Appliances
Appliance Repair Services in Pittsburgh
Twelve appliances, one page each. Every page walks through how the machine works, what tends to go wrong, what you can look at yourself, and when it's time for a technician.
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We fix household appliances in houses, duplexes, apartments and condos across the City of Pittsburgh and the surrounding Allegheny County boroughs and townships, and we handle some commercial refrigeration and ice machines too. The appliances are grouped by what they do. If you aren't sure whether you own a stove, a range or a cooktop, the short guide further down this page settles it.
Cold storage
Refrigerators, freezers, ice makers and wine coolers all move heat with a compressor or a thermoelectric module. The room they sit in matters: a warm kitchen, a cold garage and a damp basement each push them in different ways.
Refrigerator Repair
Warm fresh-food section, iced-over freezer wall, water on the floor, noise, ice and water dispensers.
Freezer Repair
Chest, upright and column freezers: soft food, heavy frost, a lid that won't seal, nonstop running.
Ice Maker Repair
Undercounter, nugget and commercial ice machines: slow or no ice, cloudy cubes, leaks, drain trouble.
Wine Cooler Repair
Built-in and freestanding wine and beverage coolers: warm, too cold, noisy, condensation, dual-zone faults.
Cooking
Gas, electric, dual-fuel and induction. The work is split across five pages because a dead burner, a cold oven cavity and a problem with the whole range are traced in different places.
Range Repair
Whole-range faults on freestanding, slide-in, dual-fuel and pro-style models: controls, power and gas supply.
Stove Repair
Stovetop burners and elements: gas that won't light or keeps clicking, coils and glass elements that stay cold.
Oven Repair
Wall ovens and oven cavities: no bake heat, temperature off, broiler dead, self-clean and door lock faults.
Cooktop Repair
Built-in gas, radiant and induction cooktops: burners that won't light or heat, clicking, codes, cracked glass.
Microwave Repair
Microwaves over the range, in the wall or in a drawer: no heat, arcing, blank display, vent fan and light.
Laundry
Top-load and front-load washers, gas and electric dryers, and stacked pairs. A lot of laundry trouble in older houses starts with the drain, the vent or the basement the machines live in.
Dishwashers
Standard built-in, panel-ready and drawer models. Most failures sit somewhere on the water's route, from the shutoff under the sink to the drain connection.
Stove, range, cooktop or oven: which page is yours?
- Range
- One freestanding or slide-in appliance with a cooking surface on top and an oven underneath. Use the range page for problems that involve the whole unit, its power or gas connection, installation, or dual-fuel and pro-style models.
- Stove
- Most people use the word for a range. Our stove page focuses on the burners and elements on top: gas burners that won't light or click nonstop, coil and glass elements that stay cold, and how to tell which kind of stove you have.
- Cooktop
- A cooking surface dropped into the counter, often on an island, with cabinets or a separate wall oven below. Gas, radiant glass and induction cooktops are all covered there.
- Oven
- Single and double wall ovens, and faults that stay inside the baking cavity of any oven: no bake heat, wrong temperature, a broiler that's dead, or a self-clean that failed or locked the door.
- Freezer or ice maker
- The freezer compartment and door ice maker of an ordinary refrigerator belong on the refrigerator page. The freezer page is for chest, upright and column freezers; the ice maker page is for stand-alone undercounter, nugget and commercial machines.
Stop and make it safe first if you notice
- Rotten-egg gas odor near a range, dryer or water heater. Don't flip switches or light anything. Get everyone out, then call 911 or your gas utility once you're outside.
- A plug, cord or outlet that's scorched, melted or smells hot. Shut that circuit off at the panel and leave the appliance unplugged.
- Water on the floor near a washer, dishwasher or fridge that's close to an outlet or extension cord. Cut power at the breaker before you step in it, then close the water valve.
- Arcing inside a microwave, a cracked glass cooktop, or a dryer that smells like scorching lint. Stop using it until someone has looked.
Before you call or book
- Find the model and serial number. Common spots: the fridge's inner side wall or ceiling, the dishwasher's door edge, the frame behind an oven or storage drawer, under a washer or dryer lid or around its door opening, and the back or inside of a microwave door.
- Write down what it's doing, any code on the display, and when it began. Mention if it started after a power outage, a storm, a move or a cold snap.
- Tell us where the appliance is: a basement reached by a narrow stair, a third-floor apartment, a garage. Apartment and condo buildings may require a service elevator reservation or proof of insurance.
- If you're a landlord or the tenant, say who'll be home to open up and who approves the repair.
Guides worth reading first
Houses, Apartments and Rentals Around Pittsburgh
Around Pittsburgh the house often matters as much as the appliance. A washer at the bottom of a steep rowhouse basement stair, a gas dryer venting through a century-old brick wall, a spare fridge on an unheated back porch in January, a stacked laundry pair in a Downtown high-rise: each changes how a repair goes. Choose your appliance below, then call or book online.
How a Repair Visit Works
Describe the Problem
The brand, the model number if it's handy, and what the appliance is doing. A photo of the rating label is a bonus.
Diagnosis On Site
The technician tests the appliance and its power, water, drain, gas or vent until the failed part is found.
Explanation and Quote
You hear what failed and what the repair costs, then decide. Nothing starts without your OK.
Repair and Test
The part goes in, the appliance runs a cycle, and you see that it works before we leave.