Common Appliance Problems
Not sure what is wrong? Find your symptom below to understand what usually causes it and what a technician will check — then call us for a straight answer and a fast repair across the Nashville metro.
Refrigerator
Refrigerator Not Cooling
A refrigerator that runs constantly but stays warm is almost never a dead compressor. Far more often the evaporator has iced over from a defrost failure, or the fan that moves cold air has quit. Both are routine, affordable repairs.
Refrigerator Leaking Water
Water inside the fridge usually means a blocked defrost drain. Water on the floor usually means a supply line, inlet valve, or drain pan. The source determines the repair, so finding it precisely matters more than mopping it up.
Refrigerator Making Loud or Unusual Noise
Refrigerator noise is a useful diagnostic clue. A ticking or scraping from inside the freezer usually means ice hitting a fan blade, while a rattle from behind and below points at the condenser fan or compressor.
Ice Maker Not Making Ice
The ice maker fails more often than any other part of a modern refrigerator. Before assuming the module is dead, check the bail arm, the water shutoff, and the age of the water filter — an overdue filter is the single most common cause.
Washer
Washer Not Draining
A drum full of standing water is almost always a blocked or failed drain pump. Stop running cycles once you know it will not drain — repeated attempts can burn out a pump that was only jammed.
Washer Not Spinning
A washer that will not spin often has not failed at all — it simply has not drained, and the control will not spin a full tub. When the tub really is empty, the cause is normally the door lock, the coupler, the actuator, or the belt.
Washer Leaking Water
Where the water appears tells you a lot. A leak only during fill points at the inlet valve or hoses, a leak during wash points at the boot seal or tub hoses, and a leak during drain points at the pump.
Washer Shaking or Walking Across the Floor
A washer that bangs and walks during spin is usually suffering worn suspension or an unbalanced load. On a brand-new machine, check whether the shipping bolts were removed — that oversight causes dramatic shaking and can damage the unit.
Dryer
Dryer Not Heating
A dryer that tumbles without heat has a short list of suspects. Because a blown thermal fuse is usually a symptom of a blocked vent, replacing the fuse without clearing the vent just means it blows again in a few weeks.
Dryer Takes Too Long to Dry
Long dry times are an airflow problem far more often than a heat problem. The dryer is making heat it cannot exhaust, so moisture stays in the drum. This is also the condition that causes dryer fires, so it is worth addressing quickly.
Dryer Squealing, Thumping, or Grinding
Dryer noises are mechanical and identifiable by their pattern. A rhythmic thump usually means rollers, a rising squeal usually means the idler pulley, and a rattle that changes with load usually means the blower wheel.
Dryer Will Not Start
A completely dead dryer is often a door switch or thermal fuse rather than anything major. Both are inexpensive parts, and checking them first prevents an unnecessary control board replacement.
Dishwasher
Dishwasher Not Draining
Standing water at the end of a cycle means a drain restriction. On new installations, a disposal knockout plug left in place blocks the drain line completely and is a surprisingly frequent cause.
Dishwasher Not Cleaning Dishes
Dishes coming out gritty usually mean the machine is short on water, heat, or spray pressure. On Middle Tennessee's hard water, scale gradually plugs the spray arm holes, which feels like the machine slowly wearing out.
Oven
Oven Not Heating
On electric ovens the bake element is the usual culprit and is visibly damaged. On gas ovens the igniter fails far more than anything else, and it commonly keeps glowing while no longer drawing enough current to open the gas valve.
Oven Runs Hot, Cold, or Bakes Unevenly
An oven that is consistently off by twenty or thirty degrees usually has a drifting temperature sensor or a calibration that has slipped. A door that no longer seals produces the same complaint and is easy to overlook.