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What Appliance Repair Actually Costs

Most companies will not put a number on a page. Here is ours — every symptom we get called about, with the range it usually lands in. These are our own figures, from jobs we have finished, not an industry average someone copied off a blog.

How the money works

$69

The diagnostic

That is what it costs to have the appliance looked at properly — not guessed at from a phone call. It comes off the repair, so if you go ahead with the work you are not paying it twice.

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Surprises after

You get the price before anything is taken apart. If the repair turns out to be the wrong move, we will tell you that too, and you have paid $69 to find out instead of $400 to find out the hard way.

85%

Land in the range

Roughly eighty-five percent of repairs for a given symptom finish inside the range shown on this page. The other fifteen go either way — lower as well as higher — depending on what the diagnosis turns up.

Every figure on this page is parts and labour together, for the repair itself. Prices are for Fort Worth, Keller and the surrounding cities we cover; they are what we charge, not a national estimate.

Front-load washer repair prices

Prices below are the repair itself. The $69 diagnostic comes off that figure, so what you see here is what you pay once the machine is fixed.

What it is doingRepair
Will not drain — water left in the drum
$285–$310
Will not spin — clothes come out soaking
$285–$310
Will not fill, or fills very slowly
$275–$315
Leaking water onto the floor
$155–$260
Bangs, grinds or walks across the floor on spin
$285–$320
Stops part-way through the cycleIn roughly one case in four the inverter board is the cause, which costs more than the figure above.
$275
Door will not lock, or will not open
$250–$295
Smells of mould or mildewReplacing the door gasket runs around $300; a deep clean is about $200. On some machines the growth is past the point where cleaning helps.
$200–$320
Does not take the detergent from the dispenser
$150–$280
Water does not get hot
$290–$320
Will not turn on at allA washer that is completely dead can be the door lock, the main board, the wiring or the outlet itself. We do not put a number on it before we have looked.
After diagnosis

Top-load washer repair prices

Same jobs, different machine. Top-loaders share most of their failures with front-loaders, but a few — the gearcase especially — are their own thing.

What it is doingRepair
Will not drain — water left in the tub
$285–$310
Will not spin — clothes come out soaking
$285–$310
Fills and runs but does not move the clothesOccasionally the cause is the transmission, which costs more than the figure above.
$285
Will not fill, or fills very slowly
$275–$315
Leaking water onto the floorOn top-loaders this can be the gearcase, which is a bigger job.
$155–$260
Bangs, grinds or walks across the floor on spin
$285–$320
Stops part-way through the cycleIn roughly one case in four the inverter board is the cause, which costs more than the figure above.
$275
Lid will not lock, or will not open
$250–$295
Smells of mould or mildewReplacing the seal runs around $300; a deep clean is about $200. On some machines the growth is past the point where cleaning helps.
$200–$320
Does not take the detergent from the dispenser
$150–$280
Will not turn on at allA washer that is completely dead can be the lid lock, the main board, the wiring or the outlet itself. We do not put a number on it before we have looked.
After diagnosis

Dryer repair prices

Dryers are the cheapest major appliance to fix and the one people replace soonest for no good reason. Most of what goes wrong is heat, airflow or something turning that should not be.

What it is doingRepair
No heat — clothes come out cold and wetMost of these finish under $300.
$275–$320
Takes forever — one cycle does not dry the loadMost of these finish under $300. If the vent run is the cause, clearing it is part of the job.
$250–$320
Hums but the drum does not turn
$195–$220
Shuts off a few minutes after starting
$195–$310
Squeals, scrapes or rumbles while runningThis lands in the range shown about 99% of the time. The exception is a cracked drum or a failed drum guide, which is a bigger job.
$195–$220
Door will not stay shut
$195–$220
Will not turn on at allA dryer that will not start can be the door switch, a blown thermal fuse, the start switch, the motor or the board. We do not put a number on it before we have looked.
After diagnosis

Refrigerator repair prices

Refrigerators have the widest spread of anything we work on, because “not cold” can mean a $40 part or a sealed-system job. We do sealed-system work ourselves — recovery, brazing and recharge — so a leak does not automatically mean a new fridge.

What it is doingRepair
Not cold at all — neither the fridge nor the freezerFrom $280 if it is the relay or the board. If the compressor or the sealed system is involved it runs to $1,000 and past it. We do sealed-system work ourselves — recovery, brazing and recharge — so this does not have to become a replacement by default. But the figure only becomes real after the diagnosis.
$280–$1,000+
Fridge section is warm, freezer still freezes
$280–$350
Freezer is not freezing, fridge is still coldA freezer that quits while the fridge keeps working can be the defrost system, the evaporator fan, a damper or the control. We do not put a number on it before we have looked.
After diagnosis
Freezes too hard — food in the fridge is icing up
$280–$350
Ice building up in the freezer or on the back wall
$280–$350
Water inside the fridge, or a puddle on the floor
$190
Ice maker is not making iceMost of these land near the top of that range. The cheap end is a line or a valve; the expensive end is the ice maker itself.
$180–$370
No water from the door dispenser
$195–$350
Noisy — clicking, buzzing or hummingNoise can be a fan, the compressor, the defrost timer or just the ice maker filling, and they are nowhere near the same job. We do not put a number on it before we have looked.
After diagnosis
Door will not close, or the seal does not hold
$195–$400
Will not turn on — no light, nothingA refrigerator with nothing at all can be the main board, the wiring, the outlet or the compressor circuit. We do not put a number on it before we have looked.
After diagnosis
Runs constantly and never shuts offRunning non-stop can be the defrost system, a door seal, the condenser fan, a thermistor or low refrigerant. We do not put a number on it before we have looked.
After diagnosis

Electric range and oven repair prices

Electric ranges and wall ovens. Gas range pricing is not published here yet — call and we will quote it over the phone.

