Service area · 02459
Oak Hill
Newton's most suburban corner, with mid-century ranches and split-levels on wide lots south of Route 9. Kitchens here are usually original-footprint remodels, where a built-in has been fitted into a wall that was framed for a freestanding refrigerator.
What is different here
The cabinetry, not the sealed system
South of Route 9 the ranches and split-levels were framed for a freestanding refrigerator and later fitted with a built-in. The result is a cabinet in an opening it was not designed for: side clearances are short, the top grille is often partly blocked, and the condenser runs hotter than it should.
A unit that has been quietly overheating for years fails differently from one that has been ventilated properly, so the condenser and the airflow get looked at before anything is condemned.
Booked from 02459
What we get called out for
- Refrigerator Repair Temperature alarm or flashing service light on the control panel
- Freezer Repair Solid sheet of ice under the bottom basket
- Ice Maker Repair Ice maker arm cycling with no cubes produced
- Wine Cooler Repair Upper and lower zones reading the same temperature
Next door
4.9out of 5
From callers in Oak Hill
From 1010 reviews of this workshop.
Musty smell and damp inside even though the display looked normal. The drain pan had cracked and the coil was sweating onto the base. New pan, a full cleanout, and the smell has gone.
Lorna B. · Oak Hill
The drawer runners had frozen and the basket would not pull out at all. He thawed it gently with warm cloths rather than forcing anything, then found the door was not latching square, adjusted the strike, and explained why the ice formed there to begin with.
Corinne D. · Oak Hill
Interior lights flickered for a month and then the display went blank. Loose harness at the hinge where the wires flex every time you open it. He repinned the connector instead of selling me a board.
Desmond A. · Oak Hill
Tell us what the panel is showing
Ten minutes on the phone with the model number decides which parts ride out with the van. The service call is flat $95 and it comes off the repair.