How do you reach Orinda from San Ramon?

Up through Danville and over on 24, roughly 30 minutes. Orinda sits in the same loop as Lafayette, and we also cross to Berkeley and Piedmont from there, so the Lamorinda corridor gets service several days a week.

Our kitchen is original to the house and the fridge slot is tight. Can you work with that?

Yes. Orinda's 60s kitchens often have snug alcoves, and I repair in place whenever possible. If the unit needs to come out for rear access, I protect the floors and put it back exactly where it lived.

Is a 12 year old Kenmore Elite worth a compressor repair?

Sometimes. The cabinet, doors, and shelving on those units are still good, and a sealed system repair with a two year warranty can be cheaper than replacing a counter-depth unit. I give you both numbers in writing and my honest read at the diagnostic.

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Kenmore Refrigerator & Freezer Repair · Orinda, CA

Kenmore refrigerator and freezer repair in Orinda, up the hills and down the long driveways.

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

Call (925) 999-4095

Kenmore in Orinda

Kenmore in Orinda kitchens.

Orinda homes were mostly built in the 50s and 60s into the hillsides, and their kitchens often still hold a Kenmore that predates the smartphone. These are ordinary family houses with hard-working appliances, and when the fridge quits, the machine's real maker decides the repair. Kenmore never built anything. Sears bought units from Whirlpool, LG, and Frigidaire and badged them, so I read the model number before I say a single word about price.

We see two patterns in Orinda specifically. Kitchens with a Whirlpool-built 106 that has run 15 years and just needs a defrost part, and remodels from the 2010s where an LG-built 795 Elite went in and the compressor is now the question. Both are common, and both get a written quote at the $75 diagnostic, which credits toward the work.

Our base is San Ramon, we schedule 7 days, and sealed system repairs carry a two year warranty backed by my EPA Section 608 Universal certification.

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.

Compressor diagnosis on 795 Elite French door units. The LG-built Elites from the 2010s remodel wave are known for linear compressor failure. The symptom is a fridge that runs constantly but holds 50 degrees. I verify with gauge and temperature readings, because a thermistor or control fault can fake the same symptom and costs far less to fix.
Second fridges and freezers failing in Orinda garages. Many Orinda houses keep an older Kenmore in the garage, and hillside garages swing hot in summer. Defrost failures and tired door gaskets show up first, then the compressor strains. I test whether the unit is worth its keep honestly, since a garage fridge only makes sense when the repair is modest.
Damper control stuck on newer bottom-freezer models. On LG-built bottom-freezer Kenmores the damper that meters cold air into the fresh food section can stick closed or ice up. The freezer stays perfect while the fridge warms, which sends most owners hunting the wrong problem. Damper assembly replacement is a same-visit fix when the part is on the truck.

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 Orinda questions, answered.

How do you reach Orinda from San Ramon?

Up through Danville and over on 24, roughly 30 minutes. Orinda sits in the same loop as Lafayette, and we also cross to Berkeley and Piedmont from there, so the Lamorinda corridor gets service several days a week.
Our kitchen is original to the house and the fridge slot is tight. Can you work with that?

Yes. Orinda's 60s kitchens often have snug alcoves, and I repair in place whenever possible. If the unit needs to come out for rear access, I protect the floors and put it back exactly where it lived.
Is a 12 year old Kenmore Elite worth a compressor repair?

Sometimes. The cabinet, doors, and shelving on those units are still good, and a sealed system repair with a two year warranty can be cheaper than replacing a counter-depth unit. I give you both numbers in writing and my honest read at the diagnostic.

Need Kenmore service in Orinda?

Tell us what is broken. We will quote it.