Appliance Repair in Malibu, CA

Our Malibu calls are mostly on the east side. Beach houses on PCH, Carbon Beach, La Costa, then up the canyons on Big Rock, Las Flores, Rambla Pacifico. Inside? Built-in fridges and wine columns, ice makers, Wolf and Thermador ranges, dishwashers, the laundry. Expensive stuff, mostly. And most of it sits a few hundred feet from the ocean, which turns out to matter a lot.
$65 diagnostic, credited to the repair · 183-day parts & labor warranty · License A 50129

Laundry rooms here are usually full-size, which is nice for a change. Miele, Electrolux, LG and Samsung front-loaders mostly, gas or electric dryers. Two things we see a lot. Beach towels and sand: sand works into the door boot and the pump filter, and eventually the washer won't drain. The other one is the dryer vent. In a big house it can snake 30, 40 feet before it gets outside, and long vents clog. Then the dryer runs hot and pops its thermal fuse. So yes, we check the vent on every dryer call.

Diagnostic visit: $65. Do the repair with us and that $65 is part of the bill, not on top of it.
We test the appliance, find what failed and give you one price for the part and labor. You decide before anything gets replaced.

Parts for Sub-Zero, Wolf, Miele or Gaggenau aren't always sitting on a shelf in LA. When we have to order, you'll hear that at the quote, with a realistic wait.

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.

Malibu is a longer drive for us than most of our area, so we group Malibu visits and plan around PCH traffic. Book as early as you can. When we're there, the tech shows up in your window, tells you the price before touching anything, and the repair carries our 183-day parts & labor warranty.

Book online or call: the form works 24/7, phones are answered 8 AM–8 PM every day.
Pick a window: most Malibu calls are booked for the same day or the next, depending on PCH and how many Malibu visits we already have. Gate code or a long private drive? Tell us when you book.
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.

Salt air. Coils that rust out early. Hinges on outdoor fridges that squeal. Control boards on beachfront homes that act up for no obvious reason.
Outdoor kitchens. Patio fridges, ice makers, wine coolers. They bake in the sun all summer, and then a party crowd opens the door every two minutes.
Power cuts. When the wind kicks up, SCE sometimes shuts power off in the canyons. After the power comes back we get calls about fridges, ice makers and ovens that won't restart properly.
Long drives in. Gates, private roads, steep driveways off Big Rock and Las Flores. A gate code and a parking spot saves everybody time.
New builds. Lots of rebuilt houses with new appliances. Anything failing in year one? Call the manufacturer before you call us, the warranty should cover it.

Built-in fridge running warm: Beach side? Look at the grille (top or bottom, depends on the model) for salt crust and dust. Clean and still warm, we'd bet on a rusted condenser coil or a fan motor that's wearing out. See refrigerator repair.
Outdoor ice maker quit: Check the date on the water filter first. After that it's usually scale on the valve or the plate, and near the beach the water fittings corrode. See ice maker repair.
Wine column won't hold temperature: Dirty condenser, a failing fan or a door gasket that's not sealing anymore. We check all three before we touch the controls. See wine cooler repair.
Gas range clicks but won't light: Sea air and boil-overs foul igniters and burner ports. Sometimes a cleaning does it, sometimes the igniter or spark module goes. See range repair.
Washer won't drain after beach week: Sand in the pump filter or the door boot. Clean the filter at the bottom front first; if it's still sitting full of water, the pump may be done. See washer repair.
Hood fan weak or noisy: Grease-loaded baffle filters, a motor on its way out, or a blower that's rusting on the coast. We've written about a Gaggenau hood in Malibu too. See range hood 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.

Sub-Zero, Wolf, Miele, Thermador and Gaggenau make up a big share of what we open up in Malibu. Outdoor fridges and ice makers come in all sorts of brands, and we repair those too.