Refrigerator Repair in Saugus & Swampscott, MA

The pair makes a neat comparison. Identical supply, identical models, and yet the shore units show corroded fins, seized fan motors and green relay terminals years earlier.

Swampscott's shore refrigerators

Salt air settles on the condenser and the fan at the base of the cabinet, and the machine gradually loses its ability to shed heat. Refrigerator Gradually Warming Up and Compressor Overheating and Shutting Off are the typical results.

We look underneath and behind before considering the sealed system. A corroded fan or relay is a far smaller repair, and on the shore blocks it is the likelier one by a wide margin. Coils that have lost their fins can sometimes be cleaned and straightened, and the technician will say honestly when they are past that point.

Swampscott fridges after the Humphrey Street seawall overtops

Storms along Humphrey Street send water into garden-level rooms and basements first. A spare refrigerator standing there may have its compressor compartment and wiring soaked.

Do not switch a flooded refrigerator back on. Leave it unplugged and let a technician inspect the electrics and controls before power returns. Salt water in particular keeps working on terminals long after the floor has dried, so a unit that seems fine for a week can still fail later.

Saugus garages and the Route 1 strip

Saugus houses are driveways, garages and bulkheads, and a lot of refrigerators come in and out through the bulkhead. Access is easy and the faults are the ordinary ones: dirty coils, failed evaporator fans and worn gaskets.

Along Route 1 we also service light-commercial refrigeration. On Swampscott's outside stairs we bring the equipment to carry a unit safely if it has to move.