What it is doingRepair
The oven does not heat at all
$220–$295
It heats, but never gets up to temperature
$220–$295
The temperature is off — food burns or comes out raw
$220–$295
It starts, then shuts off part-way throughAn oven that quits part-way can be the element, a safety cut-out, the sensor or the control, and they are not the same job. We do not put a number on it before we have looked.
After diagnosis
One top burner does not heat, the others do
$180–$330
None of the top burners heat
$180–$320
A burner stays on full and will not turn down
$180–$295
The door will not close, or the glass is brokenDoor and glass work depends entirely on the model — some are hinges, some are the whole door assembly. We do not put a number on it before we have looked.
After diagnosis
The door locked after self-clean and will not openSelf-clean sometimes takes the control board with it. If that is what happened here, the figure goes up — we will know once we are in front of it.
$210–$285
Error code on the display, or the buttons do not respondError codes mean different things on every brand, and the same code can be a sensor, the wiring or the board. We do not put a number on it before we have looked.
After diagnosis
It will not turn on at allThis one swings on the model and on what parts are still made for it. Some control boards are expensive, and a few are no longer available at all.
$180–$385

Dishwasher repair prices

Worth knowing before you read these: a $450 dishwasher on a store shelf costs around $800 by the time it is delivered, hooked up to water and drain, and the old one is gone. That changes most of these decisions.

What it is doingRepair
Will not drain — water sitting in the bottom
$180–$295
Will not fill with water
$250–$295
Washes badly — dishes come out dirty
$180–$320
Does not dry — dishes come out wet
$250–$295
Leaking onto the floorA leak can be the pump, another component, or just the door seal, and those are not the same job. Which one it is decides where in this range you land.
$185–$320
Stops part-way through the cycleA cycle that quits halfway can be heat, water level, the door latch or the control, and there is no way to tell which from the outside. We do not put a number on it before we have looked.
After diagnosis
Will not turn on at all
$100–$320
Error code on the display, or lights flashing
$185–$320
Noisy — grinding, humming or scraping while runningNoise in a dishwasher can be the wash motor, the drain pump or something hard that has got past the filter, and the price is nowhere near the same. We do not put a number on it before we have looked.
After diagnosis
Door will not latch, or has droppedDoor faults depend entirely on the model — some are a latch, some are springs and cables, some are the whole door. We do not put a number on it before we have looked.
After diagnosis
The detergent pod comes out whole — the dispenser does not open
$180–$270
Smells badA smell is usually standing water somewhere it should not be, and finding where is the job. We do not put a number on it before we have looked.
After diagnosis

And what replacing it costs

This is the part people forget, and it is the reason a repair that looks expensive usually is not. The number on the price tag at the store is not the number you pay.

On top of the sticker priceTypical
Texas sales tax8.25% in Tarrant County.
8.25%
Delivery
$100–$150
Installation and hook-upA washer or dryer is the low end. A built-in dishwasher has to be connected to water, drain and power, so it runs $150–$200.
$100–$200
Hauling the old one awayWhat retailers charge to take it. We are not a disposal service — this is here so the comparison is honest.
$50
Pumping the refrigerant out (refrigerators only)Federal law does not allow a sealed refrigeration system to be scrapped with the refrigerant still in it. It has to be recovered by someone certified to do it.
$155–$195

Put together: a dishwasher on the shelf at $450 costs about $790–$890 installed. A refrigerator at $1,200 is closer to $1,650 once the old one is legally disposed of. That is the figure a repair should be measured against — not the shelf price.

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Questions about price

Is the $69 diagnostic charged on top of the repair?

No. It comes off the repair. If the repair is $285, you pay $285 in total, not $354. You only pay the $69 on its own if you decide not to go ahead with the work.

Why is there a range instead of one price?

Because the same symptom has more than one cause. A dishwasher leaking on the floor can be the pump, or it can be the door seal, and those are not the same job. The range covers the realistic causes. Roughly 85% of jobs finish inside it; the rest go either way depending on what we find.

Do these prices include parts?

Yes. Every figure on this page is parts and labour together for the completed repair.

When is it not worth repairing?

Our rule of thumb: once the repair gets to about two-thirds of what a new one truly costs — delivery, installation and disposal included, not the shelf price — the money usually goes further on a new machine with a warranty. Below that, repairing is almost always the cheaper move. We will tell you which side you are on before you spend anything.

Can you quote me over the phone?

For some things, yes — the ranges on this page are the honest version of a phone quote. For anything that could be three different faults, no, and anyone who gives you a firm number sight unseen is guessing or planning to change it later.

Do you charge more for evenings or Saturdays?

No. The prices on this page are the prices.

Which brands do these cover?

All the ones we service — Samsung, LG, GE, Whirlpool, Maytag, Frigidaire, KitchenAid, Kenmore, Bosch, Electrolux and the rest. High-end built-ins such as Sub-Zero, Thermador, Monogram and Dacor sit outside these ranges; call for those.

Are gas range prices on here?

Not yet. Electric ranges and ovens are listed above; gas pricing is not published on this page at the moment, so call and we will go through it.

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Maya Alex
1 review
a month ago
Great value · $200–250
Our GE dryer suddenly stopped drying clothes, so we called Done Right Appliance Repair here in Keller. Andrew was able to come out the same day and fixed it in just one visit. Everything was quick and professional, and the dryer has been working great so far. Very happy with the service and would definitely recommend them!

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