Sonar Electrical Co

Sal is what you hope to get when cold calling someone who haven’t used before. I left a message after hours with 4 electricians. Sal called me back within 10 minutes. 2 of the other guys rated highly on Unilocal didn’t even bother to call me back. The other electrician that did call me back was booked up for 3 weeks. Go with Sal — he’s great! Responsive, flexible, easy to work with and knowledgeable! His rating here on Unilocal says it all!!! I will use him again.

Sal is the best!!! Answered the phone right away when I called, came out the next day for a quote and a day later, I have beautiful hall light pendants installed perfectly! A+ experience with Sonar and will definitely use him again if I need an electrician. Prices are fair too!

Sal was prompt and took action for solutions. I called him late yesterday after finding him on Unilocal and we were trying to determine a good time to meet (our issue wasn’t an emergency so we weren’t in a hurry) and mentioned that I would be home later in the evening and he said he would be by at 6:00! He was prompt and had his equipment and switch that I had mentioned on the phone. Dependable!

Sal was great and professional! I would definitely call him again. We have a couple outdoor outlets that weren’t working. I called him and we made an appointment for the next morning. He was punctual and very thorough. Now our outlets are working and we’re able to use our Xmas lights!

I couldn’t get my circuit breaker to reset for my microwave and refrigerator. Sal came less than 50 minutes after speaking with him.(In between dropping off and picking up his wife for a medical appointment) The problem was an outlet that was not properly installed for the amount of voltage that was going through it. The wire had burned through and singed a plug that was behind a bakers rack. Not only was he quick with the repair, the price quoted was the price he charged. I will use Sonar Electrical again in the very near future.

Do yourself a favor, STOP your search for electrican and just call SONAR!
If there were a 10 star rating scale Sonar and Sal would earn it. After a full week of searching for electricians from handy man companies to electricians posted on A-​List I ran up against the pricing and scheduling wall. No one could come out right away… everyone had 2 week wait times and prices were just outrageous.
Enter Sal (he should have a cape and and a tshirt made that says SUPER SAL!) He responded to my call first ring. YES! HE answers the phone. I explained my problem in general terms. We scheduled an appointment right away for the next day at 9:30 am.
Well to my surprise he texted at 8:30 and said he was on his way (EARLY!!!) can you believe it? He showed up at 9:30 on the nose, evaluated each of the fixtures in the home to determine the source of the spontaneous light outages, changed what he needed to change, installed a new fixture a nd a sensor light. He was thourough, fair and honest in his assessment. His prices are fair and very reasonable!
I have made a follow up appointment for him to install flood lights and another garage light. He resotred my faith in electricians.
Call Sonar and bring on the light!!!

The circuit breaker kept tripping. At first, it was just when the microwave was used along with the TV in the kitchen. Then, the microwave started tripping it even when nothing else was on. A few days ago, most of the condo’s power went out several times, and could not be restored even when the breaker was reset. I called another electrician, but he wasn’t available for four days! So I called Sonar, as it was close to my home, at 9:15 p.m. Sal returned my call that night and agreed to come the next morning!
He arrived earlier than stated, and quickly diagnosed the problem. It was fixed in about 25 minutes. He also checked to make sure everything was back on, and gave advice about how to reduce my electric bill. He was excellent and very knowledgeable. Would recommend.

Sal did an exceptional job! He is thorough and has years of experience. We ran into some unexpected issues during the project, but Sal was resourceful and solved the problems. Great experience and awesome customer service!

Great Service, called Sal for an issue with electric issue. Came same day within an hour of the call. Provided an assessment of the situation, and told me what I needed to buy as an option to fix the problem. Also spoke to the electrical supplier on my behalf to help make sure I got the correct part. Followed up with Sal a few days later via text to set up another apt for repair, and he responded immediately, and came same day (on a Sunday) was very happy with the service and time to fix my problem, also very reasonable cost!

I called, he came over within an hour, looked around, went home and called me back with an estimate. Sal did a great job. We gave him a mixture of easy and hard jobs to do for our historic bungalow. I appreciate someone who is timely and efficient. I wouldn’t hesitate to hire him again or recommend him to friends… and the prices were fair. (Plus he’s a very interesting guy and fun to talk to.)

