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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.

Cream traditional kitchen with a coffered ceiling, a dark granite island and a stainless range set under a hood

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

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

White and pale wood kitchen with a tall run of built-in stainless ovens and a coffee unit set into the cabinetry

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.