How fast can you reach Oakland from San Ramon?

Oakland is a short hop over the hill, 30 to 45 minutes depending on the ZIP and traffic through the tunnel. We can often fit a same or next-day call. Booked windows get a written arrival time before we leave.

My LG fridge stopped cooling completely. Is that the compressor?

On linear-compressor era LG units, a full no-cool is often the compressor. We check your serial and purchase date against LG's compressor warranty before we open anything. If the part is still covered, we tell you exactly what the warranty pays for and what it does not before we start.

Why does my Samsung French-door make no ice anymore?

Usually the icemaker assembly, not the water valve. Samsung revised that assembly more than once. We diagnose the fault and quote before any work. Samsung ice-maker repairs can require the control board, ice maker, drain heater and clips, and are often not worth the cost. We also check whether Samsung coverage applies to the model and purchase date. Repair timing is confirmed after diagnosis. Diagnostic is $99, credited toward the repair.

REFRIGERATION REPAIR · OAKLAND

Refrigeration Repair · Oakland, CA

Refrigeration repair across Oakland, hill-home built-ins to flatland French-doors. Rockridge to Grand Lake.

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

Call (925) 999-4095

Refrigeration Repair in Oakland

Refrigeration Repair in Oakland.

Oakland is the widest city we cover, and the refrigeration work spans the whole range. Rockridge, Montclair, and Crocker Highlands run Sub-Zero columns, Wolf and Thermador dual-fuel, and panel-ready Bosch or Miele. Plenty of those built-ins are old enough that the sealed-system and control-board work up in the hills stays steady. We work the regular ZIPs: 94602, 94609, 94610, 94611, 94612, 94618, and 94619. Samsung refrigerator repairs, especially ice-maker repairs, are often expensive and may not be worth doing. The service kit includes the control board, ice maker, drain heater and clips. We diagnose for $99, credited toward the repair, and explain the cost before any work.

Temescal, Grand Lake, Adams Point, and the flatlands run GE Profile, LG, Samsung, and KitchenAid. Different fridge, different failures. Typical failures are icemaker assemblies, evap-fan motors, and drain pumps. If your LG has a linear compressor and it has stopped cooling, we check the serial and purchase date against LG's compressor warranty before opening a panel, because a covered part changes the job. We tell you what we find and what it means for the bill. Diagnose, quote one total price, fix, bench-test the pull-down before we close out.

What the work looks like

A built-in sealed-system leak repair.

Nitrogen pressure and a soap-bubble test on a built-in fridge line set. We map every leak source before we braze.

The corroded copper up close. After fifteen-plus years this is why a real fix rebuilds the sealed run, so you do not pay the labor twice.

ADRIUM technician brazing a copper refrigerant line onto a compressor with a torch during a sealed-system repair — Brazing a new line onto the compressor during the same kind of sealed-system repair. Recover, braze, evacuate, and recharge: the real fix, done as one complete job.

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.

Sub-Zero hill-home sealed-system and boards. Older Rockridge and Montclair built-ins in the leak and control-board window. Recovery, weigh-in, 24-hour vacuum on sealed work.
LG and Samsung icemaker assemblies. No ice on French-door units is usually the icemaker itself, not the water valve. We diagnose the fault and quote before any work. Samsung ice-maker repairs can require the control board, ice maker, drain heater and clips, and are often not worth the cost.
LG linear-compressor failure. Fridge stops cooling on the linear-comp era units. We check the serial and purchase date against LG's compressor warranty first. If the part is still covered, the labor may not be, and we tell you where you stand before we proceed.
Evap-fan motors and frozen defrost drains. Back-panel ice, fan rubbing, slow warming on mainstream stock. Thaw the drain, replace the drain heater and fan motor.

Pricing and warranty

What it costs. What we stand behind.

$99

Diagnostic visit. Credited toward the repair.
1 yr

Parts and labor warranty on completed repairs. In writing before we start.
CSLB

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

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FAQ

Refrigeration Repair in Oakland questions, answered.

How fast can you reach Oakland from San Ramon?

Oakland is a short hop over the hill, 30 to 45 minutes depending on the ZIP and traffic through the tunnel. We can often fit a same or next-day call. Booked windows get a written arrival time before we leave.
My LG fridge stopped cooling completely. Is that the compressor?

On linear-compressor era LG units, a full no-cool is often the compressor. We check your serial and purchase date against LG's compressor warranty before we open anything. If the part is still covered, we tell you exactly what the warranty pays for and what it does not before we start.
Why does my Samsung French-door make no ice anymore?

Usually the icemaker assembly, not the water valve. Samsung revised that assembly more than once. We diagnose the fault and quote before any work. Samsung ice-maker repairs can require the control board, ice maker, drain heater and clips, and are often not worth the cost. We also check whether Samsung coverage applies to the model and purchase date. Repair timing is confirmed after diagnosis. Diagnostic is $99, credited toward the repair.

Need refrigeration repair in Oakland?

Tell us what is broken. We will quote it.