Does anyone have a recommendation for stove and refrigerator repairs? We need the ice maker on the freezer fixed, and our oven is not heating. Can I call Sears or Best Buy if that's not where the appliances were purchased? Thanks in advance!
I have a great repair person - he has repaired my oven, washing machine - he is so knowledgable. Call S & S Appliance - Nick -
Phone: ###-###-#### - Dad started the business - he learned the business from his Dad and he is the best.
Sears will fix any appliance, even if you didn't but it from them.
When you call (no matter who you end up calling) make sure you get a price ahead of time. They will charge an upfront fee just for looking at it.all places will. Describe your problems and ask them to give you their best ballpark figure on the repair cost.
Get a few quotes. I do always end up with Sears because their techs are very good at what they do, polite, friendly and on time.
We usually go with Sears, just had them out this weekend for our washer. We have had good luck with them. They are on time, polite and they seem pretty honest. Just my 2 cents.
AB Appliance Repair - ###-###-#### or ###-###-#### . He does excellent work.
Sears has been great to us. One technician can fix many things in your home. When you call, you need to let them know all the things that need to be fixed so they can schedule the time accordingly.
Cannot answer for the ice maker but if the only problem with the stove is the oven is not heating and not lighting under the broiler, it is most likely just a thermal couple problem. Menards sells it for less than $5. All you have to do is remove the door, remove all the inner shelves, and use a screw driver to get in there and take out the old one. When I had mine fixed years ago, the guy charged me $128 total and my bro yelled at me for having someone come out for something that only cost a couple bucks to fix. You might be able to google exactly how to change it. I changed the one on my hot water tank a few years ago (bro supervised).
Once when our freezer on our fridge was broken, we called Sears, and asked to speak to a repairman, we had a question. They really did let us talk to one, and my husband fixed it himself. So I'd try it, it can't hurt!!
Here in Michigan we have DTE Energy and they have a program that you pay so much a month for appliance repairs if one breaks down.Maybe you have that there,it would be worth checking into.
I would recommend a smaller appliance store that advertises service tech calls.
Our icemaker went out, and we called the local "Smith's Appliances and Service". That's the guy that went to school for appliance repair and is hanging out his own shingle.
He fixed it in 10 minutes (total new one) and cost $100.
The larger stores have "employees" who are trained in selling you something. At the very least, the employees do not have as much invested in their company as the guy with a small family store.
Oh - to answer your question, yes, you can call them even if you didn't purchase there. They're selling their expertise in those particular brands, but will be able to work on just about anything.
Think of a Toyota dealership service shop - those guys are still mechanics, but the dealership charges more because their mechanics are specially trained in Toyota. Unfortunately, you'll still pay the expert price even if it's a Chevy. :)
Try checking out the manuals that came with the appliances or the websites for the makers of the appliances they should have a list of reputable repair technicians in your area.
You can search online to find common problems with the same models of appliances. That might give you an idea of what a reasonable price for the repair would be, or if it's something that the average person could do. One service company here charges at least $50 just to show up (not including the price of the repair) even if they don't fix the problem.
When our ice maker/water dispense stopped working, we were able to look up info online, and figure out that the most common issue was the water line getting frozen. We had nothing to lose by trying to fix it ourselves first, before needing to call a repairman. If we disconnected the water line below the fridge, water could come out(so it wasn't the switch). We used a hairdryer to heat up the freezer door, and it started working again.
