The Best Appliance Repair Services in San Diego County CA Are the Ones Proven Safe To Hire

The state of California requires that appliance repair services in San Diego County CA be licensed by the California Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, but there is no test or exam of ability in major appliance repair.

So the state license for major appliance repair is no guarantee that any particular home appliance repair service in San Diego County CA is even competent, is doing business ethically, delivering value, or satisfying customers.  

This makes it all the more significant that all home appliance repair services in San Diego County CA who bear The Prime Buyer's Report-TOP 10 symbol have been cleared by our research staff as passing all the requirements for Prime Buyer's Report-TOP 10 status such as survey phone calls to previous customers to verify high satisfaction, verified state license, good complaint record, verified liability and workers comp insurance for your protection, only employees legal to work in the U.S., and more.    

Home Appliance Repair Services in San Diego County CA Service All Major Appliances  

The best appliance repair services in San Diego County CA are experienced with all major appliances including dishwashers, washers and dryers, refrigerators, ovens, and in-window air conditioners.  

You'll get the fastest and best appliance repair results if you can provide them with the brand name, make and model number of the appliance to be fixed. That information is almost always found somewhere as a tag on the appliance itself, like on the inside of the refrigerator or oven door, or can be found in the manual if you have one.  

Most appliance repair services in San Diego County CA charge a trip charge for them to come out and examine the appliance needing to be fixed. Many will apply that trip charge to the cost of the appliance repair if you have them do the repair services.   Some will charge a flat rate for each specific kind of appliance repair while others charge T&M (time and materials) and each type of company will tell you the advantages to their own method.  

While the company should be able to tell you on the phone the typical charge for certain kinds of flat rate repairs, and T&M companies should be able to tell you their hourly rate, beware appliance repair services too willing to quote you a price on the phone.  Appliance repair is like car repair in that they can tell you a common range of costs for certain kinds of repairs, but they won't really know the true repair cost and what is wrong with your appliance until they come out and see it. Unscrupulous companies who are willing to quote costs of appliance repair over the phone are taking advantage of your feeling you should get one and are being less than honest if they don't qualify that by explaining they won't really know for sure until they are there.   And a dishonest appliance repair service is exactly the kind that once out there, will inflate the cost of the appliance repair if possible, such as telling you more parts need to be replaced than actually do.  

Many appliance repair services in San Diego County CA also sell used appliances. If the appliance repair costs exceeds what the appliance is worth, or exceeds the cost of a replacement, consider getting one.  Many modern home appliances have a 10 to 12 year lifespan and the appliance repair needed might be a sign there's more to come as it nears the end of its life expectancy.  

Written quotes for appliance repair should break out the labor charges from cost for parts, and indicate if those parts are new, or used, refurbished, etc.  You also have the right to retain any old parts they said were faulty and were replaced.  

The more information you give during the initial call regarding the exact nature of the problem, the appliance model and serial number, the more likely the appliance repair service can bring a potentially needed new replacement part on their first visit, instead of having to make another trip back to the shop, or have to order the part and come another day.  

Your ability to explain the problem can be helped by doing a quick search online based on the appliance brand name and the symptom and seeing what others might have already experienced as the faulty part.  Similarly, consider calling the manufacturer customer service number and explaining what's wrong. Sometimes certain models have known and common problems and the manufacturer might be able to tell you the likely diagnosis very easily.  

Some Home Appliance Repair Services in San Diego County CA Are A Much Better Value Than Others
The Prime Buyer's Report lists these major appliance repair services in San Diego County CA: Premier Appliance Store & Repair San Diego CA. Other companies for home appliance repair in San Diego County CA that might still be in business include: .

Questions To Ask Home Appliance Repair Services in San Diego County CA

When hiring major appliance repair services in San Diego County CA, ask these questions about their experience, pricing, guarantees, and technician quality:

 

• How long have they been doing appliance repair services in San Diego County CA?

• How many appliance repairs do they do each week? This potentially indicates both their popularity with others, as well as suggests greater experience.  

• Do they charge a flat rate, or time and materials instead?

• Will they give you names and numbers of customers who you can call as references? (All appliance repair services in San Diego County CA bearing the Prime Buyer's Report-TOP 10 symbol have already had their customer references called by our research staff so you don't have to.)

• Will they provide a written estimate that is detailed, including brand names and product numbers of the parts (OEM versus aftermarket or cheap knock-offs) and their condition (new versus used), as well as labor charges? (This is key because cheap appliance repair services in San Diego County CA often only seem cheaper because they are quoting inferior parts that will fail sooner.)

• What are the manufacturer warranties on any new part to be installed?

• Do they provide a written warranty for their labor, aside from manufacturer warranties and can you see it?

