What is your travel time from San Ramon to Atherton?

Plan on 45 minutes to an hour across the Dumbarton, depending on traffic. We batch Mid Peninsula work together, so an Atherton visit usually rides with stops in Palo Alto, Hillsborough, or Los Altos Hills. Ask for the first morning slot if timing is tight, that one is the most predictable.

Can you service a fridge in a guest house or pool house?

Yes, that is a large share of our Atherton work. Just tell us at booking which structure it is in and how to reach it, including gate codes or a house manager's contact. We bring our own floor protection and leave the space as we found it.

Should I just replace an old Kenmore instead of fixing it?

Depends entirely on who built it and what failed. A Whirlpool built unit with a bad fan or heater is a straightforward keep. An LG built one with a failed compressor is a bigger call, though our two year sealed system warranty changes that math. You get both numbers in writing at the diagnostic and the $75 applies either way.

KENMORE · ATHERTON

Service · All Kenmore Models

Kenmore Refrigerator & Freezer Repair · Atherton, CA

Kenmore refrigerator repair in Atherton, from main kitchens to the guest house unit nobody remembers buying.

$75 diagnostic (waived with repair)
Same or next-day best effort
CSLB #1136642

Call (925) 999-4095

Kenmore in Atherton

Kenmore in Atherton kitchens.

A surprising number of Atherton properties still run Kenmore refrigerators. They live in guest cottages, pool houses, staff kitchens, and garages, often left behind by a previous owner and kept because they simply worked. When one finally stops, the badge causes confusion, because Sears never built a refrigerator. Each Kenmore was made by LG, Whirlpool, or Frigidaire, and the model prefix tells us which service manual and parts catalog actually apply.

Atherton lots are large and homes are set back, so I ask for gate codes and the specific building at booking. Nothing wastes a service window like hunting for the right structure on a two acre parcel. Once at the unit, the diagnostic is the same disciplined process we use everywhere, model decode, symptom verification, then a written quote before a single part is ordered.

We drive down from San Ramon, work seven days, and charge $75 for the diagnostic, credited to the repair. Major parts carry a one year warranty and sealed system work carries two.

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.

Laundry

How to spot a bad washer drain pump.

LG and Samsung washer drain pumps side by side. When a washer will not drain or hums at the end of a cycle, this small pump is the usual suspect, and the two brands fail in different ways.

Common repairs we do

What we close on the truck.

Frost buildup in LG built French door ice compartments. The 795 French door models make ice in a small insulated box inside the fresh food door, and when the box's air seal shrinks, warm air sneaks in and glaciers form around the ice maker. I replace the duct seals and the ice maker assembly together, because doing one without the other brings the problem back within a season.
Dead defrost heaters on long idle guest house units. Guest quarters fridges in Atherton run empty for months, then get loaded before visitors arrive. That duty cycle exposes weak defrost heaters on Whirlpool built units, the freezer frosts over during the first busy week. The heater, bimetal, and timer or board get tested as a set and only the failed component gets replaced.
Water leaks from clogged defrost drains. A Kenmore that puddles water under the crisper drawers usually has a frozen defrost drain, common on 253 Frigidaire built top freezers. Ice plugs the drain tube, meltwater backs up into the fresh food section, and hardwood floors take the damage. I clear the drain, install a heat conducting drain clip, and check the floor side for moisture before leaving.

Models we service

Kenmore product lines.

Refrigerators (LG-built and Whirlpool-built)
Top-freezer
Side-by-side
French-door

Pricing and warranty

What it costs. What we stand behind.

$75

Diagnostic visit. Waived when you book the repair with us.
Written

90 days on consumables, 1 year on major parts, 2 years on sealed-system rebuilds. Quoted in writing before work starts.
CSLB

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

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Kenmore jobs we have closed.

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FAQ

Kenmore in Atherton questions, answered.

What is your travel time from San Ramon to Atherton?

Plan on 45 minutes to an hour across the Dumbarton, depending on traffic. We batch Mid Peninsula work together, so an Atherton visit usually rides with stops in Palo Alto, Hillsborough, or Los Altos Hills. Ask for the first morning slot if timing is tight, that one is the most predictable.
Can you service a fridge in a guest house or pool house?

Yes, that is a large share of our Atherton work. Just tell us at booking which structure it is in and how to reach it, including gate codes or a house manager's contact. We bring our own floor protection and leave the space as we found it.
Should I just replace an old Kenmore instead of fixing it?

Depends entirely on who built it and what failed. A Whirlpool built unit with a bad fan or heater is a straightforward keep. An LG built one with a failed compressor is a bigger call, though our two year sealed system warranty changes that math. You get both numbers in writing at the diagnostic and the $75 applies either way.

Need Kenmore service in Atherton?

Tell us what is broken. We will quote it.