FixitBay LLC services every major appliance brand across San Francisco, the Peninsula, and Marin County. We are a Licensed Major Appliance Technician (California License #51001, Bureau of Household Goods and Services). We are an independent service company, and we work on all major brands directly with OEM or aftermarket equivalent parts depending on availability and your preference.
Premium Tier (Sub-Zero, Wolf, Thermador, Miele, Viking, Dacor, DCS, U-Line): sealed cooling systems, dual compressors and integrated cabinetry. We order specialty parts against the model after the diagnostic. Premium parts take longer than the 2-4 days a mass-market part needs, so we give you the date up front and the return visit is free. These machines run 18-22 years, which is why a repair usually beats replacing one.
Mid-Tier (Bosch, KitchenAid, Samsung, LG, Jenn-Air, Electrolux, Fisher & Paykel, Marvel): common service parts widely available through national suppliers. The repair break-even line usually lands around 7-10 years.
Workhorse Tier (Whirlpool, Maytag, Frigidaire, GE, Amana, Kenmore, Speed Queen, Haier): the easiest repair-versus-replace calls to make. Parts are widely available, so most jobs close quickly, and these machines run 10-15 years with proper maintenance.
Common brand-specific issues include Sub-Zero condenser coil cleaning (most coastal Bay Area Sub-Zero calls), Bosch dishwasher drain pump replacement (E22/E23 errors), LG washer suspension rod stress (UE error code), Samsung refrigerator ice maker hardware service (auger motor / inlet valve), Wolf range igniter and sensor replacement (8-12 year mark), and Whirlpool dryer belt and roller service (squealing noise diagnosis).
Sub-Zero refrigerators use a different sealed-system architecture than Bosch or Samsung, so diagnostic priorities differ. The Sub-Zero 700-series compressor strain pattern, where salt air corrodes the condenser coil in coastal Bay Area homes, is one of the most common calls we get. Bosch 800-series dishwashers have a known drain pump failure mode around the 5-7 year mark; E22 and E23 error codes are the tell. Parts timing differs by tier: mass-market items usually arrive in 2-4 days, and premium parts take longer because they come from specialty distributors. Repair-versus-replace decisions also shift by tier, and we run those numbers with you at the diagnostic.
Premium tier from $350+ · Mid-Tier from $250 · Workhorse from $250 · Commercial from $300+ · Diagnostic visit (residential) $80 · Diagnostic visit (commercial) $100. No premium-brand surcharge. Written estimate before any work begins. 180-day warranty on parts and labor.
Across all brands, we service: refrigerators, washers, dryers, dishwashers, ovens, ranges, cooktops, stoves, ice makers, wine coolers, freezers.
Call (760) 543-5733 or book online to get a same-day or next-day visit for any major brand across 22 Bay Area cities.
Sub-Zero, Wolf, Viking, Bosch, Thermador, Miele, LG, Samsung, Whirlpool, GE, KitchenAid, Maytag and Frigidaire, plus every other major brand sold in the US. FixitBay LLC repairs high-end built-ins and mainstream machines alike across San Francisco, the Peninsula and Marin, and a licensed California appliance technician (BHGS #51001) does the work. A Sub-Zero sealed system and a Whirlpool top-loader fail in different places, so we start the diagnosis from the brand and the model rather than from a generic checklist. Whatever you own, a visit is an $80 diagnostic credited toward the repair, you approve a written estimate before we order any part, and everything we fit carries a 180-day warranty on parts and labor. We add no premium-brand surcharge. Most jobs finish on the first visit. When a brand-specific part has to come in, you get the price and the date before you decide anything, and the return trip costs nothing extra. The booking calendar shows the earliest window we actually have.
Yes, and Sub-Zero is the premium brand we see most in coastal homes. Salt air reaches the condenser before it reaches anything else, so in Tiburon, Belvedere and Sausalito most of our Sub-Zero cooling calls trace back to a blocked coil rather than a failed compressor. The 700-series built-in accounts for the majority of them. Door gaskets and evaporator fan motors are the next two items, usually around the 8 to 12 year mark. The parts that fail most often are usually on hand; anything else we order against your model number after the diagnostic. Sub-Zero parts come from specialty distributors and take longer than the 2 to 4 days a mass-market part needs, so we give you the date up front and the return visit to fit them is free. A Sub-Zero repair starts from $555, with the same $80 diagnostic credited toward it and the same 180-day warranty as any other brand. These machines run 18 to 22 years, which is why fixing one usually beats replacing it.
Bosch dishwasher repair starts from $315 for parts and labor, and the fault decides where it lands above that. The job we run most often on a Bosch is the drain pump behind an E22 or E23 code on the 300, 500 and 800 series. A float switch that will not reset and an inlet valve that fills too slowly come next. The pump varies across the series, so we match an OEM part or an aftermarket equivalent to your exact unit and tell you which one we are quoting. On top of the repair sits the $80 diagnostic, and it comes off the price the moment you approve the written estimate, so on a job you go ahead with it is not an extra charge. You see that estimate before we order anything. Everything we fit carries a 180-day warranty on parts and labor. Bosch sits in our mid-tier band, where parts move through national suppliers in 2 to 4 days, so most Bosch dishwasher repairs close on the first visit.
