Homeowners, renters & individual landlords
Home Appliance Repair for Maryland Households
A refrigerator that won't hold temperature, a dishwasher that stops mid-cycle, a gas range with a burner that won't light. A technician comes to your home, confirms what failed and gives you a price. You decide whether the repair happens.
- Single-family homes, townhouses, condos
- Freestanding and built-in appliances
- Natural gas and electric
- Tenants can book; owners approve
First the appliance and its location, then your contact details. We follow up to schedule.
A Home Repair Visit, Step by Step
- 1
Tell us what's wrong
Call or book online with the brand, the symptom and, if you can find it, the model number from the label.
- 2
Testing in your kitchen or laundry
The technician checks the appliance and what it connects to, from the outlet or gas valve to the drain and vent, until the bad part is confirmed.
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What failed, and the price
You hear the cause in plain terms and get one price for the repair. Renting? The quote can go to your landlord.
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Fixed and run
After you approve, the part is installed and the appliance runs through a cycle before the technician leaves.
How Your Home Shapes the Repair
The age of a house, the way an appliance is installed and even the building's rules all affect a visit. These are the kinds of homes we work in most across our part of Montgomery and Prince George's counties.
Prewar colonials, Tudors and bungalows
Chevy Chase, the older streets of Bethesda, Woodside in Silver Spring and Hyattsville have plenty of houses built before 1950. Kitchens have often been remodeled while the wiring, gas piping and basement stairs are original. We look at what feeds the appliance, and ask ahead about tight stairways to the laundry.
Postwar Cape Cods, ramblers and split-levels
Four Corners, Wheaton and many Silver Spring streets filled in after World War II. Laundry tends to sit in the basement or a utility room, sometimes with a dryer vent that has been rerouted more than once. Long or crushed vent runs are a common reason a dryer takes forever.
Larger homes and high-end kitchens
Potomac houses on big lots, and the new homes that have replaced older ones in Bethesda and Chevy Chase, often have built-in refrigeration, wall ovens, pro-style ranges and a second laundry area. Replacing a built-in can mean cabinet work, so repair usually deserves a close look.
Condos, apartments and townhouses
Towers in downtown Bethesda and Silver Spring, garden apartments, and HOA townhouse communities bring compact stacked washer-dryers and building rules. Tell us about elevator reservations, front-desk check-in and where a service vehicle can park.
Renters and landlords
If you rent a house, a condo unit or a room in a shared house near the University of Maryland, you can book the visit yourself. Share your landlord's contact details and the diagnosis and quote go to them; the repair waits for the approval of whoever pays. If you own a rented home or condo, book it for your tenant and tell us who will open the door. Managing a whole building? See our service for property managers.
Living with a stacked washer-dryer? Our guide to condo laundry covers the usual problems, and the summer humidity checklist explains what muggy weather does to fridges and front-loaders. More in the repair guides.
Home Appliances We Repair
Choose an appliance to see its common faults, what you can check safely yourself, and the brands we repair.
Refrigerator Repair
Warm fridge section, frost buildup, puddles, sweating doors, noisy fans, ice and water dispenser trouble.
Washer Repair
Won't drain or spin, leaks, stops mid-cycle, door stays locked, musty front-load gasket, error codes.
Dryer Repair
No heat, long dry times, stops mid-cycle, squealing or thumping, gas burner and vent problems.
Dishwasher Repair
Standing water, poor cleaning, leaks, no heat or drying, won't start, Bosch E15 and other codes.
Oven Repair
No bake or broil, slow preheat, wrong temperature, self-clean lockout, wall and double ovens.
Microwave Repair
Runs but won't heat, sparks, dead display, door switch and fuse failures, vent fans and lights.
Freezer Repair
Not freezing, heavy frost, runs constantly, warm cabinet walls, garage and basement freezers.
Cooktop Repair
Burners won't light, nonstop clicking, zones dead or stuck on, induction error codes, cracked glass.
Ice Maker Repair
Undercounter, nugget and commercial ice machines: no ice, leaks, slow production, drain pump faults.
Wine Cooler Repair
Too warm or too cold, uneven zones, humming or rattling, frost, display and door problems.
Stove Repair
Gas burners that won't light or keep clicking, cold coil and glass-top elements, knobs and switches.
Range Repair
Whole range dead, power or gas supply trouble, dual-fuel and pro-style ranges, anti-tip and installation.
Brands We Repair in Homes
From builder-grade laundry pairs to luxury built-ins. We have no affiliation with any of these manufacturers, so a repair under the factory warranty should go through the maker.
Questions From Homeowners and Renters
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.
Yes. An adult needs to be there to let the technician in and to approve the price before any work. If a tenant will be home instead of the owner, tell us in advance who approves repairs and how to reach them.
Floor protection goes down before anything moves. Appliances with a water line have the supply closed and drained before they are pulled out, and gas appliances have the gas shut at their valve before being disconnected.
Yes. List them all at booking and we'll allow enough time. Each gets its own price, and you pick which repairs go ahead.
Yes. We don't sell appliances, only repair them, so where you bought it makes no difference. If an earlier repair used the wrong part, we will tell you.
Book the visit and tell us two things: who opens the door (you, a tenant or a property manager) and who okays the spending. The diagnosis happens with whoever is on site, and the quote goes to the person paying before anything is repaired.
Usually just for access. Your association's documents say who is responsible for appliances inside a unit, but either way the building typically controls entry, elevator use and parking. Check with management and pass any requirements along when you book.
Yes. During the maker's warranty period, the manufacturer normally arranges repairs through its own servicers, and an outside repair can muddy a claim. We work independently of every manufacturer, so we are not the warranty route. The purchase date on your receipt tells you where you stand, and once the warranty has lapsed we can take the job.
It's printed on a rating label, usually a sticker, sometimes a small metal tag. Fridges tend to hide it on a side wall inside the fresh-food compartment or down by the crisper drawers. On a dishwasher, open the door and check its top or side edge. Ranges and ovens often keep it on the oven frame once the door or the bottom drawer is open. For laundry, look inside the lid or door rim, or on the rear panel. A clear photo from your phone is plenty.
Let's get it working again
Call or book online and tell us the make, the model and the problem you're seeing. If your building has access rules, mention those as well.