My huge counter depth professional refrigerator decided it was done cooling at 10:30PM on a Saturday night. On Sunday I called Mr. Appliance, based on Yelp ratings, unforturnately they couldn't get out until Wednesday between 12:45 and 2:45. The young man diagnosed the problem and gave me the bad news: The Evaporator and Heat Exchanger needed to be replaced - $1,100.82. This refrigerator was brand new March 2014. They are not built to last, which is so disappointing. I had to make a decision - repair or replace. The refrigerator matches a freezer of the same brand - making it look like one huge unit. A new refrigerator is over $3300.00. Naturally, I decided to have the repair done and paid the 50% required deposit to order the parts. The next appointment was scheduled for November 2, 2022. I received a text message from Mr. Appliance along with a picture of my technician. Marty was on time, placed a mat at the front door and wore booties. He was very nice, courteous and I was amazed that he could pull both units out from the counter (yes, they are built in). When he took off the molding around the refrigerator and freezer he found that the plastic (yes, plastic) door hinge was broken, he showed it to me. I feel stupid for not noticing that it was out of align. How long had it been like that and did it make the refrigerator run more that it should have to keep the food at the proper temperature? He didn't want to repair the refrigerator at a cost to me of $1100+ to not have it cool correctly because the hinge is broken and making the door out of align. I really appreciated that. There isn't a part to replace the door hinge - you have to buy a whole new door. And yes, I looked on line for the part. He showed me their cost on the new door - $1400.00, and couldn't tell me how long it would take to get it once it was ordered.
He gave me a few choices: Buy a new refrigerator ($3300+), Buy a new door and have the refrigerator repaired (1400+ and $1100) OR he could try to epoxy the plastic hinge and see if it will hold. I opted for option 3. Which meant I still couldn't use my refrigerator for another week - time to let the epoxy set and then test the door, by opening and closing it several times. Due to scheduling conflicts (mine, not his) we couldn't get another appointment set up until the following Wednesday (11/9/22). I received another text message confirming the appointment and then another with his picture stating he was on his way. The work was done, he showed me the faulty part, and put everything back the way it was. He made sure to put protection under the front feet of the freezer so it didn't mar my hardwood flooring when he pulled it all the way out to access the back. I took this opportunity to clean the floor behind the built in units. he made sure the refrigerator was adequately cooling before he left. Bottom line - I'd definitely use them for any repair work they do. Marty - thank you so much. read more