Our Cabrio is about fifteen years old and grinding. Is it worth fixing?

Often, yes, if the drive motor and the control are healthy. Gearbox and bearing parts for this platform are easy to get. If the tub is cracked or the motor is failing as well, the numbers change, and we put both options in writing so you can choose.

Does Benicia's changing water mix matter for the fridge's icemaker?

It can. The city blends State Water Project, Lake Berryessa and Lake Herman water, and moderately hard water leaves scale in the inlet valve over the years. When the cubes come out small or the dispenser slows, we check the valve and the filter before we blame the icemaker.

Do you work on Whirlpool WRS side-by-sides as well as the French-doors?

Yes. The WRS has the same families of faults: evaporator fan motors, defrost parts, and dispenser and icemaker trouble. If it is cooling poorly, we check the defrost heater and thermostat and look for frost on the evaporator cover before anyone talks about the sealed system.

WHIRLPOOL · BENICIA

Service · All Whirlpool Models

Whirlpool Appliance Repair · Benicia, CA

Whirlpool Cabrio, dryer and refrigerator repair for the Benicia houses built between 1970 and 1995.

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

Call (925) 999-4095

Whirlpool in Benicia

Whirlpool in Benicia kitchens.

Benicia grew from a small town into a bedroom suburb between 1970 and 1995, so the laundry rooms in Southampton, on the Eastside and on the West Side have decades of use behind them. When the washer in one of them is a Whirlpool Cabrio, the part that wears is under the tub. The Cabrio shares its platform with Maytag's top-loaders, and the gearbox and tub bearing fail the same way on both: a grind or a roar on spin, then loads that come out wet.

Our technician is based right here in Benicia. We diagnose before we quote, and the $99 diagnostic is credited toward the repair if you go ahead. The city's water is moderately hard and shifts with the source, so on any Whirlpool fridge with a dispenser we also look at the inlet valve. No work starts until you have a written quote. CSLB #1136642.

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.

Cabrio gearbox and tub bearing noise on spin. A roar that builds as the spin speeds up points to the tub bearing. A clunk or grind when agitation starts points to the gearbox. We lift the tub, turn it by hand, check for play and for water tracks under the seal, then price the repair against the age of the washer so you can decide.
Lid switch or lid lock stopping the cycle. The Cabrio will not spin unless it knows the lid is closed and locked. When the switch or the lock fails, the washer fills, flashes a code and stops. We test the switch, the lock motor and the wiring to the control before naming a part, since a pinched wire at the hinge can do the same thing.
WED electric dryer that tumbles without heat. The heating element and the thermal fuse are the first suspects on the WED. We meter both, along with the high-limit thermostat. A blown fuse means the dryer ran hot, so we measure airflow at the exhaust before closing it up, and if the duct is blocked we tell you it needs clearing before a new fuse is worth installing.

Models we service

Whirlpool product lines.

Refrigerators (WRF, WRX, WRS)
Cabrio top-load washers
Dryers (WED, WGD)
Freestanding ranges (WFE, WFG)
Wall ovens (WOS, WOD)

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

Whirlpool in Benicia questions, answered.

Our Cabrio is about fifteen years old and grinding. Is it worth fixing?

Often, yes, if the drive motor and the control are healthy. Gearbox and bearing parts for this platform are easy to get. If the tub is cracked or the motor is failing as well, the numbers change, and we put both options in writing so you can choose.
Does Benicia's changing water mix matter for the fridge's icemaker?

It can. The city blends State Water Project, Lake Berryessa and Lake Herman water, and moderately hard water leaves scale in the inlet valve over the years. When the cubes come out small or the dispenser slows, we check the valve and the filter before we blame the icemaker.
Do you work on Whirlpool WRS side-by-sides as well as the French-doors?

Yes. The WRS has the same families of faults: evaporator fan motors, defrost parts, and dispenser and icemaker trouble. If it is cooling poorly, we check the defrost heater and thermostat and look for frost on the evaporator cover before anyone talks about the sealed system.

Need Whirlpool service in Benicia?

Tell us what is broken. We will quote it.