Does Vallejo's hard water mean we should give up on the ice maker?

No. A refrigerator filter handles taste and sediment, but it does not remove the minerals that scale the valve, so expect the inlet valve to need replacing now and then. Changing the filter on schedule and using the dispenser regularly keeps water moving through the line. When ice slows, have the valve looked at before buying a new ice maker.

Our Jenn-Air range is a downdraft model. Can you fix the vent that rises out of the cooktop?

Yes. When the vent stops rising or stalls halfway, the lift motor, the switch or the linkage is worn. When it rises but barely pulls smoke, the blower in the housing is weak. We test the motor and the blower separately before opening anything.

Is Hiddenbrooke inside your Vallejo area?

Yes. All four Vallejo ZIP codes are covered, 94589 to 94592, including Hiddenbrooke, Glen Cove, South Vallejo and Mare Island.

JENN-AIR · VALLEJO

Service · All Jenn-Air Models

Jenn-Air Refrigeration Repair · Vallejo, CA

Jenn-Air French-door and column refrigerator repair in Vallejo, where hard water shows up first at the ice maker.

$99 diagnostic (credited toward the repair)
Same or next-day best effort
CSLB #1136642

Call (925) 999-4095

Jenn-Air in Vallejo

Jenn-Air in Vallejo kitchens.

Vallejo draws its water from Lake Berryessa and the State Water Project, and by the usual scale it is hard. On a Jenn-Air French-door refrigerator that hardness has one place to settle: the water inlet valve and the small screen in front of it, then the ice maker fill tube. The houses run from Victorian and Craftsman homes downtown to the 1980s and 1990s streets of Glen Cove and the newer homes of Hiddenbrooke, and a refrigerator with a dispenser in any of them draws the same water.

Our technician covering Vallejo is based in Benicia, next door. We start at the valve, because scale and a failed solenoid both starve the ice maker and the dispenser, and a new ice maker will not fix either one. The $99 diagnostic is credited toward the repair once you approve it, and the written quote comes first. If the trouble turns out to be cooling rather than water, our technician is EPA 608 Type I certified for sealed-system work.

Common repairs we handle.

Ice maker slowing down or stopped. Hard water scale narrows the inlet valve screen until each fill brings in less water, and the cubes come out small or hollow. We check the water pressure at the valve, test the solenoid, and look for ice in the fill tube. A scaled or failed valve gets replaced; a clean one means we move on to the ice maker module.
Water valve leaking behind the refrigerator. The fittings on the water inlet valve can start to seep, leaving a puddle or a swollen floor edge behind the unit. We pull the refrigerator out, find the joint that leaks, and replace the valve or the fitting along with any section of line that failed.
Wall oven not holding temperature. Jenn-Air wall ovens run on an electronic control and a temperature sensor, and either one can throw the oven off. We read the control in diagnostic mode, check the sensor against its resistance chart, and test the bake element before a board goes on the quote.

Models we service

Jenn-Air product lines.

Built-in refrigerator columns
French-door refrigerators
Downdraft ranges and cooktops
Wall ovens
Range hoods and ventilation

Pricing and warranty

What it costs. What we stand behind.

$99

Diagnostic visit. Credited toward the repair.
Written

Parts and labor, 3 months to 2 years depending on the type of repair. Quoted in writing before work starts.
CSLB

#1136642. Bonded and insured. We file warranty paperwork when applicable.

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FAQ

Jenn-Air in Vallejo questions, answered.

Does Vallejo's hard water mean we should give up on the ice maker?

No. A refrigerator filter handles taste and sediment, but it does not remove the minerals that scale the valve, so expect the inlet valve to need replacing now and then. Changing the filter on schedule and using the dispenser regularly keeps water moving through the line. When ice slows, have the valve looked at before buying a new ice maker.
Our Jenn-Air range is a downdraft model. Can you fix the vent that rises out of the cooktop?

Yes. When the vent stops rising or stalls halfway, the lift motor, the switch or the linkage is worn. When it rises but barely pulls smoke, the blower in the housing is weak. We test the motor and the blower separately before opening anything.
Is Hiddenbrooke inside your Vallejo area?

Yes. All four Vallejo ZIP codes are covered, 94589 to 94592, including Hiddenbrooke, Glen Cove, South Vallejo and Mare Island.

Need Jenn-Air service in Vallejo?

Tell us what is broken. We will quote it.