Sub-Zero Repair in Laurelhurst
98105 Northeast Lead appliance: Refrigerator and Freezer
Laurelhurst's larger kitchens often pair a refrigerator with a freezer, either as two columns side by side or as one wide combination unit, so a call here is usually about one half of a pair.
- Service valve
- Compressor
- Gauges
Pattern Ledger
Laurelhurst: how it usually goes
- Most often Freezer defrost parts failed
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Gives itself away by A frost sheet building behind the freezer panel while the refrigerator carries on normally
Price band Defrost heater, thermostat or sensor$260–$690
- Sometimes Evaporator fan stopped on one side
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Gives itself away by One side warming with no draft from its vents, the other side untouched
Price band Evaporator or condenser fan motor$330–$690
- Rarely Control board no longer powering one compressor
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Gives itself away by The warm side sits silent while the display still responds to every key
Price band Electronic control board$420–$920
Telling these three apart is what the $89 visit is for. Sub-Zero Appliance Repair Seattle · (206) 339-4211
Half a pair
Whether the two compartments are separate columns or the two halves of one combination cabinet, each runs its own refrigeration. That is why the calls here so often begin with one side fine and the other failing. It also narrows the work: the side that still holds temperature has already shown that the power, and its own compressor, are sound.
What the freezer half usually needs
On the classic built-ins the freezer is the side with defrost parts: a heater that melts the frost off its evaporator from time to time, and a terminator that ends each defrost. When one of them fails, frost builds up until the fan can no longer push air through the coil, and the freezer warms slowly over a day or two while its compressor keeps running. The fix is the failed part plus a proper defrost, not a new compressor.
What the refrigerator half usually needs
On the fresh-food side the pattern is air: a fan motor that has stopped, a door switch that no longer starts it, or a door held slightly open by something on a shelf.
Before you ring
Tell us which half is warm, what each display reads, and whether you can see frost on the back wall. Keep the failing side closed as much as you can in the meantime.
Customer reviews
What Seattle owners say
Built-in Sub-Zero calls in Queen Anne, Madison Park, Laurelhurst and Magnolia.
4.9/ 51,022 reviews
After a power flicker the refrigerator half of our paired columns stopped holding temperature. The board had lost its settings rather than failed. He reset it, watched the pull-down, then showed me what to check next time.
Sylvie M.Laurelhurst
Frost rebuilt on the rear panel days after I scraped it off. A torn drawer seal was letting room air in and the drain was half clogged. Both dealt with in one visit. Six weeks on, none.
Nadine B.Laurelhurst
The lower zone would not come down below the mid fifties whatever I set. He found a refrigerant restriction and was straight that it meant sealed-system work rather than a quick part. Steady for a month.
Hamish L.Laurelhurst
Cabinet running warm?
Ring before the food decides for you
Give the model number and what the cabinet is doing, and the visit is booked from there. Visits 8:00 am – 8:00 pm, seven days; a person answers the phone 24/7.