Appliance Repair in Ladera Heights

Ladera Heights is that hill between Culver City, Westchester and Inglewood. Mostly houses. Lower Ladera's got the mid-century ranch homes, Upper Ladera has the bigger places with the views, and there are some townhomes and condos down by La Tijera. People tend to stay here a long time, so honestly we see it all, from a wall oven that's been there since 1962 to a Sub-Zero somebody put in last spring. Fridges, ovens, cooktops, ranges, dishwashers, washers, dryers, we fix all of it, and for us it's pretty much a straight run down La Cienega.
$65 diagnostic, credited to the repair · 183-day parts & labor warranty · License A 50129

Laundry's usually in the garage or a little room off the kitchen, full-size machines, and plenty of them are gas dryers. A garage dryer vents out through the wall or up through the roof, and those runs fill with lint fast, which is exactly when the clothes start coming out damp. We check the vent every single time. Front-loaders here get the usual stuff, a moldy door boot or a drain pump full of socks and loose change, and the top-loaders mostly need a lid switch, a coupler or a belt.

Diagnostic visit: $65. Go ahead with the repair and you don't pay the $65 on top, it's counted in.
The tech tests it, figures out what's broken and gives you one price for parts and labor. You decide from there.

On an older wall oven or cooktop we'll also tell you if the parts are still out there, and how long they'd take, before you commit to anything.

Appliance Insight was founded by Stan, an appliance technician with 5 years of experience on built-in refrigerators and high-end kitchen brands like Sub-Zero, Viking, Wolf, Thermador and Miele. Every technician on our team is trained by Stan and works to the same standard.

From West Hollywood it's basically one road for us: La Cienega, straight down to La Tijera. The tech shows up in your window, tells you the price before anything gets opened up, and the repair's covered for 183 days on parts and labor.

Book online or call: the form works 24/7, phones are answered 8 AM–8 PM every day.
Pick a window: call before 11 AM and we can usually get there the same day, if not, the next morning. Long driveway or a side gate? Let us know where to come in.
Diagnosis and one clear price: $65 diagnostic, credited to the repair if you go ahead.
Repair and warranty: most jobs are finished in one visit and covered for 183 days on parts and labor.

Original wall ovens. '60s and '70s built-ins that are still cooking. Elements, thermostats, door hinges, and those old clocks that run the timer.
Remodeled kitchens. Sub-Zero, Wolf, Thermador, Viking and panel-ready dishwashers. Nice stuff, and it needs someone who's careful with the custom panels.
Garage laundry. Full-size sets, a lot of gas dryers, and long vent runs out through the wall or up through the roof.
Long-time owners. Plenty of people have been in the same house for thirty years and would rather fix a good appliance than toss it. We're with you on that, when it actually makes sense.
Winding streets. Upper Ladera curls around the hill and GPS gets confused sometimes, so give us a cross street.

Old wall oven won't heat: Electric? Usually the bake element, and a lot of times you can actually see the spot where it burned through. Could also be the thermostat. Gas ones, it's the igniter more often than not. Before we order anything we'll check that the part's still made. See oven repair.
Cooktop burner clicks and clicks: Did you just clean the cooktop? Water or grease gets into the burner and it'll click until it dries out. Give it a few hours and make sure the cap's sitting flat. If it's totally dry and still sparking away, the spark switch or the module has gone bad. See range repair.
Frost building up in the freezer: Frost on the back wall of the freezer tells us the defrost isn't kicking in, so we're testing the heater, the sensor and the control. A sheet of ice under the crisper drawers is a plugged defrost drain instead, and that one's a quicker fix. See refrigerator repair.
Garage dryer leaves clothes damp: We start with the lint screen and the vent. A long run out through the wall or up through the roof clogs up over time, and that squashed foil hose behind the dryer doesn't help. If the air's moving fine, it's the igniter or the gas valve coils. See dryer repair.
Front-loader smells or won't drain: Wipe the door boot, clean out the soap drawer, then pop open the little drain filter at the bottom front. We've pulled coins, bobby pins and a whole sock out of those. If it's still sitting in water after that, the pump's the next suspect. See washer repair.
Panel-ready dishwasher not drying: Is there rinse aid in it? Lots of newer dishwashers dry pretty badly without it. Plenty of the European ones dry by condensation instead of a hot element, so a bit of moisture on the plastic stuff is normal. If everything's dripping, then we'll check the heater or the vent. See dishwasher repair.

Everyday brands: Whirlpool, GE, Samsung, LG, Frigidaire, Maytag, KitchenAid, Bosch, Electrolux, Kenmore, Amana, Haier, Speed Queen.
High-end / Built-in: Sub-Zero, Viking, Thermador, Miele, Wolf, JennAir, Dacor, Fisher & Paykel, Liebherr, Monogram.

Up here we work on a lot of GE, Whirlpool, KitchenAid and Frigidaire, old Thermador and GE wall ovens that are still hanging in there, and Sub-Zero, Wolf, Viking and Bosch in the newer kitchens.