Refrigerator Repair Across the San Francisco Bay Area

By Gene, owner of Bay Appliance Repair · Updated October 28, 2026

California BEAR #46247. Licensed and insured, EPA 608 certified, background-checked technicians. OEM parts and 90-day parts and labor on qualifying repairs.

Refrigerator Repair in San Francisco: Fridge, Freezer & Ice Maker Service

Yes, we repair refrigerators in San Francisco and across the San Francisco Bay Area, including fridges that aren’t cooling, are leaking or are icing up. Same-day service available. The service call is $219, and it’s free if you go with the repair.

We come to homes all over San Francisco, from the Mission and Sunset to the Richmond, Excelsior and Bayview, plus Daly City, the Peninsula, the East Bay and San Jose. We’re based at 140 San Pedro Rd, Daly City, CA 94014. We come to you; there’s no walk-in counter. Call (415) 585-5900 or text us, or email service@bayappliancerepair.com, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM (closed Saturday and Sunday).

Refrigerator Repair Cost in San Francisco

$219 service call, free if you go ahead with the repair. Prices include parts and labor. These are starting prices; the final cost depends on the brand, model and parts needed, and you get the price before any work starts.

Payment: all major credit cards, check, cash, Zelle and PayPal.

What’s wrong with your fridge?

We get a lot of calls about warm fridges, frosted-up freezers, compressors that click on and off, and water under the unit. Most of the time the compressor is fine. Here’s what we usually find when we open these up. It’s not always the answer, but it’s where we start.

Fridge is warm, freezer is still cold. Usually the evaporator fan or the defrost system. Ice builds up on the coil and blocks the air going to the fridge side. It’s rarely the compressor.

Both sides are warm. Check that it’s plugged in and the breaker isn’t tripped. If it is running, we look at the condenser fan, a dirty condenser coil, the start relay, or the control board.

Water on the floor or under the crisper drawers. Most of the time it’s a clogged defrost drain. On fridges with a water line it can be the inlet valve, a cracked line, or a filter housing that isn’t seated right.

Frost keeps coming back on the back wall. A defrost heater, thermostat or sensor has gone bad, or a door gasket isn’t sealing and lets in warm, humid air.

Clicking, buzzing or loud fan noise. Clicking every few minutes is usually the compressor trying to start, often a bad start relay. Buzzing or grinding is usually a fan motor or ice on the fan blade.

Ice maker stopped making ice. Low water pressure, a clogged filter, a frozen fill tube, or a bad inlet valve or ice maker module. If you just changed the filter, tell us. It matters.

Runs all the time. Dirty condenser coils, a worn door seal, or a fridge pushed too tight against the wall with no room to breathe.

Many French-door and side-by-side units in remodeled San Francisco and Peninsula kitchens stall on evaporator fans, dirty condensers, defrost drains, door gaskets, or ice-maker plumbing. Garage and basement units add leveling and heat-load issues after moves or hot spells.

If your fridge does this, book this

Fresh-food side warm, freezer fine

Book a cooling diagnosis. Mention it’s one side only so we bring fan and defrost parts.

Puddle under the fridge or inside the crisper

Book a leak / drain repair. Tell us if there’s a water line or you recently changed the filter.

No ice, or the dispenser stopped

Book ice maker repair (from $295).

Clicks every few minutes and won’t cool

Book a start relay / compressor check (start relay from $265).

Door won’t seal, or frost keeps coming back

Book a gasket replacement (from $250) or defrost repair.

Sub-Zero, Viking, Thermador, Miele or other built-in acting up

Book a built-in visit and text us a photo of the model label first.

Sealed system or compressor quote came back high

Read our repair-or-replace guide before you decide; we’ll go over it with you on site.

What happens on a refrigerator repair visit?

We check the temperature in both sections, listen to the fans and compressor, check condenser airflow, and look at the defrost and drain paths if there’s frost or a leak. If water is involved, we check the ice maker and filter plumbing. You hear the options before we order parts. Fans, thermistors, defrost parts, drain clears, filter housings or valves fix many fridges when the cabinet and sealed system are sound. Our technicians are EPA 608 certified (Type I and II).

Safe homeowner checks before we arrive: note which compartment is warm, whether water is under the unit or inside, and whether a filter was changed recently. Do not puncture lines, open sealed refrigerant circuits, or tip a loaded fridge alone. If you smell burning insulation near the compressor or water valve, shut off power and water if safe and call.

Fridges we work on

• French door
• Side-by-side
• Top freezer and bottom freezer
• Counter-depth
• Built-in and panel-ready
• Column refrigerators and freezers
• Compact and under-counter
• Wine coolers and beverage centers

We work on home fridges only. We don’t do commercial units.

Maintenance we also do

• Condenser cleaning
• Drain line cleaning
• Drip pan cleaning
• Defrosting heavy ice build-up
• Air damper seal replacement
• Door adjustment and new door gaskets

Built-in refrigerator, wine cooler and ice machine repair in San Francisco

Many San Francisco kitchens have a built-in or panel-ready refrigerator, an ice maker or under-counter ice machine, and a wine cooler or beverage center. Some homes also have a walk-in wine cooler. These units sit tight to the cabinets or walls, so they depend on clean coils and clear airflow. When airflow drops, they run warm, run constantly or ice up. We repair all of them in residential homes.

