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Stefan was great. He responded very quickly and got me a quote without too much back and forth. He got the work done the same day and followed up quickly when I flagged an issue after he left. I am so glad I called him!

I contacted Darryl at 8:40pm for a 911 service. Darryl was at my house by 9:15pm and my circuit breaker panel plus two outlets were fixed by 10:00pm. Amazing service! Reasonable price! And my newborn did not have to spend a night without heat. Happy momma!! Highly recommend!

This company went above and beyond. Not only did they upgrade the electric box and service as they were supposed to, but they also added 3 extra small outlets for my cable service and other things that now look awesome. Before they arrived the electrical closet down stairs was a mess, now it looks great! Thanks guys!

This man has no customer service nor does he listen. He is always in a hurry to finish no matter the look. If I could give a zero I would.

Very well satisfied with Joe at Wirenuts.
On time, very good work, works in a effective manner.  And is fair in his pricing.

First of all, I rarely write reviews but I was so impressed I felt the need to write this one.  I needed a light switch replaced in my kitchen.  Chris responded quickly with a very fair estimate yesterday and was able to schedule an appointment for today.  Chris is professional, courteous, efficient and very reasonable with his charges.  I have already discussed having him replace some light fixtures in my house.  I highly recommend ALC Electric!

A+ experience. Responsive, communicative, prompt, and straightforward. Explained things clearly to me and got the job done exactly how I wanted. Very fair pricing as well. Looking forward to working with Edward again for all my electrical needs.

I reached out to Ryan via yelp yesterday 6.16.2021 as I needed to add lighting to my basement area. I had previously request quotes from other companies but no one was able to come out for at least a month. Ryan was over to our home within a couple hours and ready to get to work right away. He provided great advice on a few other future project we have and did a great job adding a couple of additional lights to our basement/utility area.

Daryl and Raul came and fixed some electrical work for me in my home. They were knowledgeable and  very professional. They do great work.

Steer Clear. This is not a legitimate electrical company. Gave me an estimate and did the electrical work for an EV charger in our condo building. Even though building management didn't request City of Chicago license initially, they checked for it later (it can be asked for at any time) and this company is not licensed in the City of Chicago and its illegal to do residential work without it. The job was done completely wrong and he almost blew the sump pump and electrical to entire building by connecting to a panel inexplicably and was told not to. Installed wiring that was bent and broken and taped together which could have caused shocks and burning. New contractor easily installed it - no bends or breaks. The wall outlet installed was open and exposed, and if water dripped to it could electrocute people. Sloppy, cut corners, dangerous, illegal and not up to code. Absolute garbage, rushed work. Refused to get City of Chicago license and come fix job. We will be pursuing our money back. This is an illegitimate electrical company. Avoid at all costs.

Addendum to review:

Right, I'm not an electrician , but here are couple facts that a real electrician should have known and done, that found out about your job.

You were told by the building engineer to use the 480/277 volt panel because 208/120 was already at the capacity.

You just plainly ignored that and proceeded with your version. Maybe you don't know the difference between two.

You ran 208/ 120 wires through 480/277 panel which was a huge code violation and a human life safety issue.

And that's not all:

Then you spliced those wires inside that panel multiple times -- code violation.

You then decided to use lightning contractor conduit to run the wires and overfill that conduit -- code violation.

You installed the breaker at the wrong panel (which was at capacity) so you overloaded that panel.

The wire was badly scraped

You removed pipe straps and made the electrical conduit loose -- code violation.

J boxes that you installed were unsecured and loose with knock outs missing -- code violation

I'm still waiting on the city of Chicago electrical registration paperwork  from you.

A qualified electrician would know right away that he is working with 480/277 volts and would have informed me that i needed a step down transformer in order for the EV charger to work!

On top things you have charged me over $2K for 2 J boxes and a roll of #6 wire, which costs $600 at the most. The piping was already 97% there , so what took you so long.

It took a qualified electrician a total of 8 hours to remove the faulty work and install everything from scratch including installing the transformer.

We'll happily accept a refund to settle this matter

We had several projects that we've been putting off for a while. We needed to move an outlet to a different wall, we had a switch in the bedroom that didn't work, needed to add lighting and add an outlet for a mounted TV. Jose was very quick to respond to me, provided a quote before he came so I knew what to expect, and was flexible when I wanted to add on tasks when they arrived. They fixed up our walls afterwards and worked very hard to keep things easy for us to paint. They were also very conscious to social distance when they came. I highly recommend their work, so glad that we got these items done finally!

Recently used Urban Power to have third panel installed at my 2 flat in Logan Square and the needed infrastructure installed to house a new third meter.  I found Jake to be easy to work with. I feel all work was completed satisfactorily and in a timely manner.  I also felt the pricing was fair compared to other quotes I received.  I felt some of the other quotes I received, the companies were trying to over sell me.  Jake quoted the proper materials need to get the job done.  I would gladly use Jake again in the future and recommend him.

Blacklite Electric not only came the same day as I called for service, they even gave a discount on their price.
My cat had sprayed into an electrical outlet which in turn shorted out all of the outlets in the living room & small kitchen of my condo.  When I called to describe the problem, Neville responded he would be able to have two guys (Johnny & Alex) out in about an hour.  He then texted me their rates, letting me know immediately that I was eligible for a discount.   When they arrived they were friendly, courteous, & professional.  Not only were they able to fix my outlet issue but when I asked about a light fixture that had been also giving me issues, they were more than willing to take a look at it and were quickly able to determine the source of the issue.  I was very pleased with their polite, prompt, knowledgeable service and would use them again.

Very professional service! Plus good value! Will definitely be using Kinetic Energy again!

Could not recommend a better electrician!

