How do you route to Moraga from San Ramon?

We come over through Danville and the Lafayette side, usually about 30 minutes. Moraga sits in our Lamorinda loop with Orinda, Lafayette, and Walnut Creek, so we are in the area regularly and can usually offer a next-day slot.

My garage freezer struggles in summer. Is that a repair issue?

Sometimes. Garage heat makes a marginal freezer fail outright, so a unit that limped through spring often dies in July. If the compressor and defrost system test healthy at the $75 diagnostic, the fix may be as simple as clearing the condenser and improving airflow around the cabinet. If the sealed system is weak, I will tell you plainly rather than sell a repair that will not hold.

Who actually made my Kenmore, and does it change the price?

The first three digits of the model number tell me. 106 is Whirlpool, 795 is LG, 253 is Frigidaire. It absolutely changes the price, because the parts and the typical failures are different for each. That is why I decode the tag before writing any quote.

KENMORE · MORAGA

Service · All Kenmore Models

Kenmore Refrigerator & Freezer Repair · Moraga, CA

Kenmore refrigerator and freezer repair in Moraga, including the garage units so many houses here rely on.

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

Call (925) 999-4095

Kenmore in Moraga

Kenmore in Moraga kitchens.

Moraga kitchens hold onto appliances. The ranch homes around Rheem Valley and up toward Campolindo were mostly built in the 60s and 70s, and a lot of them still run a Kenmore that has been in place for 15 or 20 years, often with a second Kenmore fridge or upright freezer out in the garage. When one of those quits, the first question is who actually built it, because Kenmore was always a Sears label on someone else's machine.

I read the model number before I quote anything. A 106 prefix is Whirlpool and usually a repair worth doing. A 795 is LG and needs a harder look at the compressor. A 253 is Frigidaire, which covers most of the upright freezers we find in Moraga garages. Each platform fails its own way and prices its own way.

We are based in San Ramon, close enough that Moraga is a routine stop. The diagnostic is $75, credited to the repair, with written quotes, 7 day scheduling, and a warranty of 90 days on consumables, one year on major parts, and two years on sealed system work.

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.

Evaporator fan motor wearing out on older 106 units. On Whirlpool-built Kenmores the evaporator fan motor often announces itself with a chirp or squeal from the freezer before it dies. Once it stops, the freezer stays cold but the fresh food section warms because nothing is moving air. It is a straightforward motor swap, and catching it at the noisy stage avoids a fridge full of spoiled food.
Door gaskets gone hard on long-serving units. A Kenmore that has run in the same Moraga kitchen since the 2000s usually has gaskets that no longer seal. The compressor runs longer, frost creeps into the freezer, and the energy bill climbs. New door gaskets are an inexpensive repair that noticeably quiets the machine down.
Defrost timer and heater failures on 253 garage freezers. The Frigidaire-built 253 upright freezers that live in Moraga garages ice over when the defrost timer or heater fails. Frost blankets the interior, and the compressor works harder against the ice. I test the timer, heater, and defrost thermostat in one visit, since any of the three can be the culprit.

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.

Recent work

Kenmore jobs we have closed.

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FAQ

Kenmore in Moraga questions, answered.

How do you route to Moraga from San Ramon?

We come over through Danville and the Lafayette side, usually about 30 minutes. Moraga sits in our Lamorinda loop with Orinda, Lafayette, and Walnut Creek, so we are in the area regularly and can usually offer a next-day slot.
My garage freezer struggles in summer. Is that a repair issue?

Sometimes. Garage heat makes a marginal freezer fail outright, so a unit that limped through spring often dies in July. If the compressor and defrost system test healthy at the $75 diagnostic, the fix may be as simple as clearing the condenser and improving airflow around the cabinet. If the sealed system is weak, I will tell you plainly rather than sell a repair that will not hold.
Who actually made my Kenmore, and does it change the price?

The first three digits of the model number tell me. 106 is Whirlpool, 795 is LG, 253 is Frigidaire. It absolutely changes the price, because the parts and the typical failures are different for each. That is why I decode the tag before writing any quote.

Need Kenmore service in Moraga?

Tell us what is broken. We will quote it.