Guides
Repair guides for Point Loma owners
These are the explanations we end up giving on the phone, written down once. Nothing is being sold here; the number is at the foot of the page if the answer turns out to be a visit.
Ocean side or bay side: the same warm refrigerator, two different causes
A refrigerator a few hundred yards from breaking surf and one a mile back from it fail in the same way for opposite reasons.
The temperature settings a built-in is designed for
Set the fresh-food compartment to 38°F, the freezer to 0°F and a wine cabinet to 55°F, then leave them alone.
Service history: what a paper trail on a built-in is worth when the house sells
A documented service history on a built-in is worth keeping for one reason, and it is a good one: it keeps the appliance out of the negotiation.
Appliance down in Point Loma?
Tell us the brand and what it is doing — we can usually name the likely repair before we arrive.