Sub-Zero · Newton, MA
Refrigerator Repair
Most Newton calls start the same way: the fresh food side creeps up while the freezer still looks fine, or the unit runs constantly in a warm back kitchen. We work through the sealed system, the fans and the controls in that order, and say plainly what is worth repairing on an older built-in.
In the caller's words
What people ring up about
- Temperature alarm or flashing service light on the control panel
- Fresh food compartment above 45 degrees by morning
- Warm air blowing from the grille at the top of the unit
- Interior lights flickering or the display going blank
On the visit
What gets measured
A fresh-food compartment that has drifted warm is one of six things, and five of them are cheaper than the sixth.
- Both compartment temperatures against a calibrated probe, not the panel readout
- Evaporator fan behaviour with the door switch defeated, in both cabinets
- Defrost termination and heater circuit resistance through a full cycle
- Condenser loading, vacuum-panel condition and the state of the door gasket pull
- Control board only once the mechanical and airflow side has been cleared
The service call is a flat $95 and is credited in full against the repair. Nothing is ordered before you have agreed to a figure.
What repairs run to
Ranges, not quotes
These are the bands most jobs land in once the diagnosis is done. The figure you are given on the day is a fixed quote for your cabinet, and no work starts until you have agreed to it.
- Door gasket or seal replacement $270 – $800
- Evaporator or condenser fan motor $300 – $620
- Defrost heater, thermostat or sensor $310 – $720
- Ice maker, water valve or supply line $290 – $660
- Electronic control board $490 – $880
- Compressor or sealed-system repair $1,020 – $2,220
Flat $95 service call covering the visit and full diagnosis, credited against the repair once you approve it.
Also on the van
5out of 5
After a refrigerator repair call
From 1446 reviews of this workshop.
The fresh food side sat at forty eight by morning in our rear addition kitchen, though the freezer was fine. He found the air damper stuck part open and a circulation fan running lazy on a worn bearing. Both replaced in the one visit, and it has been rock steady since.
Harriet B. · Newton Centre
Paired columns on the hill and only one was cooling. The dead one had lost its charge at a corroded joint. He was honest about the odds at that age.
Yvette S. · Belmont
Warm air poured off the top of the built in and the alarm kept sounding. Coils up near the ceiling were caked with dust. He cleaned them, checked the charge, and it has run quietly since.
Malcolm R. · Newton Centre
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.