Does Benicia's water change how long a Maytag washer lasts?

Moderately hard water mainly affects the fill side. Scale collects on the inlet valve screens and can make the valve slow to open or shut. It has little effect on the gearbox or the motor. Cleaning the screens now and then keeps the fill on time.

Our Centennial dryer is gas. Can you work on the burner as well as the drum?

Yes. On a gas Centennial that tumbles without heat, we test the igniter, the flame sensor and the gas valve coils. A weak coil can light the burner once and then fail to relight, which looks like a heat problem that comes and goes.

Is a Bravos from the early 2010s still worth fixing?

Lid switches, drain pumps, inlet valves and belts are inexpensive and well worth doing on a washer that age. A failed gearbox bearing is the bigger job, and there we put the repair cost next to a new washer so the choice is yours.

MAYTAG · BENICIA

Service · All Maytag Models

Maytag Appliance Repair · Benicia, CA

Maytag washer and dryer repair in Benicia, from Southampton garages to the older houses on the West Side.

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

Call (925) 999-4095

Maytag in Benicia

Maytag in Benicia kitchens.

Much of Benicia went up between 1970 and 1995, when it grew into a bedroom suburb, and in houses of that era the laundry is often in the garage or a small utility room. A Maytag pair from the Bravos and Centennial lines is built on the Whirlpool platform, so parts are easy to find and most repairs finish on the first or second visit.

Our technician is based right here in Benicia, so a Southampton or Eastside laundry call is close to home. The water is moderately hard and varies with the source the city draws from, so we look at the washer's inlet screens on every fill complaint. The $99 diagnostic is credited toward the repair, and the written quote lists the parts and the labor before you agree to anything.

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.

Common repairs we handle.

Centennial dryer taking two cycles to dry a load. Before blaming the heater, we check the airflow. A lint-packed vent or a crushed duct behind the dryer holds heat in the drum until the high-limit thermostat trips. We measure airflow at the outside hood and tell you if the run needs clearing, then test the heating element, thermal fuse and cycling thermostat.
Bravos lid clicks but the wash never starts. The Bravos locks its lid before it agitates. When the lock switch fails, you hear the click and nothing happens after it. We test the switch and its wiring against the control, check the lid strike for cracks, and replace the lock assembly.
Washer leaving water in the tub. A tub that will not drain usually has a sock or a coin in the drain pump, or a kinked drain hose behind the machine. We clear the pump, check the hose and the standpipe height, and test the pump motor if it still hums without moving water.

Models we service

Maytag product lines.

Bravos top-load washers
Centennial dryers
Top-freezer refrigerators (MRT, MFI)
Freestanding ranges (MGR, MER)
Built-in dishwashers

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

Maytag in Benicia questions, answered.

Does Benicia's water change how long a Maytag washer lasts?

Moderately hard water mainly affects the fill side. Scale collects on the inlet valve screens and can make the valve slow to open or shut. It has little effect on the gearbox or the motor. Cleaning the screens now and then keeps the fill on time.
Our Centennial dryer is gas. Can you work on the burner as well as the drum?

Yes. On a gas Centennial that tumbles without heat, we test the igniter, the flame sensor and the gas valve coils. A weak coil can light the burner once and then fail to relight, which looks like a heat problem that comes and goes.
Is a Bravos from the early 2010s still worth fixing?

Lid switches, drain pumps, inlet valves and belts are inexpensive and well worth doing on a washer that age. A failed gearbox bearing is the bigger job, and there we put the repair cost next to a new washer so the choice is yours.

Need Maytag service in Benicia?

Tell us what is broken. We will quote it.