ZIP 20904 · Silver Spring
Appliance Repair in Colesville & Fairland (20904)
In 20904, the technician checks your fridge, washer, dryer, dishwasher or range where it's installed, and you see the price before any repair.
Booking online works too. Tell us where in Silver Spring you are, and we'll get back to you with a visit time.
First the appliance and its location, then your contact details. We follow up to schedule.
Repairs in Colesville & Fairland
20904 is the northeastern corner of Silver Spring. It covers most of Colesville, the Montgomery County side of Calverton, much of Fairland and part of White Oak, where the FDA's headquarters sits on the former Naval Ordnance Laboratory grounds. Colesville Road, New Hampshire Avenue and Randolph Road carry most of the traffic.
All of it is unincorporated. Colesville, Calverton, Fairland and White Oak are census-designated places, not towns, so Montgomery County provides local services and the mail says Silver Spring.
The housing is more varied than in the older parts of Silver Spring. Colesville is mostly detached houses on quiet residential streets, a lot of Fairland was built between the 1970s and the 1990s, and townhouse communities and garden-apartment complexes fill in between, many of them run by an HOA or a management company.
Townhouse laundry closets
In many 20904 townhouses the washer and dryer sit in a closet on the bedroom level or off the kitchen, with little room behind them. Before a visit, clear the space in front and, if you can, pull the machines out enough to reach the hoses. If your HOA has parking rules for work vehicles, let us know which spot to use.
Upstairs washers and slow leaks
A washer on an upper floor turns a small leak into a ceiling repair. Fill hoses crack with age, a front-loader's door boot can split, and a drain hose shoved deep into its standpipe can siphon water back out. Look behind the machine now and then for drips or a damp floor.
If you see water stains on the ceiling below the laundry, stop using the washer and book a visit. We'll find where the water is coming from and tell you whether it's the machine or the plumbing.
Builder-grade appliances reaching the same age
Townhouse communities were often fitted with the same builder package throughout, so appliances bought at the same time tend to wear out together. Common failures at that stage are refrigerator defrost problems, dishwasher drain pumps and dryer igniters or heating elements.
We'll tell you whether a repair makes sense for an older machine. When it doesn't, we say so before any work begins.
When an HOA or landlord is involved
In rented townhouses and apartments, the owner decides on repairs. Tenants should check with them first. If you're the owner, pass along your tenant's name and number; we'll schedule around them and bring the findings and the quote back to you.
Setting up a visit in 20904
Call or book online and choose a time that suits you. Send the model number if you can find it; for most repairs in 20904, that's the fastest way to have the right part in hand.
Other ZIPs in our Silver Spring area: 20901 (Four Corners & Woodmoor), 20902 (Wheaton & Kemp Mill) and 20910 (Downtown Silver Spring).
Brands We Repair in This ZIP
48 makes we work on here and elsewhere in Silver Spring.
What We Repair in 20904
Every link opens that appliance's Silver Spring page.
20904 in numbers
Questions About Repairs in 20904
The questions that come up most often. Anything not covered here, ask us when you call, or add it to the booking form's notes field.
Have a different question?
Tell us what make it is and what's going wrong. A few things can be settled over the phone, and anything else gets looked at during the visit.
The FDA's White Oak campus has its own ZIP, but the neighborhoods around it on the Montgomery County side are largely in 20904. We cover those homes, not the federal campus itself.
Usually the vent. Townhouse dryers often vent through a long duct with several bends before it reaches the outdoors, and lint piles up in each bend. We check airflow first; if the vent itself needs cleaning, a vent specialist is the right call.
More about Silver Spring
Need a repair in 20904?
Call or book online. Having the model number handy lets us check parts before the visit; the price follows the diagnosis, and you decide.
Repairs Across Silver Spring
This ZIP is part of our Silver Spring coverage in Montgomery County. When you book, add anything that affects getting in: where to park, a front desk that needs notice, or a tight stairway.
How a Repair Visit Works
Book the Visit
Call or use the form. Name the make and describe the fault; a model number, if handy, speeds up parts.
Find the Fault
At your place, the technician checks the appliance and whatever feeds it (power, water, drain, gas or venting) until the cause is clear.
Approve the Price
You get a plain explanation and a price for the repair. The work starts only if you say yes.
Fix and Check
The new part is fitted and the appliance is run through a cycle, so you can see it working.