Sub-Zero · Boston, MA
Wine Cooler Repair
Single and dual-zone wine storage that drifts off its set point, sweats behind the glass, or hums loudly enough to carry into the next room. Zone control, door seals and condenser airflow account for most of these calls.
In the caller's words
What people ring about
- Upper zone holding a very different temperature than the lower
- Condensation running down the inside of the glass door
- Racks warm to the touch after a long run
- Unit cycling noisily through the evening
On the visit
What gets measured
- Both zone temperatures logged over a run, against the set point and against each other
- Zone damper and sensor behaviour, since a drifting upper zone is rarely a compressor fault
- Condenser airflow through the base grille, which is what a built-in cabinet lives or dies on
- Door seal, hinge alignment and glass heater where the unit has one
- Compressor and fan noise measured with the cabinet loaded, not empty
Money
What drives the number
There is no price list on this site, because a repair price that ignores the fault is a guess with a dollar sign on it. The one figure fixed in advance is the $95 service call: it covers the visit and the full diagnosis, and it comes off the repair once you approve it.
- Which system the fault is in — a fan, a board and a sealed-system repair are three different jobs on the same cabinet
- Whether the part is current or has to be sourced against an older model and serial
- How the appliance is installed: an integrated column boxed into cabinetry takes longer to reach than a free-standing unit
- Whether the diagnosis is confirmed in one visit or the fault only shows on a long run
Reviews
On wine cooler repair
4.9out of 51,111 reviews
5 out of 5
Condensation ran down the inside of the glass door all August. The seal had shrunk at one corner. New seal, and he checked the humidity setting while he was here. No more puddles on the floor.
Sam O. · Beacon Hill
5 out of 5
The cabinet hummed loud enough to carry into the bedroom next door. Compressor mounts had perished and it was resting against the surround. He fitted new mounts and shimmed it clear. Quiet again.
Ingrid Y. · South End
5 out of 5
Unit drifted several degrees warm after the nor easter knocked the power out. The control board had taken a hit. He replaced it and suggested a surge protector for that circuit. Straight talk.
Frank I. · North End
Booking
Tell us what the cabinet is doing
Model and serial from the plate inside the door, what changed and when. That is usually enough for a straight answer about whether it needs a visit — and the $95 service call covers the visit and the full diagnosis when it does.
8:00 am – 8:00 pm, seven days · line answered 24/7
