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(760) 330-4020
Whirled Service Appliance repair · San Diego (760) 330-4020

Downtown San Diego · 92101

Dishwasher Repair in Downtown San Diego, San Diego

Renters, owners and building managers in Downtown San Diego all call about the same dishwashers, and the useful answer is the same for all three.

Downtown San Diego buildings and their machines

High-rise laundry closets are the constraint here. A stacked washer-dryer has to come out to reach anything behind it, and there is rarely more than an inch either side, so the pair gets walked out on furniture sliders rather than tilted. Most buildings want the freight lift reserved and the corridor protected, and some will only allow it in set hours. Give us the building name and the management contact when you book and we handle that. Venting is the other recurring one: long shared duct runs collect lint far from the machine, which is why a dryer that tests fine still takes three cycles.

A price you can hold us to

A figure quoted over the phone for a dishwasher before anyone has seen it is a guess, and a low guess is worse than none. You get the real price in writing once the fault is known, and you can decline it and pay only the service call.

Diagnosis

Common dishwasher faults

01

Blocked filter and sump

How it showsWater stands in the bottom and the cycle sounds normal throughout.

The repairStrip and clean the filter, sump and drain port; check for glass chips against the impeller.

02

Scaled spray arms

How it showsUpper rack comes out gritty while the lower rack is clean.

The repairDescale or replace the arms and clear the feed tube behind the tub wall.

03

Stuck detergent door

How it showsDetergent still sitting in the cup at the end of the cycle.

The repairClean the latch and wax motor linkage, or replace the dispenser if the motor is dead.

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Reviews

Nearby jobs

5 from 597 reviews

  • ★★★★★

    Water sat in the bottom after every cycle in our condo. A piece of broken glass had jammed the drain pump. He cleared it, tested the check valve, and cleaned the sump out while the machine was open.

    Amir T.Downtown San Diego

  • ★★★★★

    The detergent door stayed shut right through the wash so nothing ever dissolved. Its dispenser wax motor had failed. He fitted a replacement and ran a short cycle to show me the flap opening as it should.

    Nathaniel U.City Heights

  • ★★★★★

    Craftsman kitchen with the dishwasher shoehorned into a gap. He got it out, replaced the leaking sump seal, and it works properly again. There was more grit and sawdust left on the floor than I expected.

    Louisa H.Normal Heights

  • ★★★★★

    Plates were coming out with food baked back onto them. The heating element had failed so the water never warmed up. He confirmed it with a continuity check and fitted a replacement element the same visit.

    Emeka O.Clairemont

  • ★★★★★

    Fifties house on its original waste line, and the dishwasher drained slowly and then stopped. He proved the drain pump was the problem by testing it directly rather than blaming the plumbing, and replaced it.

    Roscoe V.Allied Gardens

  • ★★★★★

    Duplex kitchen, and the dishwasher was leaking from underneath. The inlet valve was seeping where the fitting meets the body, not the door as I had assumed. New valve, and he dried the base pan out first.

    Sylvie B.Ocean Beach

Answers

Questions

Do you come out to Downtown San Diego?

Yes, Downtown San Diego included. The visit costs a flat $89 and covers working out what is actually wrong; approve the repair and you are not charged for it separately.

My dishwasher is in a closet — is that a problem?

Closets are normal here. What matters is whether the unit can be pulled forward, and whether there is a shut-off behind it. Mention both when you call.

Do I need to empty the cabinet under the sink first?

It helps. The drain hose, the water stop and the disposal connection all live there, and clearing the cupboard saves time on the visit. If the machine has to come out, we also need the front of the unit clear and the floor in front of it free.

Get it looked at

Dishwasher Repair in Downtown San Diego

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.

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$89 service call, waived when the repair is approved.