Most shops make you book a visit to hear a number. Here's ours in the open: typical ranges for every repair we run, what pushes a job up or down, and the exact mechanics of the $99 diagnostic credit.
Parts and labor together. Most jobs land mid-range; the table below shows repair-by-repair.
About this repair →Parts and labor together. Most jobs land mid-range; the table below shows repair-by-repair.
About this repair →Parts and labor together. Most jobs land mid-range; the table below shows repair-by-repair.
About this repair →Parts and labor together. Most jobs land mid-range; the table below shows repair-by-repair.
About this repair →Parts and labor together. Most jobs land mid-range; the table below shows repair-by-repair.
About this repair →Full meter-and-manual diagnosis ending in one written quote — and the fee credits toward any repair you approve.
Book It| Repair | Typical, parts + labor |
|---|---|
| Thermal fuse or cycling thermostat | $185 – $225 |
| The 'runs but no heat' quick fix when testing confirms it. | |
| Belt + idler pulley set | $195 – $250 |
| Drum won't turn, or screeches while turning. | |
| Gas igniter or valve coils | $215 – $285 |
| Gas dryers that glow but never light, or light and drop out. | |
| Heating element | $225 – $295 |
| Electric dryers running cold; includes airflow check. | |
| Drive motor | $265 – $320 |
| Hums, trips thermal overload, or seized — the top of the dryer range. | |
| Repair | Typical, parts + labor |
|---|---|
| Drain pump | $195 – $265 |
| Won't drain; often a coin or sock did the damage. | |
| Water inlet valve | $195 – $250 |
| Slow fill or no fill — scale on local water is the usual killer. | |
| Lid switch / door lock assembly | $205 – $270 |
| Machine dead or stuck locked mid-cycle. | |
| Shocks / suspension set | $225 – $305 |
| Banging and walking on spin. | |
| Main control board | $285 – $390 |
| Error codes with a confirmed board fault — quoted only after testing. | |
| Repair | Typical, parts + labor |
|---|---|
| Start relay + capacitor | $195 – $255 |
| The rhythmic clicking fix — cheap insurance for the compressor. | |
| Evaporator fan motor | $225 – $300 |
| Freezer cold, fridge warm, noise behind the back panel. | |
| Damper or thermistor | $225 – $305 |
| Compartments freezing lettuce or drifting warm. | |
| Defrost heater / thermostat | $245 – $330 |
| Frost blankets and blocked vents. | |
| Control board | $320 – $470 |
| The top of the refrigeration range; always meter-confirmed first. | |
| Repair | Typical, parts + labor |
|---|---|
| Oven temperature sensor | $235 – $285 |
| Ovens baking slow, fast or uneven against a reference thermometer. | |
| Bake or broil element | $235 – $295 |
| Visible sag, blistering or a dead section. | |
| Infinite switch (per burner) | $235 – $290 |
| Electric burner stuck on one temperature or dead. | |
| Surface igniter / spark module | $245 – $340 |
| Clicking without lighting, or no spark at all. | |
| Electronic control board | $330 – $425 |
| F-codes traced to the board rather than the sensor. | |
| Repair | Typical, parts + labor |
|---|---|
| Frozen fill line — thaw & correct | $240 – $275 |
| No ice with a healthy valve; we fix the cause, not just the symptom. | |
| Water inlet valve | $240 – $290 |
| Hollow cubes and slow fills — the hard-water special. | |
| Auger / dispenser motor | $270 – $360 |
| Ice made but never dispensed. | |
| Icemaker assembly | $280 – $395 |
| When the module itself is done; includes fit and cycle test. | |
Ranges reflect parts plus labor on mainstream brands. Premium and built-in models can run above range — you'll know in the written quote, never after it.
Pick the appliance and the symptom — see the range jobs like yours actually land in.
Typical range for this symptom, parts and labor together. Your exact written quote follows the $99 diagnostic — credited toward the repair.
The technician tests the machine and identifies the failed part. This work costs $99, and you know that before we arrive.
Say the quote is $265 for a washer drain pump, parts and labor. That's the whole number — no fuel fees, no 'shop supplies' line.
Approve the repair and the $99 comes off: you pay $166 more on completion, $265 total. Decline, and $99 is everything you owe.
Our rule of thumb: when fixing the old machine runs past half of what a comparable new one sells for and the appliance is past the midpoint of its expected life, replacement usually wins. Under either threshold, repair usually wins — often by a lot.
We apply it out loud during the quote. A $230 element in a six-year-old dryer? Easy repair. A $420 board in a thirteen-year-old fridge that also needs door gaskets? We'll tell you to spend on the new machine, and we don't charge extra for the honesty.
| Appliance | Typical service life |
|---|---|
| Dryer | 12 – 15 years |
| Washer | 10 – 13 years |
| Refrigerator | 10 – 14 years |
| Range / oven | 13 – 17 years |
| Ice maker (unit) | 4 – 7 years |
Because flat-rate menus hide padding — the easy jobs subsidize the hard ones and everyone overpays somewhere. A range tells you honestly that a heating element in an accessible dryer costs less than the same element behind a stacked unit in a closet. Your written quote is flat; the menu is a range.
Occasionally — premium brands, built-ins and discontinued parts can push past it, and the quote will say so plainly before you approve anything. It can also land below the range when access is easy and the part is cheap. The published numbers are where the middle eighty percent of jobs fall.
We don't chase quotes, but we'll happily be compared. Ask any competitor for their diagnostic fee, whether it credits toward the repair, and whether their estimate is written and fixed. Put ours side by side with the answers — that comparison is the price match.
No, and we'd be suspicious of anyone who says theirs is — the cost just hides in the repair price. Keeping the diagnostic at an honest $99 and crediting it means people who decline a repair pay only for what they received, and people who approve one effectively paid nothing for it.
Card, cash or check at completion — payment happens once, when the repair is done and tested in front of you. No deposits for standard repairs; special-order parts for premium models occasionally need one, and the quote flags it when they do.
The estimator's honest limit is that it can't put a meter on your machine. The $99 diagnostic can — and it ends with one written price that holds.
Send the form and a weekday callback confirms your window, usually within the hour.
Or Just Call (509) 841-9131Every repair starts with the written quote — and the diagnostic that produced it credits toward the work.