When a freezer in Bethesda starts to warm, the first question is whether it is a setting, a blocked vent, a door that is not sealing or a failed part. The Bethesda list below starts with companies that show freezer or refrigeration work in their listings, followed by other appliance repair companies nearby.
Who Repairs Freezers Near Bethesda
Our data shows 40 appliance repair companies inside a 30-mile radius of Bethesda. 13 of them are based in Bethesda itself, and the rest are spread across Washington (6), Rockville (5), and Silver Spring (4). The farthest listed company is about 5 miles out. ABV Appliance Repair is the nearest, roughly 0.9 miles from Bethesda. Of those, 5 mention freezer or refrigeration work by name. Rated companies nearby average 4.8 stars across 30 businesses.
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| Name refrigeration work in their listing | 5 |
|---|---|
| With 4.5+ stars and at least 10 reviews | 10 |
| Listing Saturday hours | 40 |
| Refrigerator repair in their categories | 5 |
| Distance to the three closest (mi) | 0.9, 1.0, 1.0 |
| Companies within 30 miles | 60 |
At the top of the Bethesda list: ABV Appliance Repair (0.9 miles away, 4.8 stars from 542 reviews, lists Saturday hours); Sears Appliance Repair (3.0 miles away, 4.5 stars from 602 reviews, lists Saturday hours); Trusted Home Experts (7.3 miles away, based in Rockville, 4.9 stars from 289 reviews, lists Saturday hours); Sears Appliance Repair (7.3 miles away, based in Hyattsville, 4.4 stars from 398 reviews, lists Saturday hours).
When to Call for Freezer Repair
- Food is soft or ice cream will not stay firm
- Clicking, buzzing or a loud fan
- Heavy frost on the back wall or around the door
- Water pooling under or inside the freezer
The Usual Freezer Culprits in Bethesda
How a Freezer Service Call Usually Goes in Bethesda
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Old Freezers and Child Safety
Children can become trapped and suffocate in old, unused refrigerators; remove the doors before storing or discarding one, or chain and padlock a door that cannot be removed. Source: CPSC - CPSC Warns About Children Suffocating in Old, Unused Refrigerators
Manual-defrost freezers use about half the energy of automatic-defrost models, but only if they are defrosted before frost reaches about a quarter inch. Source: ENERGY STAR - Freezers
What Freezer Repair Costs in Bethesda
A freezer repair is usually a fan, a defrost part, a control or a gasket plus labor. Reference ranges from published cost guides:
- Door gasket replacement: $150–$500 Source: Fixr - How much does it cost to repair a freezer?
- Upright freezer repair: $50–$500 Source: Fixr - How much does it cost to repair a freezer?
- Chest freezer repair: $50–$400 Source: Fixr - How much does it cost to repair a freezer?
- Typical freezer repair: $100–$400 Source: Fixr - How much does it cost to repair a freezer?
- Technician labor: $50–$200 per hour Source: Fixr - How much does it cost to repair a freezer?
Repair a freezer under ten years old when the repair costs less than half the price of a new one; near ten years old, consider replacing. Source: Fixr - How much does it cost to repair a freezer?
Ranges are published estimates, not quotes. See the freezer repair cost guide and when to repair or replace.
Around Bethesda
Most freezer calls in Bethesda come down to the same handful of parts: the defrost system, a fan, the temperature control, the door gasket and dirty condenser coils.
Maryland does not issue a separate appliance repair license; the Maryland Board of Plumbing licenses plumbers, natural gas fitters and propane gas fitters, whose trades cover gas connections. Source: License Requirements - Maryland Board of Plumbing (Maryland Department of Labor)
In Maryland, you can check a license with the Maryland Department of Labor occupational license search (Board of Plumbing) or report a problem to the Maryland Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division.
Hiring a Repair Company in Bethesda
- Do you work on chest and upright freezers as well as refrigerator freezers?
- Will you check the defrost system, fans and controls before looking at the sealed system?
- If a part has to be ordered, how soon can you come back to finish?
Freezer Repair FAQs: Bethesda, MD
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A thermometer reading, a note on whether the compressor is running and the model number in hand make any freezer repair in Bethesda faster and cheaper.