panel and taking a quick look without a proper diagnosis. He repeatedly insisted the panel and cable weren’t up to current code and kept pushing for a full new panel and subpanel, with a sky‑high estimate. The county, however, had told her the system could remain grandfathered. A different electrician later came in, fixed the original breaker problem, and added a dedicated circuit and other requested work; that final bill ran about one‑tenth of Aaron’s quote. The detail that stuck with her: she paid $350 for a cursory visit and nearly got steered into an expensive full replacement when a straightforward, much cheaper repair solved everything.

Liddy A. found her family suddenly in a pinch and needed a quick electrical fix for their home. Aaron stepped in at the last minute, installed a new electric panel, and got the situation sorted. She appreciated his timely response and the fact that the panel was installed on short notice.

Teri C. called for help on a hot Saturday afternoon after her husband accidentally cut the cord on a yard trimmer and tripped breakers, leaving the outside freezer, bathroom outlets, and the entire sprinkler system dead. She rang Aaron, who had helped them before, and he arrived within the hour to investigate. Aaron inspected the main panel and pointed out multiple problems: the original 1979 box was overloaded, not up to code, and a clear safety hazard. He contacted SMUD over the weekend, returned early Monday with a co-worker, and by Monday afternoon they had removed the old box, installed an updated panel, checked every circuit, and restored power. They also planned a follow-up visit to add more circuits because too many plugs were tied to the same lines. Pi Solar and Electric moved faster than she expected, stayed professional and polite, explained every step, and worked through temperatures above 90°F without complaint. The detail that stuck with her was having a 1979 main panel replaced and full power back by Monday afternoon after a Saturday emergency call — with planned circuit upgrades to prevent the problem from recurring.

David H. called an independent electrician after Pi had worked on some outlets. The new electrician discovered the plugs were disconnected and found two hot wires while troubleshooting. David had been told by Pi that a staple had shorted the wire and that someone would need to cut into the sheetrock to fix it; the follow-up electrician proved that diagnosis wrong. The most striking detail: Pi recommended an invasive drywall repair that turned out to be unnecessary — the real problems were disconnected plugs and two hot conductors.

Will's mother lost power at her Fair Oaks home and couldn't reset the circuit breakers. He called Aaron, who diagnosed the problem within minutes, then returned the next day to repair it. He appreciated Aaron's professional approach and fair pricing — a fast diagnosis followed by a next-day fix that got the house back up and running without a big bill.

Sean H. faced an electrical nightmare in the middle of one of the worst storms the area had seen in years. He called Aaron, who arrived calm and collected and steadied him through the crisis. Aaron followed through exactly as promised, completing the necessary work despite the severe weather. He praised the crew's professionalism, rating the team A++++. The detail that sticks: Aaron’s composure under pressure and his exact follow-through when everything else was falling apart.

Shalar wanted a straightforward, low-cost tweak — have the outlet box behind the stove sit flush and swap an existing floodlight for a Ring floodlight. After several licensed, bonded, insured electricians found the job would be about $250, she encountered Aaron from Pi Electric & Solar and received a $600 quote. When she pressed for an explanation, the exchange quickly turned hostile: Aaron refused to justify the price and then kept sending increasingly aggressive messages on Thumbtack after she asked him to stop. He also chastised her over a $20 fee he labeled a “stunt,” and the back-and-forth escalated to the point that she pulled together text screenshots showing his business and license information and a photo of him with his son. She left a one-star review because what started as a small, routine retrofit ended with an unexpectedly high quote and repeated harassment — the detail that sticks is the mismatch between the other electricians’ ~$250 estimates and Aaron’s $600 price, followed by the hostile messages she documented.