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Mission Valley · 92108

Freezer Repair in Mission Valley, San Diego

Mission Valley rings us about freezers more than most parts of San Diego, and the reason is in the buildings rather than the machines.

The housing in Mission Valley

Shared utility runs are the local complication. A stack that serves several floors can back up into the lowest dishwasher, so the machine that shows the symptom is often not the machine with the problem. The same goes for laundry: a common vent riser lints up and every dryer on it starts running long at roughly the same time. We test before we replace, because fitting a new pump into a unit with a blocked shared drain solves nothing and costs you a part. Where the fault sits on the association side of the wall we say so plainly and give you something in writing to take to the management company.

Parts, and what has to be ordered

Whatever fails most often on a freezer is already on the van, which is why a good share of Mission Valley bookings end there and then. Anything sealed, or anything with a board in it, gets ordered off your plate number instead of guessed at, and goes in on a return trip.

Diagnosis

Common freezer faults

01

Failed evaporator fan

How it showsFreezer holds unevenly, with ice building in one area.

The repairReplace the fan motor and clear any ice that has fouled the blade.

02

Failed defrost heater

How it showsSolid frost on the rear panel and a cabinet that will not hold temperature.

The repairTest heater, sensor and control, then replace the part that has actually failed.

03

Failed start relay

How it showsA click every few minutes and no compressor run.

The repairTest the relay and overload, replace as a pair and check the compressor windings.

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Reviews

Nearby jobs

4.9 from 620 reviews

  • ★★★★★

    Ice cream had gone soft at the setting we always use. Frost was sheeting the back wall and airflow had dropped right off. He cleared the defrost drain and replaced the bimetal defrost thermostat behind the panel.

    Guadalupe S.Mission Valley

  • ★★★★★

    Chest freezer in the garage was running non-stop and never resting. Its lid seal had perished at one corner and it was drawing warm air in. New seal, and he checked the charge was not low as well.

    Torsten H.Ocean Beach

  • ★★★★★

    The freezer drawer would not pull shut and everything inside was frosting over. Its rail was bent and a replacement had to come in. It has worked well since, but the wait was about ten days.

    Verity L.Scripps Ranch

  • ★★★★★

    Second freezer out in the garage stopped holding temperature once the heat arrived. Its condenser fan motor had failed, so nothing was rejecting heat. He replaced it and cleaned a coil thick with dust.

    Ignatius F.Poway

  • ★★★★★

    The alarm kept sounding overnight. Its door was not pulling shut because the lower basket had shifted forward and was holding it off the seal. He also replaced a cracked closer cam on the hinge.

    Elowen P.Serra Mesa

  • ★★★★★

    Its fan kept running long after the door was open and nothing would stop it. A relay on the control board had stuck closed. He fitted a new board and made sure the vent damper above was moving freely.

    Aleksandr H.Mission Valley

Answers

Questions

Do you come out to Mission Valley?

Yes. Mission Valley is one of the 26 San Diego neighbourhoods on this site. Coming out is charged at $89, that buys a proper diagnosis, and the charge drops away once you approve the work.

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

That is most of San Diego, so no. It does change how long the job takes — say how it is fitted on the phone and the visit gets booked accordingly.

Why is there frost on everything inside?

Either warm air is getting in, or the defrost cycle has stopped running. A gasket gap, a door left ajar by a basket, or a lid catch that no longer pulls down will do the first. Frost concentrated on the back panel rather than spread through the cabinet points at the defrost system.

Get it looked at

Freezer Repair in Mission Valley

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.