I had what seemed like a simple problem. A set of halogen lights in our kitchen that were flickering. I am busy and not very electrically inclined so after my initial troubleshoot of checking all of the bulbs didn’t correct the problem I sought professional help. Angie’s List had a deal with this electrical company which will not be named and so I thought this would take care of my issue fast.
I went back and forth with this company explaining the problem, sending them info, photos and more info yet at the end of the convo they suggested that the only solution was to buy a whole new set of lighting and have them install it, within the next 5 – 6 weeks since they were so busy. I thought this was bunk so I called Sonar to the rescue.
He was at my house the next day, took care of the flickering lights, corrected a few other electrical problems I had and was even friendly to my wife and son.
I would highly recommend him for your next electrical issue, especially if you are in the Rogers Park area and need quick reliable electrical service.

First of all these written words come nowhere close to how I feel about the excellent service that I received from Sal and Sonar Electrical. Sal was most helpful from my first call. I had recently installed a new wall AC unit in my condo in February and had not used it until late June. After 20 minutes of use it would keep tripping my breaker. I called Sal and explained to him what was happening. He told me to save on a service call to call the company that installed it and to see if the AC was working correctly. They came out and said it was fine but but put a 20 AMP breaker where I had a 15 AMP in. The AC would work, but I noticed my lights where flickering after their service. I called Sal again and he said get the installation company out again to check their work. Sal was suggesting this in order for me to save dollars. They did come out and told me my neutral wire had an issue and it was not their responsibility. I called Sal and told him the issue and he said he could come out on a Saturday at 9AM. Sal was on time, friendly, and professional. Sal completed the work swiftly and so far everything is great. This job was completed at a fair price as well! I really appreciate the advice that Sal gave me and I must say his years of experience has paid off in a satisfied customer. I would never hesitate to call Sonar Electrical again and I highly recommend this company.

Our stove had stopped working, and we didn’t know if it was the stove itself or the electrical outlet. After working through all the tests a mere renter can do we established that it was the outlet and hopefully not also the stove (fingers crossed). I called 4 companies before calling Sonar. Sal was the only one who answered. When I explained the problem he gave me a quote, as well as other quotes should the work be more involved, and then said that he could be here in half an hour if I wanted. 15 minutes later he was in my kitchen hauling my stove away from the wall and talking a mile a minute at both me and at the outlet. Less than an hour after I called and my outlet was fixed, the price was beyond reasonable, and he cleaned up after himself. I will definitely be calling him again when I am in need, and I would highly recommend him to anyone needing an electrician.
And none of the other companies had even called me back yet.

Came quick got the job done with a little notice, while other electricians were pretty busy. He doesn’t accept credit cards but he drove to my house to pick up the check. I thought that was going above and beyond, and contacting me before doing any unsolicited work.

Excellent electrician! Called them at 7am and was at my house within the hour. Fixed my wiring problem and installed light fixture. Very happy customer! Will call again when needed. He is reliable, professional and courteous.

I had an electrical issue that needed immediate attention. My tenant was literally in the dark, so we needed to address the problem right away. I called Sal and it was like he was waiting for my call! In an instant he was in the place, assessed the problem, fixed it and was out the door. Awesome, reliable, honest, punctual and affordable. What else do you need? It’s good to know there’s someone you can trust in a pinch.

I had Sal do some work for me this summer and I was really pleased with his work. He was extremely knowledgeable and responsive. He showed up on time every time and did excellent work at a reasonable rate. I would highly recommend this company and will use him to do all my electrical work from now on.

I wouldn’t recommend. I called this company on Monday requesting they hang two TV’s. The guy who answered was rude, unhelpful and before I knew it he said he could do the job, but hung up right after. He was supposed to come tomorrow, so I called to confirm today. Sure enough, he said he didn’t remember and then hung up.
So unprofessional and a waste of time.

I was in fast need of a local electrician and I found Sal from Sonar. WHAT a gem! I am a new condo owner and new to the world of having to have people instead of just calling ones landlord. Sal went above and beyond the call of duty. I am so relieved that I now have a go-​to electrician. He knows his trade and takes the time to investigate. He called back immediately after I left a message. He arrived so quickly. He was professional, kind, helpful and the price was very reasonable.
DONT HESITATE to call Sal !

After a few days of flickering, our faulty dining room light switch decided it wanted to spontaneously combust at about 5:30 pm on a Thursday evening. Of course, us being 2 non-​handy women, completely freaked out and Unilocaled electricians ASAP.
We left messages with a few, but Sal called us back immediately and said he’d be right over. He knew exactly what was wrong, changed our ridiculous dimmer switch (our building was rehabbed in the late 70s, so we got stuck with a ton of dimmer switches) to a regular one and that was it!
Personally, I thought the price was pretty fair considering it was last minute and there was virtually no wait time as he was over place less than an hour after we called. Sal worked fast and was a pleasure to deal with — no sketchiness detected! I would recommend Sonar Electrical to anyone.