When a freezer in Augusta 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 Augusta list below starts with companies that show freezer or refrigeration work in their listings, followed by other appliance repair companies nearby.
Local Freezer Repair in Augusta, ME
Our data shows 23 appliance repair companies inside a 60-mile radius of Augusta. Other nearby bases include Portland (5), Auburn (3), and Bangor (2). Distances run up to about 60 miles. 6 list freezer or refrigeration work specifically. Nearest on the list: Thermador Group, around 1.7 miles out. The 23 rated companies in range average 4.2 stars. Because the nearest shops are farther out, ask each company whether Augusta is inside its regular service area.
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| Three nearest companies, miles away | 1.7, 16.8, 23.4 |
|---|---|
| Name refrigeration work in their listing | 6 |
| Rated 4.5 stars or higher (10+ reviews) | 10 |
| Listed as refrigerator repair | 4 |
| Companies within 60 miles | 23 |
| Listing Saturday hours | 9 |
The leading options for Augusta are Sears Appliance Repair (16.8 miles away, based in Waterville, 4.5 stars from 26 reviews, lists Saturday hours); Agren (56.4 miles away, based in South Portland, 4.8 stars from 2,172 reviews, lists Saturday hours); Sears Appliance Repair (28.3 miles away, based in Auburn, 4.4 stars from 522 reviews, lists Saturday hours); McLaughlin Appliance Sales, Service & Parts (59.0 miles away, based in Scarborough, 4.3 stars from 51 reviews).
Freezer Problems Worth a Service Call
- Water pooling under or inside the freezer
- Heavy frost on the back wall or around the door
- Food is soft or ice cream will not stay firm
- Clicking, buzzing or a loud fan
What Usually Goes Wrong
How a Freezer Service Call Usually Goes in Augusta
Troubleshooting first? Start with freezer not freezing or repair or replace a freezer or ice maker?.
Freezer Safety Notes
The Refrigerator Safety Act requires household refrigerators to have a door mechanism, usually a magnetic latch, that lets the door be opened from the inside, so older latch-door units carelessly stored or discarded where children can reach them remain a suffocation hazard. Source: CPSC - Refrigerator Safety Act (archived)
Chest freezers are usually more efficient than uprights because their top-opening lid lets less cold air escape. Source: ENERGY STAR - Freezers
Freezer Repair Cost Ranges
A freezer repair is usually a fan, a defrost part, a control or a gasket plus labor. Reference ranges from published cost guides:
- Refrigerant recharge (regassing): $200–$400 Source: HomeGuide - How much does freezer repair cost?
- 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: $100–$250 per hour Source: Fixr - How much does it cost to repair a refrigerator?
For a newer built-in ice maker, replacing just the failed motor may be the best option, while on some older units a motor costs about as much as a new ice maker. Source: Fixr - How much does it cost to repair an ice maker?
Ranges are published estimates, not quotes. See the freezer repair cost guide and when to repair or replace.
Around Augusta
Most freezer calls in Augusta come down to the same handful of parts: the defrost system, a fan, the temperature control, the door gasket and dirty condenser coils.
Maine has no general appliance repair license, but installing or servicing propane and natural gas appliances requires a Maine Fuel Board propane and natural gas technician license with an appliance connection and service authorization. Source: Maine Fuel Board - Licensing - Individual Licenses (Maine Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation)
In Maine, you can check a license with the Maine Professional and Financial Regulation Licensee Search or report a problem to the Maine Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division.
Hiring a Repair Company in Augusta
- If a part has to be ordered, how soon can you come back to finish?
- What is the service call or diagnostic fee, and is it applied to the repair?
- What should I do with the food while I wait for the repair?
Freezer Repair FAQs: Augusta, ME
Why is my freezer not freezing?
What temperature should my freezer be set to?
What does a freezer repair usually cost?
Why is there so much frost in my freezer?
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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 Augusta faster and cheaper.