I had a desire to install ceiling recessed lights and ceiling fans in a few rooms for some time. After doing some research on Yelp, I found Tom and gave him a call. We were able to set up a in-person consultation soon after, where he walked me through the options for recessed LED lights (4in vs 6in) and spacing of said lights. We agreed on an overall plan and start date.

During the project, Tom and his men were timely, clean, and very efficient in their work. They carefully calculated and marked out the placement of the lights and fan on the ceiling in each room for my approval before starting to cut into the drywall. In the end, they had to cut into a surprisingly small amount of the drywall to put everything together. In the two places in each room that they did have to open up the wall, they carefully replaced the drywall, saving me from having to make any large patches before repainting.

I wanted to use a particular smart dimming switch (Brilliant), but it was backordered and did not arrive in time. Tom hooked up everything using temporary switches and came back later to finish the job once they arrived.

Overall, I would definitely use Tom and his men again! I have a couple other projects around the house I've been thinking of (electric car charger, exterior light, replacing track lighting with more recessed lights, etc.) and plan to use Tom for these projects in the future!

Ted changed out fixtures throughout our house, including a difficult chandelier in our dining room. He also fixed a hot outlet and looked at our garage electrical. He was on time, fairly priced, and did great work. We'll be using him again.

Pros: responsive, punctual, honest, respectful of my home, fair pricing
Cons: none found
Alex did a great job replacing a broken switch. He responded quickly to my initial request and was fast in communicating throughout the scheduling process. We are very happy with the quality of work.
We'll likely have to have most of our old wiring replaced and are looking forward to have Alex and his team back. Seems to be a newer company, and I'm glad we took a chance on them.

I cannot express sincerely enough how disappointed I am in Fixer after having used their service for the last 4 years. The only reason they get two stars is because the actual handy people are pretty great. The shortest version of this story is that due to a complete accident (which wasn't a big deal to me because accidents happen), my shower door broke. It took Fixer 144 DAYS to resolve the issue, during which time I had to hound them relentlessly to actually see any movement. At no point did Fixer seem actively interested in retaining me as a customer in the future or offer me anything beyond fixing the damage caused.

December 30th, I had Kenny out to help me with a few tasks, including replacing a broken seal on my shower door (which had broken again after a previous fixer replaced it months prior). Kenny determined that the door hinge was damaged and needed to be replaced, and informed me that Fixer would order this and send a repair person out to fix it.

By January 21st, I had still not heard from Fixer despite reaching out twice about this issue, and emailed with a complaint. Fixer apologized right away and said my part was ordered and due in February 3rd, and that they'd waive the special order fee and credit me $25 towards my next visit. This was just fine with me.

January 29th, Augustin came out to replace the hinge, at which time we discovered that Fixer had NOT ordered a hinge (as Kenny had outlined in the purchase order, which I saw both at that time and on the 29th) but rather a shower door seal (which was unnecessary as it would just keep breaking until the door was repaired). In an attempt to resolve my issue, Augustin attempted to repair the hinge, and in his attempt the entire door shattered with such force that it chipped the paint on my bathroom door and walls. This wasn't the issue; mistakes happen.

It took until March 1st for Fixer to have worked with another company (Ardmore Glass) to get my door replaced. They scheduled a visit for March 2nd. Nobody arrived. I was told there had been a mistake and Ardmore would be coming on the 9th. They came and determined they'd need to replace the entire shower surround, as there was no remaining door hinge. I was told by Fixer on March 28th that Ardmore expected to receive my new frame that week and that I could expect glass to be installed 7-10 days later. I said I could be available for install on March 30th, and was told the surround hadnt arrived yet and they'd let me know when it did. I heard nothing from Fixer until I reached out again on April 6th and was told on the 7th that my frame had 'finally' arrived. Weird how that happened the day after I pestered them.

April 15th, Ardmore Glass came out again and took more measurements but installed nothing. May 1st, I reached out to Fixer AGAIN to follow up about the status of my project. May 2nd, I received an apology explaining that Fixer does 'not have a complete process for when elevated issues like this arise' and informing me that they were 'committed to making this right' for me. May 5th, Ardmore came out and installed my shower surround and glass, which I would have thought was the end of this nonsense but nope! Ardmore hadn't put any sort of seal around the glass, meaning that when I used my shower, water poured out all over my bathroom floor. I emailed Fixer yet again on May 10th to inform them of this issue. They offered to send a manager out to take the measurements for a seal and I provided those measurements myself. On May 12th, Fixer then said that because this was installed by Ardmore, it was their responsibility to resolve the leak, and that they could return on Monday, May 16th to fix it. I was unavailable that day and asked if they could come on the 17th instead; I was told Fixer would verify this time with Ardmore and let me know ASAP. At 5pm on the 16th, I had to reach out to Fixer to see if there had been an update from Ardmore, and I was told 'we would need to check back in with them. At this point we think it may be better to aim for 9am on Wednesday or Thursday.' I said either would work.

The final and most completely ridiculous element was that then, the NEXT MORNING, Tuesday the 17th (when I had originally offered my availability and been told the above nonsense about needing to check back in with them) I received a text from Fixer at 8:47am that read Hi Theresa- we're terribly sorry for the confusion. Ardmore is scheduled for Tuesday morning-we just heard back from them. If that still works for you, they will give you a call when they are on their way. I was given THIRTEEN MINUTES NOTICE of an appointment.

Even attempting to cancel my Care & Protect membership, a service about which I had been really excited when it launched, was a joke. I received an email response that only read 'd' from the manager I'd been corresponding with on the 17th of May. It took until TODAY, the 23rd of May, to get an email back confirming my membership was cancelled. What a mess.

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