Appliance Repair in Montecito Heights

Up on the east side of the Arroyo Seco there's this hilly little pocket called Montecito Heights, between Highland Park, Lincoln Heights and El Sereno, and a huge piece of it is just Debs Park. Streets twist all over the place and they're barely two cars wide, and the houses go from 1920s bungalows to mid-century places hanging off the slope. We're up here pretty often for fridges, ranges, ovens, dishwashers, washers and dryers, so the hills don't bother us.
$65 diagnostic, credited to the repair · 183-day parts & labor warranty · License A 50129

Most of the time the washer and dryer live downstairs, on the lower floor or in the garage under the house. So the dryer vent has to go up and out, and sometimes that's a long run. Long runs catch lint, lint makes the dryer run hot, and hot dryers blow their thermal fuse, or worse, start a fire. So yeah, it's not just about towels coming out damp. The washer down there usually drains into a standpipe or an old laundry sink, and if that's slow you'll get drain errors on a washer that's actually fine. Worth a look before you call anybody, us included.

Diagnostic visit: $65. Do the repair and the $65 counts toward it, it isn't extra.
Our tech finds what's wrong and gives you one price for parts and labor. You decide, no pressure.

If it turns out the problem is the power and not the appliance, we'll tell you that too.

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.

We usually come up the Arroyo Seco Parkway to Avenue 43, or across on Huntington, depending on traffic. The tech gets there in your window, tells you the price before opening anything, and the repair's covered 183 days, 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 there's a good chance we're up there today, otherwise next morning. Narrow street with nowhere to park? Tell us where to leave the van.
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.

Houses on slopes. You've got the kitchen on one floor and the garage and laundry underneath, with stairs in between.
Long dryer vents. They have to climb up out of the lower level, and they fill with lint faster than you'd think.
Power blips. Wind plus flickering power equals the occasional dead control board or blank display.
Narrow, winding streets. Not much curb anywhere, so if there's room in the driveway, let us know.
Older kitchens, newer appliances. Rooms laid out in the '20s or '50s, with today's big fridges jammed in.

Fridge dead after a power flicker: Okay, before anything else, check the breaker and make sure the outlet works, plug a lamp in or something. If the fridge has power and it's still dark, or it lights up but won't get cold, the board or one of the relays on it probably took the hit. We'll test it first, no guessing, and honestly after that we'd plug it into a surge protector. See refrigerator repair.
Dryer running hot or shutting off: That's the long vent again, packed with lint, so the dryer cooks itself and trips the thermal fuse or the high-limit thermostat. Swapping the fuse alone is a waste of money if the vent's still clogged, so we clean the whole path and check the airflow before we leave. See dryer repair.
Washer throws drain errors: Don't blame the washer yet. Pour a bucket of water down the standpipe or the laundry sink it drains into and see how fast it goes. Slow? That's a plumbing thing. Fast? Then we're looking at the pump filter, and after that the pump. See washer repair.
Oven display blank or flashing: Kill the breaker for a minute and turn it back on, a lot of ovens come right back after a power blip. If it's still blank, it could be the control board, the clock, or just a connection that wiggled loose, and we'll track down which. See oven repair.
Burner clicks but no flame: Did you just wipe the stove down? A wet burner does that. Let it dry, check the cap's sitting flat, clean the little holes if they're gunked up. Totally dry and still nothing but clicking means the igniter or the spark module is shot. See range repair.
Dishwasher won't start: Silly question, but is the door latched all the way? Look for a child lock, and check the breaker. If it's none of those, it's usually the door switch, sometimes the control. 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're working on a lot of Whirlpool, GE, Samsung, LG and Frigidaire, some KitchenAid and Bosch in the kitchens people redid, and old Maytag and Kenmore laundry pairs that just won't die.