Los Angeles · doors, seals and the cold side
Freezer doors, seals and drawers
Frost, drift and doors that will not shut on Sub-Zero freezer columns and freezer drawers.
What people describe when they call
Diagnosis
What it usually turns out to be
In the order it gets worked through on site: the door first, because that is where most of these actually start, and the expensive possibilities last, because that is the honest order rather than the profitable one.
Before you phone
Three things worth checking
None of this is a repair. It is the difference between a first visit that starts with questions and one that starts with a meter in the right place.
Every component named on this page has a page of its own in the parts list — what it does, how it wears, and what replacing it involves.
What it comes to
What this kind of repair costs
The visit is $89 flat. That pays for coming out and for finding the fault, and it drops off the bill the moment you approve the repair.
Repair bands
- Door gasket or seal replacement The band this site sees most: a hardened seal on a door, a drawer or a glass front.
- $270–$690
- Evaporator or condenser fan motor A fan that has slowed or stopped — usually found after the door has been ruled out.
- $300–$740
- Defrost heater, thermostat or sensor The cycle that clears the coil. Frost that keeps coming back after a seal is fixed lands here.
- $270–$640
- Ice maker, water valve or supply line Everything the water touches on its way to the bin.
- $270–$770
- Electronic control board The board behind the panel, replaced only after it has been measured rather than suspected.
- $440–$890
- Compressor or sealed-system repair The refrigeration circuit itself. Rare on a door call, and never the first answer.
- $1,320–$3,410
Which end of a band a cabinet lands on depends on the part and on how much has to come apart to reach it. You hear one firm number for the whole job, agreed with you before anything is opened up or ordered, and the $89 service call comes off that number once you approve the work.
For scale
Against those numbers: a comparable built-in replacement, before installation and cabinetry work — $12,580–$20,850. Most of what we are called to is one part inside a cabinet with years of service left in it, which is usually why the repair is the sensible end of that comparison. When it is not, you hear that instead.
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What Los Angeles owners say
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Book the visit
Tell us what the cabinet is doing and we will bring the right meter.
A flat $89 covers the trip and the diagnosis, and comes off the bill when you approve the repair. You hear the price for the work first — nothing starts before you agree to it.