Edmonds, WA · North of the Bowl · 98026
Sub-Zero repair in Seaview, where the evening sun reaches the kitchen
Streets on the bluff above the Sound, where a galley kitchen can leave an undercounter unit boxed into island cabinetry.
West-facing kitchens and the evening sun
Seaview sits on the higher ground north of the Bowl, and where a house there looks west over the Sound, the late sun comes straight into the kitchen, and a built-in beside a window takes that heat on its cabinet and at its grille every clear evening.
The pattern that follows is a refrigerator that holds all morning and slips a couple of degrees by late afternoon. Sometimes that is a condenser that needs attention; sometimes it is a unit fighting a room that is warmer than its designers assumed. Undercounter units tucked into island cabinetry have even less air to work with.
Four jobs, one brand
- Refrigerator Repair Often starts as: fresh food side sits around 50°F overnight while the freezer stays rock solid.
- Freezer Repair Often starts as: everything has a soft coat of frost on it and the ice cream has gone slushy.
- Ice Maker Repair Often starts as: cubes come out hollow and about half the size they used to be.
- Wine Cooler Repair Often starts as: upper zone reads 52°F when it is set to 45°F while the lower zone holds fine.
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What Edmonds says
Fixed once, explained properly
4.9 / 51,094 reviews
The undercounter unit in our island never paused and felt warm to the hand. Furred coils and a tired fan motor, which he put down to damp off the bluff. My one gripe: the motor had to be ordered.
It made ice and then refused to drop it, so the cubes welded into one piece. Harvest motor diagnosed inside ten minutes, and he carried one on the van. Away within the hour, no sales pitch.
Top zone of the wine unit sat four degrees warm. He explained what the reading meant, showed me the thermistor test, and sorted it in one visit. No upsell at any point.
Still warm? Ring before the food goes.
Say which side is warm and what the compressor sounds like — that is enough to start. Phone it through, or choose a slot on the booking page. $89 to find out, and the $89 comes off the repair.
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