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Same $99 diagnostic, same written quote, same written warranty on every machine we fix in Boise & the Treasure Valley.
Milk that is not cold at breakfast, a freezer full of soft ice cream, a compressor that clicks every few minutes and never catches. Sawtooth Appliance Service puts a warm refrigerator at the front of the day anywhere in the Treasure Valley. The technician meters the compressor, fans and defrost circuit, writes one price, and repairs from the truck.
Mon–Fri 8am–6pm · Sat 9am–3pm · Sunday closed · same-day windows for a warm refrigerator
Same $99 diagnostic, same written quote, same written warranty on every machine we fix in Boise & the Treasure Valley.
Two seasons drive refrigerator calls in this valley. In January, when the inversion settles and nights drop into the teens, the garage refrigerators and chest freezers in West Boise, the Bench and Meridian stop running: the thermostat reads a cold garage and decides the box is fine, and the freezer section thaws. In July and August, with afternoons at 100°F, the same garage units run without stopping, the condenser packs with dust and the compressor overheats. Between those two peaks the truck rolls from Five Mile Rd to kitchens in Eagle, the North End, Harris Ranch, Nampa and Caldwell for the ordinary failures: iced-over evaporators, dead fans, defrost heaters that quit.
The typical August call runs like this. A French-door refrigerator in a Southeast Boise kitchen starts running loud, then the freezer holds but the fresh-food side climbs to 50°F. Behind the rear panel the evaporator is a block of ice, because the defrost heater or the thermostat failed and frost has closed the air path between the two compartments. Wildfire smoke that month has also felted the condenser coil under the unit. The fix is a defrost part and a cleaned coil, both done in the same visit, and the refrigerator is holding temperature before the technician leaves the driveway.
Almost always a defrost problem: heater, defrost thermostat or control failed, and the evaporator has frozen solid so no cold air reaches the top. Sometimes the evaporator fan. The technician pulls the back panel, meters the heater and thermostat, and replaces the failed part from the truck.
A start relay or overload on the compressor, or a compressor that is drawing high amps and shutting itself down. The technician meters the relay and the windings. A relay is quick and on the truck; a compressor gets a written opinion on whether the unit is worth the repair.
The cabinet thermostat sees a garage below 40°F and stops calling for cooling, so the freezer thaws. The technician confirms the unit is healthy, then talks through what that model can and cannot do in an unheated Idaho garage. Some models take a heater kit; others simply belong indoors.
A frozen or clogged defrost drain sending meltwater into the cabinet, a cracked water line to the ice maker or dispenser, or a drain pan that has shifted. The technician clears the drain, traces the water line and tests the fill before writing the quote.
A condenser coil felted with dust or wildfire smoke, a condenser fan that has stopped, or a door gasket that no longer seals in dry winter air. The technician cleans the coil, meters the fan and checks the gasket with a light before anything else is blamed.
A torn gasket, a door that is not closing over a full drawer, or a defrost cycle that is not running. Frost storms on the back wall point to defrost; frost near the door points to the seal. The technician checks both and names the one that has actually failed.
The technician starts with a thermometer in each compartment and a hand on the compressor. Then the back comes off. Compressor amperage, the start relay, the condenser and evaporator fans, the defrost heater and thermostat and the control board all get metered in turn, and the evaporator gets inspected for the frost pattern that tells the story. On a garage unit the ambient temperature gets written down too, because a healthy freezer in a 35°F garage behaves exactly like a broken one. Only after that does the technician name the failed part and write the price. A warm refrigerator is a food problem as much as an appliance problem, so the diagnosis is fast and the repair usually follows in the same visit.
The truck carries defrost heaters, thermostats, fans, start relays, gaskets and water valves for Whirlpool, GE, Samsung, LG, Frigidaire, KitchenAid, Maytag, Kenmore and Amana, and the technician also services Sub-Zero, Thermador, Viking, JennAir, Dacor and Miele built-ins in Eagle, the North End, Hidden Springs and Harris Ranch. Property managers get a text for approval and the invoice and written warranty by email while the tenant keeps the appointment. The price is one number: the $99 diagnostic is inside the repair you approve, and if you decline, $99 is the entire bill. All pricing after the diagnostic, in writing.
Yes, during business hours Monday to Saturday. A warm refrigerator or freezer gets the first open window of the day anywhere within thirty minutes of West Boise, from Garden City to Caldwell. Call rather than using the form so dispatch can slot it right away.
Because the garage got cold. Most refrigerators and freezers use one thermostat in the fresh-food section. When an unheated Boise garage drops below about 40°F, that thermostat is satisfied and the compressor stops, so the freezer slowly warms. The unit is not broken; it is in the wrong room.
Yes. Sub-Zero, Wolf, Thermador, Viking, Miele, JennAir and Dacor built-ins are regular calls in Eagle, along Harrison Blvd and in Hidden Springs. Some of those parts are ordered, in which case the technician diagnoses on the first visit and returns to finish with no second trip fee.
You do not have to guess. The technician meters the start relay, the overload and the compressor windings and reads the amperage. A bad relay mimics a bad compressor and is a small repair. If the compressor itself has failed you get that in writing with an opinion on whether the refrigerator is worth it.
In this valley, yes. The condenser coil under or behind the unit pulls room air across itself constantly. Farm dust, construction dust and August smoke felt the coil, the compressor runs hotter and longer, and it fails early. Coil cleaning is part of every Sawtooth refrigerator visit.
Call (208) 813-1132 or send the form. Most requests get a callback within the hour in business time, with a real arrival window.
The technician tests the machine with a meter, names the failed part in plain words, and writes one flat price. The $99 is already inside it.
We stock the high-failure parts for the brands Treasure Valley homes actually own, so most jobs close on the spot; ordered parts return with no second trip fee.
Full test cycle before we pack up, a tidy work area after, and a written warranty in your hand.
One call starts it: $99 diagnostic, one written number, repair from the truck, written warranty.
