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What the work actually looks like

Eight kinds of call make up most of a week. Here is what each one turns into once somebody is standing in front of the machine.

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The jobs that fill a normal week

This is not a highlight reel. It is the actual distribution of what comes through the phone across a typical week in the West Valley, and what each of those calls turns into once somebody is standing in front of the machine.

Refrigeration

Not cooling, freezer fine

Evaporator fan motors, defrost heaters and thermostats, dampers, control boards, sealed system diagnosis on built-in columns.

Refrigeration

Water under the unit

Blocked defrost drain lines, cracked drain pans, door seals that stopped sealing years ago.

Laundry

Washer leaving water in the drum

Drain pumps, blocked pump filters, door lock assemblies, siphoning drain hoses.

Laundry

Dryer taking three cycles

Vent lines opened and cleared end to end, heating elements, thermal fuses, gas igniters and flame sensors.

Kitchen

Dishwasher leaving film

Full descale, spray arm clearing, drain path checked including the disposal knockout plug.

Kitchen

Oven not holding temperature

Sensors, igniters, bake elements, calibration, control boards after a self-clean cycle.

Kitchen

Microwave runs but stays cold

High voltage side diagnosed properly on built-in and over-the-range units, waveguide covers, interlock switches.

Kitchen

Disposal humming or leaking

Jams cleared, flanges resealed, units replaced when the bottom seam has gone.

How we document a repair

  • Photo of the failed part before it comes out, and of the model plate
  • The fault explained in plain language, including what caused it where that is knowable
  • The price agreed in writing before the work, not after
  • What to expect next, including whether this failure tends to bring others with it

Installations

Installation is a listed service on our Yelp profile, not an afterthought. Refrigerators including panel-ready columns, stacked laundry sets, dishwashers, ranges and cooktops, over-the-range microwaves, hoods, disposals, ice makers and compactors. Levelled, connected, tested, old unit disconnected properly.

What we will tell you not to fix

A sealed system failure on a ten year old freestanding refrigerator. A countertop microwave under two hundred dollars. A disposal leaking from the bottom seam. In each of those cases the repair is technically possible and financially silly, and saying so costs us a job and keeps a customer.

Photographs from actual jobs

Every image here is ours, taken on a real call in the Valley. There is no stock photography on this site and there never will be.

Evaporator coil packed with frost behind the freezer panel
Evaporator coil packed with frost behind the freezer panel. This is what a fridge that stopped cooling usually looks like inside, and the fan above it cannot move air through that.
The same job with the rear freezer panel off
The same job with the rear freezer panel off. Left side still frosted, right side clear after the defrost fault was found.
Panel-ready built-in side-by-side in a Valley kitchen
Panel-ready built-in side-by-side in a Valley kitchen. Replacing one of these is a cabinetry project, which is why we repair them.
LG front-loader with the door boot clamp off
LG front-loader with the door boot clamp off. The tear is almost always at the bottom of the boot, where the coins collect.
Top-load LG opened up for a drum and pump check after a no-drain call
Top-load LG opened up for a drum and pump check after a no-drain call.
Stacked LG washer and heat pump dryer in a closet
Stacked LG washer and heat pump dryer in a closet. Tight access, and the reason these get booked with extra time.
Garage laundry on pedestals with a flexible vent line
Garage laundry on pedestals with a flexible vent line. Long runs like this are the usual reason a dryer starts taking two cycles.
Coil-top electric range and an over-the-range microwave, the most common pairing in Valley rentals and one of our most frequent calls
Coil-top electric range and an over-the-range microwave, the most common pairing in Valley rentals and one of our most frequent calls.
Frigidaire Gallery dishwasher back in place after a drain repair
Frigidaire Gallery dishwasher back in place after a drain repair. Hard water is the other half of the story on most dishwasher calls here.
Built-in dishwasher in a hillside kitchen
Built-in dishwasher in a hillside kitchen. Integrated units come out and go back in a specific order or the panel never sits right again.
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