• Aside from the owner's potential experience, how much experience does the technician have who they will be sending? (The thirty years experience of the owner helps you little if the employee he sends started just two weeks ago).  

• What employee background screening do they do exactly of their technicians, one of which is being sent to your home?  

•  How likely is it they will be able to complete the repairs once they are on site, if you give authorization to do so, versus having to leave and come back with a part?

• Do the appliance repair technicians they send get paid a commission, meaning they have a financial incentive to get you to spend as much as possible?

• Can the company show that all employees sent to your property are legal to work in the U.S.? (All appliance repair services in San Diego County CA bearing The Prime Buyer's Report-TOP 10 symbol have already signed an obligation to only hire documented workers.)

• Will they show you proof of active workers' compensation and liability insurance? (All home appliance repair services in San Diego County CA  bearing the Prime Buyer's Report-TOP 10 symbol have already had proof of insurance verified by our research staff so you don't have to.)

When you've chosen the major appliance repair services in San Diego County CA for your specific needs, make sure they are licensed by the state of California Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair since that's required by law. (All home appliance repair services in San Diego County CA  bearing the Prime Buyer's Report-TOP 10 symbol have already had their state license verified by our research staff so you don't have to.)

 

Resources About Major Appliance Repair Services in San Diego County CA

Associations & Licensing Relevant To Home Appliance Repair in San Diego County CA

AHAM Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers www.aham.org
Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair www.bearhfti.ca.gov
BBB Better Business Bureau www.bbb.com
CEA Consumer Electronics Association www.ce.org
DCA California Department of Consumer Affairs www.dca.ca.gov
EEI Edison Electric Institute www.eei.org
GAMA Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association www.gamanet.org
HPBA Hearth Patio & Barbecue Association www.hpba.org
IHA International Housewares Association www.housewares.org
IHRA International Housewares Representatives Association www.ihra.org
NAPSA National Appliance Parts Suppliers Association www.napsaweb.org
NASA National Appliance Service Association www.nasa1.org
PSOC Professional Servicers Organization www.psoca.org

 

Print Media & Web Resources Related to Major Appliance Repair in San Diego County CA

Appliance Magazine
Consumer Reports Magazine
Home Appliance Magazine
Appliance Journal www.appliancejournal.com

The Prime Buyer's Report provides information on the TOP 10 Major Appliance Repair Servicess in San Diego County CA by zip code:

92081, 92082, 92083, 92084, 92085, 92086, 92088, 92091, 92093, 92101, 92102, 92103, 92104, 92105, 92106, 92107, 92108, 92109, 92110, 92111, 92112, 92113, 92114, 92115, 92116, 92117, 92118, 92119, 92120, 92121, 92122, 92123, 92124, 92126, 92127, 92128, 92129, 92130, 92131, 92134, 92136, 92138, 92139, 92140, 92142, 92145, 92149, 92150, 92152, 92153, 92154, 92158, 92159, 92160, 92163, 92166, 92167, 92168, 92169, 92170, 92171, 92172, 92173, 92175, 92176, 92177, 92178, 92182, 92191, 92192, 92193, 92195, 92196, 92198, 91901, 91902, 91903, 91905, 91906, 91908, 91909, 91910, 91911, 91912, 91913, 91914, 91915, 91916, 91917, 91921, 91931, 91932, 91933, 91935, 91941, 91942, 91943, 91944, 91945, 91946, 91950, 91951, 91962, 91963, 91976, 91977, 91978, 91979, 91980, 92003, 92004, 92007, 92008, 92009, 92010, 92011, 92013, 92014, 92018, 92019, 92020, 92021, 92022, 92023, 92024, 92025, 92026, 92027, 92028, 92029, 92030, 92033, 92036, 92037, 92038, 92039, 92040, 92046, 92049, 92051, 92052, 92054, 92055, 92056, 92057, 92058, 92059, 92061, 92064, 92065, 92066, 92067, 92068, 92069, 92070, 92071, 92072, 92074, 92075, 92078 and 92079

The Prime Buyer's Report provides information on the TOP 10 Home Appliance Repair Services in San Diego County CA by city:

Alpine, Bonita, Bostonia, Camp Pendleton North, Camp Pendleton South, Carlsbad, Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, Chula Vista, Coronado, El Cajon, Encinitas, Escondido, Eucalyptus Hills, Fallbrook, Imperial Beach, Jamul, La Mesa, La Presa, Lakeside, Lemon Grove, National City, Oceanside, Poway, Ramona, Rancho San Diego, San Diego, San Diego Country Estates, San Marcos, Santee, Solana Beach, Spring Valley, Valley Center, Vista, Winter Gardens and Pauma Valley