Ten appliances
What we repair in San Diego
Laundry is most of the work. Washers and dryers, then dishwashers, then the microwave over the range — the everyday machines, in the flats, rentals and older coastal houses that make up most of this city.
Ten appliances
In the order San Diego asks for them
Dishwasher Repair
Dishwashers that leave grit on the glassware, stand in water, or leak onto the kitchen floor.
- glassware comes out filmed and gritty
- standing water left in the bottom
- leak spreading from under the door
Washer Repair
Front and top loaders that will not drain, shake the floor on spin, or lock shut mid-cycle.
- drum still full of water when the cycle ends
- violent shaking on the spin
- door locked with the load inside
Dryer Repair
Gas and electric dryers tumbling without heat, taking three cycles, or shutting off hot.
- runs a full cycle and the load is still damp
- no heat at all from a spinning drum
- squealing or thumping while it turns
Microwave Repair
Over-the-range and built-in microwaves that will not heat, will not start, or arc inside.
- plate turns but the food stays cold
- display dark and no response
- arcing or a burnt smell from the cavity
Freezer Repair
Uprights, chests and freezer drawers running warm, frosting over, or never cycling off.
- ice cream soft at the usual setting
- frost sheeting the back wall
- drawer will not pull shut
Oven Repair
Wall ovens and range ovens running cold, failing to ignite, or reading a fault code.
- sits fifty degrees under the set point
- bake element never glows
- fault code on the display
Refrigerator Repair
Freestanding refrigerators losing temperature, icing up, or running without ever cycling off.
- fresh food warming while the freezer holds
- frost across the back panel
- compressor never cycling off
Ice Maker Repair
In-freezer and undercounter ice makers that stopped producing, freeze solid, or leak.
- no ice for days at a time
- cubes hollow or cloudy
- the whole tray frozen into one block
Wine Cooler Repair
Undercounter wine storage drifting off its set point, sweating inside the glass, or running hot.
- cabinet ten degrees above the set point
- condensation on the inside of the door
- one zone cold and the other warm
Garbage Disposal Repair
Disposals humming without turning, leaking at the flange, or gone silent under the sink.
- hums but nothing turns
- silent when the switch is thrown
- drip from the mounting flange
Start here
Or start from the symptom
Pick the machine, then the thing it is doing. Each one opens onto the page that explains what usually causes it.
Dishwasher
Washer
Dryer
Microwave
Freezer
Oven
Refrigerator
Ice Maker
Wine Cooler
Reviews
What people wrote afterwards
★★★★★
No ice for the better part of a week in our condo. The fill tube had frozen solid because the water valve was weeping. He thawed it out, replaced the valve, and the tray filled correctly afterwards.
Zoraida C.Downtown San Diego
★★★★★
It stopped mid-cycle with a flashing light on the panel. The door latch switch was at fault and had to be ordered. Two visits in the end, though he was clear about that on the first one.
Kieran M.Pacific Beach
★★★★★
Hard water inland had scaled the spray holes almost shut. He descaled both arms, replaced the lower one where the holes had eroded away, and explained what rinse aid is actually doing for the drying.
Anjali D.Rancho Bernardo
★★★★★
Bungalow with the washer out in a back service porch. It kept stopping at the same point with a flashing light. He found a chewed wiring harness behind the machine, most likely rodents, and repaired the run.
Jorge I.North Park
★★★★★
It walked out from the wall on every spin and banged into the dryer beside it. Two shock absorbers had let go. He replaced both, levelled the feet properly, and the machine now stays where it is put.
Rowan E.Normal Heights
★★★★★
Beach rental with the laundry pair squeezed in under the stairs. The bearings were going and finishing it took a second appointment. The arrival window was wider than I would have liked, but the machine is quiet again.
Angus D.Mission Beach
Get it looked at
Tell us what it is doing
The make, what the machine is doing, and how it is fitted — stacked in a closet or standing in a garage. That is usually enough to know what the visit involves.