Guides
Repair guides for the north of the county
These are the explanations we end up giving on the phone, written down once. Nothing is being sold here; the number is at the foot of the page if the answer turns out to be a visit.
How often a built-in condenser really needs cleaning
Every six months is the number in the literature, and for a lot of kitchens it is wrong in both directions.
Power cuts, surges and what they do to a built-in
The outage rarely breaks a built-in; what breaks one is the restart, the sag on either side of it, and the days afterward when nobody looks at the drain.
Condensation inside a glass door: seal, heater or habit
Wipe the glass, and the side the water comes off names the repair: the room side, the inside of the cabinet, or neither.
Thermador Dealers and Repair Techs: What to Check First
A Thermador dealer is a showroom or retailer that the brand has signed up to sell its new appliances, and that arrangement tells you nothing on its own about who…
Appliance down in North County San Diego?
Tell us the brand and what it is doing — we can usually name the likely repair before we arrive.