Appliance repair advice
What a symptom usually means, and when a repair is worth doing. 58 faults across 9 appliances, all of them things we get called out for in North Georgia — not a list copied off a manufacturer's website.
Symptom guides
Start with the appliance
Each guide lists the faults that appliance actually turns up with, what usually causes each one, and whether it's normally worth fixing.
Refrigerator Repair
7 common faults
Not cooling, but the light still comes on · Freezer is cold but the fridge section is warm · Running constantly and never cycling off
Read the guideFreezer Repair
6 common faults
Food is thawing but the unit sounds like it's running · Heavy frost or ice building up inside · The unit cycles on and off far more often than it used to
Read the guideWasher Repair
7 common faults
Won't drain, and the drum is full of water · Won't spin, or clothes come out soaking wet · Loud grinding or a drum that rocks when you push it
Read the guideDryer Repair
7 common faults
Runs but doesn't heat at all · Takes two or three cycles to dry one load · Squealing or rumbling while the drum turns
Read the guideDishwasher Repair
6 common faults
Dishes come out dirty or gritty · Standing water in the bottom after every cycle · Leaking onto the kitchen floor
Read the guideOven & Range Repair
7 common faults
Oven won't heat at all · Food burns on one side or bakes unevenly · Oven runs hotter or cooler than the setting
Read the guideIce Maker Repair
6 common faults
No ice at all · Hollow or undersized cubes · Ice tastes or smells wrong
Read the guideGarbage Disposal Repair
6 common faults
Hums but doesn't turn · Completely dead, no sound at all · Leaking under the sink
Read the guideWine Cooler Repair
6 common faults
Not holding temperature · One zone works and the other doesn't · Condensation or moisture inside
Read the guideBefore you call
Two things worth knowing
The diagnostic is not a hidden fee
$89 to find the fault properly, credited in full toward the repair when you go ahead. It exists because guessing at a part is how people end up paying twice.
Ask for the price before the work
Any technician worth hiring will give you a firm number before opening anything up, and tell you plainly when a repair isn't worth doing on an old machine. We do both.