• Built-in and column refrigerators: warm fresh-food sections, frozen-over evaporators, failing fans, door hinges that sag under custom panels. Brands we see include Sub-Zero, Thermador, Fisher & Paykel, Viking, KitchenAid and Samsung (factory trained), plus Dacor, GE (including Café, Monogram and Hotpoint) and LG (factory authorized).
• Ice makers and residential ice machines: refrigerator ice makers that stop making ice, jam or leak, and under-counter ice machines in kitchens and home bars that make slow, cloudy or no ice. We check the water supply, valve, filter, fill tube, sensors and drain.
• Wine refrigerators and beverage centers: temperatures that drift, compressors that click on and off, fans that rattle and condensation inside the glass door. We’re factory authorized for Avanti and Danby, which make many compact and under-counter units.
• Residential walk-in wine coolers: home wine rooms that won’t hold temperature or humidity, cooling units that short-cycle, ice over or drip, and controls or fans that fail.
• Sealed-system repairs: refrigerant leaks and compressor problems are handled by EPA 608 certified (Type I & II) technicians.

Before you book, check that the grille or vents aren’t blocked and note the temperature it’s holding. A photo of the model label, texted to us, helps the technician bring the right parts.

High-end and built-in brands

Sub-Zero, Viking, Thermador and Miele built-ins are a big part of our fridge work in San Francisco. Our techs are factory trained on these brands, and we use OEM parts. We’re factory authorized for GE, Café and Monogram.

San Francisco kitchens

A lot of the fridges we fix in the city are in old flats and Victorians with tight kitchens. The wiring in those buildings is often old too, so we check the outlet and the circuit before we blame the fridge. Built-ins are often tucked into narrow alcoves. We bring what we need to slide them out and back in without scratching your floors or cabinets.

Own a Fisher & Paykel ActiveSmart, French-door or integrated column fridge? See Fisher & Paykel refrigerator repair. Our technicians are factory trained on the brand.

Repair or replace?

Many refrigerators are worth fixing if the liner and case are intact. Replace it if the sealed system keeps leaking, rust has gotten into the cabinet, or an old control keeps failing. On a high-end built-in, repair is usually worth it. We go over the cost with you on site, and you decide.

Which cities and neighborhoods do you serve for refrigerator repair?

• San Francisco: Pacific Heights, the Marina, Nob Hill, SOMA, the Castro, Noe Valley, the Mission, the Sunset, the Richmond, Excelsior, Bayview and nearby neighborhoods
• Daly City and San Mateo, plus Redwood City and Palo Alto on the Peninsula
• Oakland, Berkeley, Hayward and Walnut Creek in the East Bay
• Fremont, Santa Clara and San Jose in the South Bay

Need a washer or dishwasher looked at too? We can often do both on the same visit.

Related pages

• Refrigerator not cooling: the checks to do before you call, step by step.
• Refrigerator making noise: what clicking, buzzing and rattling usually mean.
• Ice maker repair: if the ice maker is the only thing that’s stopped.
• Freezer repair: for standalone and column freezers.
• Sub-Zero repair: built-in and column units, with what we check first.
• Samsung and LG refrigerator error codes: look up the code on your display.
• Refrigerator repair cost: a fuller breakdown of what drives the price.
• Repair or replace?: how to decide when the quote is high.
• Wine cooler repair: beverage centers and under-counter wine fridges.

What some of our customers say

“Our two year old Hotpoint refrigerator started making occasional squealing noises, coming from the freezer, a couple months ago, then the noise became more frequent. Also, the main door wasn’t hanging straight. We called Bay Appliance Repair and they sent someone over to look at it a couple days later, as that was when we would be home. John examined it and ordered some new parts to fix both of the problems. A week later he came back to install the new parts. No more weird noises!”

“It was so easy to schedule the repair service ! Timely and clear communications. Leon did an excellent job repairing our dryer. We are very pleased.”

“Everything went well. They came when they said they would. They told me what they would do and I havent had any issues since then.”

Read more reviews on Yelp and Angi.

Common questions

How much does refrigerator repair cost?

The service call is $219, and it’s free if you go with the repair. Common repairs start from $250 to $350, and built-ins like Sub-Zero start from $555. The final price depends on the brand and model, and you get the exact price before any work starts, with no hidden fees. Our $25 coupons and the senior discount apply to the repair only, not the service call.

Can you do same-day refrigerator repair?

Same-day service available. We work Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm, and we’re closed on weekends. Arrival windows are 8–12 or 12–5, we can shorten the window on request, and the technician calls or texts when on the way.

Is it worth fixing a 7 year old fridge?

Often, yes. A seven-year-old refrigerator with a sound cabinet and sealed system is usually worth repairing when the fault is a fan, sensor, defrost part, water valve or control board. The decision is harder if the compressor or sealed system has failed. We diagnose first and give you the exact cost before any work begins.

Can you fix sealed-system problems like a refrigerant leak?

Yes. Our technicians are EPA 608 certified (Type I and II) for sealed-system work. We diagnose first and give you the exact price before any work starts.

Do you repair built-in and wine refrigerators?

Yes. We repair built-in, column and panel-ready refrigerators, plus wine coolers and beverage centers. Our technicians are factory trained on Sub-Zero, Viking, Thermador and Miele, and we use OEM parts.