Gig Harbor is the garage-refrigerator capital of our route.
Gig Harbor is the garage-refrigerator capital of our route. Big houses with big kitchens keep a second unit in an unheated garage, and that unit is asked to hold temperature through forty-degree winter mornings and ninety-degree August afternoons. In winter the thermostat sees cold air and stops cooling; the freezer thaws while the owner blames the compressor. In summer the condenser works overtime in a hot garage and a dusty coil finishes it.
Kitchen refrigerators here are large French-door and built-in units, and with well or district water the ice makers and water lines do collect mineral — filters clog sooner, ice comes cloudy, valves stick. We carry filters, valves and ice modules over the bridge as a matter of routine.
Winter thaw, summer overrun — garage refrigerators have an environment problem before a parts problem, and we say which.
Mineral in peninsula water clogs ice-maker valves and filters; we check both before replacing the module.
Panel-ready units in Canterwood and Harbor Hill kitchens are serviced in place where possible.
Cold garage air is fooling the thermostat — a known issue on standard units. We confirm the controls and lay out the options honestly, including a garage-rated kit.
Mineral and a tired filter, usually. We check pressure, filter and the fill valve before the module.
Most faults, yes — panels and grills give access. We will tell you in advance if a pull is likely.
Call with the make and the symptom. The written number comes after the diagnosis at your door.
Phones are answered through the working day; the form is for evenings. Either way you hear back with an actual window, not a range of days.
Mon–Fri 8–6:30 · Sat 9–4