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Had a short in my house that knocked out the power to my office. Alltown Electric was able to help out almost immediately. Kieran did a fantastic job in almost no time when he arrived. These guys are amazing and professional, and do great work. Thanks!

Sunday night half of the power in my home went out. I called Mike first thing Monday morning and he instructed me to have Com Ed come out and take a look (even gave me their number). Com Ed came out and explained the problem to me. I called Mike who broke his schedule after learning that we had no heat and immediately came over.
He went above and beyond any and all expectations I had and restored our power for a very reasonable price.
I have to note that Monday morning I spoke with 4 different electricians, Mike was the only one who told me to contact Com Ed. There was someone else who came out , but he turned the job down. Mike was the only one who took a genuine interest in helping me. Mike at Advance is now my go to guy for all things electrical. Thanks Mike!!!

We had Victor come by to install two ceiling fans. He was very responsive while scheduling and did the work for a reasonable price. The work was fast and he was clearly very knowledgeable about how to get everything done. We'd definitely have Victor come back for additional electrical work.

On a Friday morning both bedrooms in my condo stopped having electricity. That night I was having some people over and with no electricity in the bedrooms, I also had no home internet!
After much frustration, I called Peter. He was at the gym but came over right after. This was at 5:30 on a Friday! He was quick and replaced the breaker easily. He took off his shoes and was very courteous. The whole thing took about 20 minutes and I was so thankful to have someone available and close. I'll definitely use him again.

Frank was great, we have been in this area for a while and we purchased a 'fixer upper' so we have been through our fair share of contractors. He was by far the most professional and responsive to our needs.  He is very price conscious and very knowledgable. We will definitely use his service again and would 100% recommend.  Frank runs an honest business and is the best home improvement vendor we have hired.

Wonderful experience from start to finish.  If I could give them ten stars I would.  Promptly fixed a garage timer.  Arrived a little early for our appointment time but called ahead to make sure it was ok.  Arek did a great job.  Look forward to using them again.  Confident in their abilities.

I used Skyline electric to install a chandelier and update some lighting in my house. I also thought i had some electrical issues with some older lights. Kent came by with a team and quickly resolved that electrical issues were really light bulb issues (i am clearly not an even an ameatur electrician). He instructed the team on how to handle the rest including my chandelier and moving the electric box in the ceiling over. When it came time to put it up the chandelier Alex, the other master electrician, had me look at various heights and different angles to ensure we got it right before he cut the cords. I really appreciated all the attention to detail that i was not considering. Alex even ran to home depot last minute to get me a dimmer to complete the look. Overall the work was great, everyone was nice and professional. Lots of updates along the way. Would call them before i considered using anyone else.

In a Chicago winter, there are always going to be plumbing and heating problems and technicians get swamped with requests for emergency services (missing appointments) or want to charge an arm and a leg when they arrive at your house. I have used these guys twice now and both times they were reasonable and helpful. They gave me a reasonable quote through the yelp app, and upon arrival, seeing the problem not as big as before, adjusted the price even further. They always respond within 24 hours, and schedule arrival within a day or so of your infractions. Morever, the tech, Jose, is easygoing and pretty accurate in his assessments and handy enough to address various types of problems I've had with water heater, furnace, and showerhead water flow.

We needed our old smoke detector fixed. Volodymyr was quick, straightforward, and professional. He also replied to messages within a reasonable time frame. Highly recommend!

A few weeks ago, a few outlets and lights suddenly stopped working in our house. This week, I finally had two companies lined up for estimates. The first was a big local company called ABC Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric. He quoted us $2,800. I found the second company, LMV Electrical, from a Craigslist ad. He arrived to provide an estimate but ended up staying for only 45 mins and fixing all the problems. He charged me $100.  Enough said.

Eugene was very helpful in explaining main circuit breakers and junction boxes without requiring a service call.

By far the worst attitude ever. I called Todd (their residential electrician) and he spoke to me like a child! Sounded like i was interrupting his time and he didn't want to answer any questions. $150/hr. No thank you, I'll pay the same price for someone who has time to listen to my maintanence problems. It's too bad because I really needed this repair and they are so close :(.

Well, I read all these great reviews but unfortunately, I had a very different experience with Mo's work. He was hired to switch out an over the sink bathroom light. The job took less than 20 minutes and he charged $230.00, I felt it was a lot high for 20 mins of work, but I agreed. Anyway, he didn't center the light over the sink, and I was very unhappy with the result and let him know it. He got very defensive telling me that it was impossible to center the light over the sink, without moving the electrical box housing the wires, this would entail him putting a hole in the wall, patching the wall and that would cost an additional $180.00 to do and he didn't have the time that day and would have to come back when he was in the area. That brings the cost now to install to $410.00! I was so upset that after he left, with my mother's help, I removed the light from the wall and located the electrical box behind the fixture. I found that all I had to do was remove the 3 anchoring screws on the holding plate, move the holding plate over an inch to be centered over the sink, reinstall the screws in new hole, then rehang the light, to center over the sink.
The next day, though he told me that he rarely comes to my area, he wanted to come by and center the light, and make that easy $180.00. I told him I no thanks and goodbye.  I don't like feeling that I was taken advantage of, but I was.

I am amazed that I am the first person to review this company. Any one who owns property knows how wonderful (and difficult) it is to find a professional, reliable, funny, and super friendly electrician/plumber/contractor/handyman. Well, with Ed, I found The One. He's just fantastic in every way. I recently hired him to repair the doorbells at my two-flat and, as always, he was reasonably priced and available that day. I've used Ed before for some minor electrical work, and this time was no different. He quickly diagnoses the problem, gets it fixed, he's a pleasure to chat with (he has that dry sense of humor that I love), and his prices are very fair (I never feel jipped when he leaves...in fact, I typically think that's it?). I highly recommend Ed for all of your electrical needs. You will be extremely pleased with his services and your wallet won't be empty:-)

Called AM&L to repair some exposed wires in my garage but they are too busy with other jobs to do the work at all ever.

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.

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