Kitchen
Fridge and freezer repair in Los Angeles
When the fridge stops keeping cold, the milk, the leftovers and the week's groceries are all on a clock. Let's find out why.
$20 service call through Oct 31 (then $95)
Say yes to the repair and your service call fee counts toward it in full.
Most fridge trouble comes down to how the cold is moving: the airflow, the defrost system, the cooling parts or the controls. A technician checks each one at your home, tells you what failed and what fixing it costs, and then you choose.
Why your fridge is acting up
Safety first
Unplug the fridge before you touch the coils or a back panel. Please don't chip ice off the freezer coil: one slip can puncture it and turn a simple fix into a much bigger one.
Why is the fridge warm while the freezer feels fine?
What's usually behind it
The fridge section is cooled by air from the freezer. If frost has choked the freezer coil after a defrost failure, or the small fan behind the freezer wall has stopped, that air never makes it down.
Try this first
Hold in the freezer door switch: you should hear a fan whir. Move food off the vents. Thick, even frost across the freezer's rear panel usually means defrost has stopped.
Why are both the fridge and the freezer getting warm?
What's usually behind it
Usually it's the cooling parts underneath: dusty condenser coils, a stalled condenser fan or a worn start relay. Less often, it's the compressor or the refrigerant.
Try this first
Unplug the fridge, then vacuum the coils behind the bottom grille or on the back. Put any cover back on before you plug it back in, then listen for the fan near the compressor or feel for warm air at the bottom grille. If the compressor clicks on and off every few minutes, leave it for a technician.
Why is melt water gathering under the crisper drawers?
What's usually behind it
The defrost drain is clogged or frozen, so melt water spills into the fridge instead of draining away.
Try this first
Look for the little drain opening on the rear wall of the fridge section, and flush it with warm water from a turkey baster.
Why did my ice maker stop making ice?
What's usually behind it
The shut-off arm may be raised, the fill tube may be frozen, the water valve may have failed, or the ice maker itself may be worn out.
Try this first
Lower the arm or flip the switch on, check that the water supply valve is open, and give it a full day after any change before you judge.
Why does my fridge run all the time or keep clicking?
What's usually behind it
A door seal that leaks, dirty coils, or tired start parts.
Try this first
Shut the door on a dollar bill at a few spots around the seal. If the bill pulls out with no drag, the seal isn't closing tightly there.
From our refrigerator visits
(opens the full photo)Samsung French-door refrigerator during diagnosis 
(opens the full photo)Ice built up on a freezer floor, towels catching a leak 
(opens the full photo)Refrigerator ice and water assembly, removed for inspection 
(opens the full photo)Refrigerator control board and thermostat housing 
(opens the full photo)In-door ice maker compartment, opened up
Step-by-step guideFridge warm, freezer cold: finding the causeRead the guide
From request to repair.
Tell us what's wrong
Pick the appliance and describe the problem in our short form. We get in touch to set up a time that works for you.
We come to you
A technician visits your home and starts with a diagnosis, so the fix is based on the cause, not a guess.
You get the price first
You learn what failed and what the repair costs before any work. Say yes to the repair and your service call fee counts toward it in full.
Repair, once you say yes
With your go-ahead, we do the repair. When a part needs ordering, that can mean a second visit, and you'll know before we start.
Areas we cover
Book a visit
Let's take a look.
Three short steps: the appliance, your address and your number. We get in touch to set up a time.
$20 service call through Oct 31 (then $95)
Say yes to the repair and your service call fee counts toward it in full.
A 90-day warranty covers each repair we make.
What happens next
- Tell us what's wrong
- We come to you
- You get the price first
- Repair, once you say yes