Yes, in most cases. Wolf parts for ranges 10 to 20 years old come from specialty distributors rather than the national supply chain, so they take longer to arrive than the 2 to 4 days a mass-market part needs. We diagnose first, confirm the exact part against your model, and give you a real date before we order anything. The two items we replace most on older Wolf ranges are the spark module, usually around the 8 to 12 year mark, and the bake element, which fatigues earliest on the 36-inch dual-fuel ranges. Where a part is discontinued with no equivalent, you hear that at the diagnostic and we price the alternative before you commit to it. A Wolf repair starts from $380, the $80 diagnostic comes off it once you approve the estimate, and the return visit to fit an ordered part carries no second diagnostic and no extra charge. Wolf ranges run 18 to 22 years, so a repair at year 14 is usually the cheaper side of the arithmetic.
No. We are independent technicians and not a manufacturer service center, and we say so before you book rather than after. That cuts two ways. If your appliance still sits inside its manufacturer warranty, call the manufacturer first, because using an independent shop can void that coverage and we would rather you keep it. Once the warranty has run out, independence works in your favor. We service your machine whatever its age, and no manufacturer decides for us when a model stops being worth supporting. We fit an OEM part or an aftermarket equivalent, depending on what exists for your model and what you prefer. We tell you which one we are quoting. We hold a California state license instead. FixitBay LLC is a Licensed Major Appliance Technician, license #51001, issued by the Bureau of Household Goods and Services and valid through July 31, 2027, and we carry insurance. The 180-day warranty on every repair is ours to honor.
We service every major brand sold in the US, so the honest answer names a type of machine and not a badge. We turn down vintage gas appliances, meaning pre-1990 ranges and the Wedgewood and O'Keefe & Merritt era, where the parts are gone and the safety risk is real. We do not work on microwaves, vent hoods or garbage disposals. We do not take small appliances, and that includes coffee and espresso machines, the built-in ones as well as the countertop ones. We do not install anything, because we repair the appliances you already own. Cabinetry is a job for a carpenter, so a built-in that needs joinery goes to one. We do cover refrigerators, freezers, washers, dryers, dishwashers, ovens, ranges, cooktops and wine coolers, residential and commercial alike, in every brand from Sub-Zero down to Kenmore. If you are unsure whether your machine is on that list, call and describe it. We will tell you on the phone rather than at your door.
Most repairs finish in 1 to 3 hours on the first visit when the part is already on hand, which is common on Whirlpool, Frigidaire, Maytag, Bosch and GE. Premium brands run differently. A Sub-Zero, Wolf, Thermador or Miele fault often needs a part ordered against your model after the diagnostic, and those come from specialty distributors rather than national suppliers, so they take longer than the 2 to 4 days a mass-market part needs. We give you the date at the visit instead of a guess, and the return trip to fit the part carries no second diagnostic and no extra charge. Before any of it you get a written estimate, and nothing is ordered or opened until you approve it. Scheduling sits apart from the repair itself: the booking calendar shows the earliest window we actually have, same day when the schedule allows and next day in most other cases, across San Francisco, the Peninsula and Marin.
Usually yes. Sub-Zero, Wolf, Thermador and Miele are built to run 18 to 22 years, so a repair from $350 on a 12-year-old unit lands well under a replacement that starts from $8,000 once you count the install and the cabinetry a built-in needs. The arithmetic shifts by tier. Mid-tier machines from Bosch, KitchenAid, Samsung and LG reach the break-even line around 7 to 10 years. Workhorse brands like Whirlpool, Maytag, Frigidaire and GE get there sooner. The part matters more than the age on its own: a spark module, a drain pump or a door gasket is worth fitting at almost any point in a premium machine's life, while a failed sealed system on a 15-year-old workhorse rarely is. We run your actual numbers at the diagnostic, using the price of the part your machine needs, and you decide. We push neither way, and the $80 comes off the repair if you go ahead.
Yes. FixitBay LLC holds a California Licensed Major Appliance Technician registration, license #51001, issued by the Bureau of Household Goods and Services and valid through July 31, 2027. The Bureau publishes a public lookup, so you can check that number yourself before we arrive. We carry insurance for appliance repair throughout San Francisco, the Peninsula and Marin. The license number prints on your invoice next to the 180-day warranty on parts and labor, which covers the part we fitted and the work we did. The license does not make us a manufacturer service center. We are licensed by the state, not certified by Sub-Zero or Bosch, and the two get confused often enough that we say it plainly. If your appliance is still under manufacturer warranty, call the manufacturer first so you keep that coverage. Once it has expired, our license and our own warranty are what stand behind the repair.
We take all major credit and debit cards, meaning Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover, plus Apple Pay, Venmo, Zelle, an online invoice link, a personal check or cash. There are no processing fees on card payments, so the number on the written estimate is the number you pay. You pay when the repair is finished, never up front. The $80 diagnostic is the only charge that stands on its own, and it comes off the repair price the moment you approve the estimate, so on a job you go ahead with it is not an extra line. Nobody here takes a card number over the phone, the office included. The invoice we send by email and by text carries a payment link, and that link is the only way we handle a card remotely. We cover everything we fit for 180 days on parts and labor, and the license number sits on the same invoice if you want to check it.