Likely causes
When we get a call about a refrigerator not cooling, these are the things our technicians check first — roughly in the order of how often each one turns out to be the answer:
- Evaporator coil iced over because the defrost heater, defrost thermostat, or defrost control board failed
- Evaporator fan motor no longer moving cold air into the fresh-food compartment
- Condenser coils packed with dust and pet hair, so the system cannot reject heat
- Failed start relay or capacitor preventing the compressor from starting
- Sealed-system refrigerant leak — the least common cause but the most expensive
How we fix it
We diagnose before we quote. That means testing the actual components involved — motors, switches, sensors, valves, and controls — instead of replacing parts in sequence and billing you for the guesses. Once we know what failed, you get the price before we touch anything.
Most refrigerator repairs of this kind are completed in a single visit, because the parts that cause them are the parts we stock on the van. If yours needs something ordered, we tell you the real timeline up front.