Alternating Currents

Called the day before Thanksgiving and the owner walked me through my problem over the phone. Was a huge help! Will definitely call back!

Top notch business with buttoned up employees! Unfortunately we have many electrical issues at our home and we stick with Alternating Currents. Today James diagnosed the issue we had with a dedicated microwave outlet , explained everything throughly and corrected the issue. He then triple checked the wiring in the junction box and aligning areas. He was a pleasure to have in our home too!

Jim and Dave were prompt, courteous and cleaned up their work. They worked through a day long list that included replacing outdated outlets            (inside and outside), installing new ceiling fans and clearing circuit routing issues. They provided clear, practical options when questions arose. In short , they were a pleasure to work with as were the office staff in preparing the final estimate.

As I type this review, a crew from Alternating Currents is in the middle of a big job on my 1947-built brick ranch with plaster walls. They're updating our panel from 100 amp service to 200 (w/power surge protection), adding a dozen or so much-needed outlets throughout the house, putting ceiling lights in our living room, installing a new fancy exhaust fan with heater in a chilly basement bathroom, and creating the necessary additional circuits to distribute the power accordingly. Today is Day Three of this endeavor. The crew is taking great care to keep the cuts and dust to a minimum, but it's a messy project. The crew leaders have been listening and responding to our needs, advising us every step of the way. They're notifying us and getting approval before making any cuts into the walls and ceilings. While we've taken steps to move many belongings out to the garage, they are deftly working around our stuff. And they've been very patient with our overly-curious and somewhat protective mutt. Since the job is still in progress, I'll follow up with additional info. at later date.

We have used Alternating Currents since we moved to Glen Ellyn 35 years ago.  Every project from replacing a breaker box to correcting remodelers mistakes has been done well. The employees arrive on time and easy to talk to, answering all questions.  The estimate is what I have ended up paying, no surprises.

Professional.  Courteous.  Prompt.  Clean.  Safe.  The two man crew arrived on time and were ready to get to work.  The job entailed adding a breaker box in the garage with two 220 outlets and six, 20A outlets for a workshop.  They extending power from the basement panel, through several rooms behind drywall, through the concrete foundation to the side of the house and to the garage.  They wore masks while inside, laid drop clothes on the floors and cleaned up after themselves.  Wouldn't know they were here, but for the crazy-good electrical hardware in the garage.  I plan on using their services again.

Had an emergency situation and within a hour Martin was out at the property and we had power again.  He was so kind to not charge a emergency fee on a Friday night after hours!

They installed a ceiling fan in one of our rooms. Our kids room which is also the hottest room in the house. The job ended up being much more difficult than anticipated because of some poorly done existing wiring. Jeff was awesome with us though. So professional. So kind. He did a tremendous job. Would use him anytime. Highly recommended.

I used them to install some can lights and run a new line to my pump room in my basement. I quoted out a few other places and AC was the lowest by $100, I believe.

Office staff and electricians were extremely professional all around. They were honest too. Told me I didn't need a new receptacle in my basement (but I did it anyway for my own reasons).

Would recommend them to anyone.

My garage door wasn't working and it was determined the cause was a problematic electrical connection.  Cal repaired the problem and explained it clearly.  He got the job done for less than the original estimate.  I feel this company is honest and handled my issue in a prompt and professional manner.  I plan to use Alternating Currents again for any future electrical concerns.

Fantastic company.  Marty came out to my house to go over some options and give us a quote.  Once we paid our deposit we were put on the calendar, they showed up on time, did the work in the contract and cleaned up.  His employees are all very nice and do nice work.  I would definitely use Alternating Current again and I highly recommend them to anyone in need of electrical work.

I chose Alternating Currents Corporation based on a referral from my neighbor. I used Alternating Currents Corp to update my electrical service to 200 Amps and to hang and wire a fan box. Marty came to quote the job in person. The process was quick, thorough and accurate.  They were very good about not damaging any drywall when hanging the fan.  Any damage when the service panned was installed was minimal and it only took 2 days total to complete the process. All of the invoices were emailed and the office staff was available and replied to questions very quickly.  I will recommend being home before the project is finished to make sure you get the signed off inspections and a rundown how everything works.  I also had the option of getting my own permits from the city and would think about letting them take care of the permitting so you don't have to be the go-between with them and the city, but if you're up for doing the pickup and scheduling it's an easy way to save a few bucks.  I requested some outlets be reused and the old panels be left and they were. They also had to return some of my original GFCI breakers, so I would also recommend going over what is left and what is tossed before hand. I would use Alternating Currents Corporation again if I need future electrical work.