KitchenAid Refrigerator Repair

Most no-cool calls aren't a dead compressor. Nine times out of ten it's the start relay (the little switch that kicks the compressor on), the condenser fan motor, or coils packed solid with dust. Arizona is hard on refrigerators. At 110 to 115 degrees the compressor barely gets a rest, and a unit in the garage is working in heat it was never built for.

KitchenAid makes both freestanding fridges and built-in models with a door panel that matches your cabinets. Which one you've got changes the job a lot, even when the problem is the same. A built-in sits flush with the cabinets and wears a custom panel. So any repair where the fridge has to be pulled out takes longer, and the door has to be lined back up correctly afterward or the seal will never close right. Inside, these work like Whirlpools. Most calls come down to the evaporator fan, the defrost system or the condenser. A warm fridge side with a cold freezer means an airflow problem, not the compressor. The ice maker and water valve are common calls on the French-door models. Since the parts are Whirlpool parts, a high-end built-in here costs far less to keep running than a similar one from a brand that makes and sells its own parts.