How fast can you get from San Ramon to my Kenmore in Millbrae?

We run Peninsula routes over the San Mateo Bridge, 580 to 92 to 101 north, which puts Millbrae about 50 minutes out in normal traffic. We batch Millbrae calls with Hillsborough stops just up the hill, so same-week is typical and we confirm an arrival window the day before.

Is my Kenmore even worth repairing now that Sears is gone?

Usually yes, because the parts are not Kenmore parts. They are LG or Whirlpool parts and both supply chains are alive. I will tell you at diagnosis if the math does not work, for example a linear compressor on a 12-year-old cabinet, and put the repair-or-replace numbers in a written quote.

How do you know whether LG or Whirlpool made my fridge?

The model number on the sticker inside the fresh food section tells us. The three-digit prefix maps to the real manufacturer, 795 for LG and 106 for Whirlpool being the most common. Text us that number before the visit and we arrive with the right parts on the van.

KENMORE · MILLBRAE

Service · All Kenmore Models

Kenmore Refrigerator & Freezer Repair · Millbrae, CA

Kenmore refrigerator repair in Millbrae. We identify the LG or Whirlpool underneath and fix that.

$75 diagnostic (waived with repair)
Same or next-day best effort
CSLB #1136642

Call (925) 999-4095

Kenmore in Millbrae

Kenmore in Millbrae kitchens.

Kenmore never built its own refrigerators. Every unit is a rebadge, usually LG or Whirlpool, and with Sears gone the brand is effectively discontinued. That is not a reason to junk a working fridge. Millbrae's mid-century single-family blocks between El Camino and the hills still hold a lot of Kenmore Elite and Coldspot units bought in the Sears era, and most of them are fixable once you know who actually made them.

The first thing I do on a Millbrae Kenmore call is read the model prefix. A 795 number means LG built it, which puts linear-compressor and evaporator-fan failures at the top of the list. A 106 number means Whirlpool, so I am thinking defrost system, start relay, and control board instead. The diagnosis changes completely depending on that prefix, and so does the parts sourcing.

We stock cross-referenced LG and Whirlpool parts, so a dead Kenmore in a Millbrae kitchen or garage does not wait on a brand that no longer exists. The $75 diagnostic is waived when you approve the repair, and every repair carries a 1-year warranty.

Water and ice systems

The water inlet valve, a common fridge leak.

Every fridge with a dispenser or ice maker has a water inlet valve. The fittings can leak under the cabinet, or the solenoid fails and the dispenser and ice maker stop getting water.

Laundry

How to spot a bad washer drain pump.

LG and Samsung washer drain pumps side by side. When a washer will not drain or hums at the end of a cycle, this small pump is the usual suspect, and the two brands fail in different ways.

Common repairs we do

What we close on the truck.

Kenmore 795 (LG-built) linear compressor not pumping. The compressor hums, the lights work, and the box slowly warms. This is the LG linear compressor failure wearing a Kenmore badge, common on Elite French-door units from the mid 2010s. We confirm it with pressure readings, then quote a compressor replacement honestly against the age of the cabinet before anyone spends money.
Kenmore 106 (Whirlpool-built) defrost failure. Frost builds on the back wall of the freezer while the fresh food side creeps up past 45 degrees. On the Whirlpool platform the usual culprits are the defrost heater, the bimetal thermostat, or the adaptive defrost board. We test all three in one visit instead of swapping parts one at a time.
Ice maker dead after a power event. Millbrae's older homes see enough brief outages that we get Kenmore ice maker calls in clusters. Sometimes it is just the module reset, sometimes the fill valve stuck closed, and on LG-built units a failed icemaker fan. We check water pressure at the valve before condemning anything.

Models we service

Kenmore product lines.

Refrigerators (LG-built and Whirlpool-built)
Top-freezer
Side-by-side
French-door

Pricing and warranty

What it costs. What we stand behind.

$75

Diagnostic visit. Waived when you book the repair with us.
Written

90 days on consumables, 1 year on major parts, 2 years on sealed-system rebuilds. Quoted in writing before work starts.
CSLB

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

Recent work

Kenmore jobs we have closed.

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FAQ

Kenmore in Millbrae questions, answered.

How fast can you get from San Ramon to my Kenmore in Millbrae?

We run Peninsula routes over the San Mateo Bridge, 580 to 92 to 101 north, which puts Millbrae about 50 minutes out in normal traffic. We batch Millbrae calls with Hillsborough stops just up the hill, so same-week is typical and we confirm an arrival window the day before.
Is my Kenmore even worth repairing now that Sears is gone?

Usually yes, because the parts are not Kenmore parts. They are LG or Whirlpool parts and both supply chains are alive. I will tell you at diagnosis if the math does not work, for example a linear compressor on a 12-year-old cabinet, and put the repair-or-replace numbers in a written quote.
How do you know whether LG or Whirlpool made my fridge?

The model number on the sticker inside the fresh food section tells us. The three-digit prefix maps to the real manufacturer, 795 for LG and 106 for Whirlpool being the most common. Text us that number before the visit and we arrive with the right parts on the van.

Need Kenmore service in Millbrae?

Tell us what is broken. We will quote it.