Frigidaire Appliance Repair

Electrolux owns Frigidaire, and it's their budget brand. That's why you see it in so many rentals and new subdivisions around Pinal County. Parts are cheap and easy to get, and the machines are simple inside, so most repairs are quick and cheap. The catch is that they're built to a price and to last around ten years. So the point where replacing beats repairing comes sooner than on almost anything else we work on. That's not a knock on Frigidaire. It's something to plan around, especially if you manage rentals. A cheap repair on a Frigidaire is usually the right call. An expensive one rarely is.

We quote a flat rate before starting, and nobody here works on commission. So a cheap repair stays a cheap repair, not a pitch for a new machine.

• Gallery and Professional refrigeration
• Top-freezer and side-by-side units
• Front-load and top-load laundry
• Electric and gas ranges
• Built-in dishwashers

1. Fix the cheap stuff, think twice about the big stuff

   Frigidaire is built to a price and to last about ten years. Valves, switches, pumps and elements are worth replacing at almost any age. A big repair on one past seven or eight years usually isn't, and we'd rather tell you that than take the job.

2. In a newer home, check the install first

   We see these all the time in new subdivisions around Pinal County. A dishwasher that won't drain is often a kinked hose or an air gap put in wrong at install, not a bad pump. It costs nothing to check.

3. Water under the crispers? Clear the defrost drain

   It's a plug of ice or gunk in the drain, not a broken part. It's the cheapest repair on the fridge, and it keeps coming back until it's cleared out all the way.

4. A garage fridge needs its coils cleaned twice a year

   These can't handle heat as well as better-built fridges. An Arizona garage plus dust-packed condenser coils will kill the compressor years early.

5. Know when to replace before you need to

   If you manage rentals, here's the number to plan around. Once a repair costs more than about half the price of a new one, it stops making sense on these a lot sooner than on other brands.

Frigidaire is built to a price, so the math is simple, and we'll be blunt about it. Cheap problems like valves, switches, pumps and elements are worth fixing at almost any age, because the parts cost very little. A big repair on one that's already past seven or eight years usually isn't worth it, and we'll tell you so instead of taking the job. If you're a property manager with these in a lot of units, that's the cutoff to plan around.

• Who makes Frigidaire?

  Electrolux. Frigidaire is their budget line, and that's why you see it in so many rentals and newer homes around Pinal County.

• Are Frigidaire parts expensive?

  No. Parts are cheap and easy to get, and the machines are simple inside, so most repairs are quick and cheap.

• Is a Frigidaire worth repairing?

  For a cheap problem, yes, at almost any age. For a big repair on one past seven or eight years, usually not, and we'll tell you that instead of taking the job.

• Do you work with property managers running Frigidaire units?

  Yes. We quote a flat rate before we start. That matters even more when you're budgeting repairs across a bunch of units, not just one appliance.