9 towns

North Shore

Coastal Essex County — Salem, Gloucester, Marblehead and the towns between.

Salt air is the variable that separates the North Shore from everywhere else we work. Condenser coils and exposed fasteners corrode faster within a mile of the water, and a coil that would last a decade inland does not.

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Towns covered: 9
Service call: $95, credited
On site: 8:00 am – 8:00 pm, seven days
Dispatch: Answered 24/7

A stainless range with the oven door open in a light kitchen

Towns

Salem Dense historic centre where getting an appliance in or out is a genuine planning problem, and coastal air that shortens condenser life.
Beverly A mile inland the salt exposure drops sharply, and it shows in how long coils last. Beverly kitchens run the full range from compact to substantial.
Gloucester The most exposed coastline we cover. Condensers here corrode faster than anywhere else on our list, and a unit that has never had its coil cleared will fail earlier than the same unit inland.
Marblehead Older coastal houses with kitchens fitted into tight footprints, and enough seasonal properties that standing water in an ice maker is a recurring find.
Peabody Inland enough to escape the worst of the salt, with a housing stock that is mostly post-war single family and straightforward to work in.
Danvers Suburban and inland, with a good proportion of kitchens renovated recently enough that the appliances are still in their first decade.
Ipswich Historic houses and coastal exposure together — the two conditions that make a repair harder and a condenser age faster, in the same place.
Hamilton Larger inland properties with substantial kitchens, and enough distance from the water that salt is not the issue it is a few miles east.
Lynnfield Suburban stock with a lot of full-suite kitchens, and inland enough that corrosion is not the driver of most calls.

What we repair here

Repair bands

What the repair itself costs

Ranges, not quotes. The $95 service call covers the visit and the full diagnosis and comes off the repair once you approve it — your figure is agreed before anything is taken apart.
Repair	Typical range
Door gasket or seal replacement	$290 – $780
Evaporator or condenser fan motor	$300 – $640
Defrost heater, thermostat or sensor	$300 – $740
Ice maker, water valve or supply line	$300 – $650
Electronic control board	$480 – $860
Compressor or sealed-system repair	$1,040 – $2,220

What people said afterwards

5out of 5

from 792 reviews across Greater Boston

★★★★★

Every few days there was a puddle sitting beneath the vegetable bins. The drain channel at the rear wall had silted up. He flushed it through, then pointed out exactly where it sits so I can keep an eye on it. Sensible rather than salesy.

Ignatius W. · Beverly

★★★★★

A loud hum on microwave with nothing actually heating. Turned out to be the power supply rather than the magnetron itself, which he said is worth checking first because it is the cheaper of the two. It was.

Roderick R. · Watertown

★★★★★

Condensation on the outside of the door all through July in a basement bar. He checked the seal, found it deformed where the unit sits against a cabinet stile, and fitted a new one. Small fault, but it had been bothering us for a year.

Octavius B. · Salem

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