Repair or replace
Repair or Replace a Sub-Zero That Won't Cool
Most of the time, repair. A sealed-system job on a built-in lands between $1,300–$3,270; a comparable new built-in runs $12,110–$21,200 before anyone touches the cabinetry. The pages below cover the cases where that gap closes — a second failure, a unit that is being sold, an opening a new model will not fit.
The two numbers, band by band
| What failed | How it tends to show | Repair band |
|---|---|---|
| Door gasket or seal replacement | one section creeping warm, beads of water or frost along a door edge | $270–$620 |
| Evaporator or condenser fan motor | a fan that has gone quiet behind the grille, or cold coils behind a warm shelf | $340–$700 |
| Defrost heater, thermostat or sensor | a back panel iced over, or a warm fridge sitting above a freezer that still works | $290–$690 |
| Ice maker, water valve or supply line | ice and water trouble, which is a different job from a cooling fault | $270–$790 |
| Electronic control board | a lit display and working lights while nothing calls the compressor on | $420–$880 |
| Compressor or sealed-system repair | a compressor that clicks and will not start, or refrigerant slowly lost | $1,300–$3,270 |
| Starting over with a new unit | a like-for-like new built-in, with the fitting and any cabinet work still to pay on top | $12,110–$21,200 |
Every figure is a range this site prints and holds to. The service call is $89 and comes off whichever repair you approve.
Decided by the fault
What failed, what it costs, and what the unit has already been through.
- The Compressor Failed. Fix It or Replace the Unit?
- The Quote Is Near the Top of the Sealed-System Band. Go Ahead?
- A Leak in the Evaporator: Worth Repairing?
- It Already Had One Sealed-System Repair. Do a Second?
- One Compressor of Two Has Died. Repair Half a Machine?
- The Part Is No Longer Made. Is That the End?
Decided by the house
Where the unit lives changes the arithmetic as much as the fault does.
Not sure which failure you have? Start from the symptom instead, or ring Sub-Zero Repair Edmonds on (206) 210-3547 and describe what the unit is doing.
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.
Out on calls seven days a week, from 8 in the morning until 8 at night · the phone is staffed 24/7 · Edmonds addresses, Meadowdale down to Firdale