Hank's Crew Fixes Appliances in Chamblee, GA

Chamblee Streets on Hank's Route

• Downtown and Antique Row — homes and new townhomes near Peachtree Road and Broad Street.
• Buford Highway — apartments and condos along the corridor.
• Huntley Hills — the neighborhood laid out in the early 1960s.
• Around Keswick Park — streets near the park and the Rail Trail.
• Chamblee Tucker Road — houses on the way southeast toward Tucker.

Chamblee ZIP code on our map: 30341. The ZIP code, not the city name on an envelope, decides coverage, and part of it reaches past the city line. Try it in the form to see whether your street is covered.

What Hank's Crew Fixes in Chamblee

When the Crisper Drawers Won't Come Out

A new fridge fits the gap, the doors close, and everything seems fine. Then cleaning day comes and the crisper drawers won't slide out. The doors only swing so far before they hit a wall, a cabinet or the end of a counter, and on many French-door and side-by-side models a door has to open past a right angle before the drawers and bins can clear it.

What to check:

• The door swing. The installation guide lists how far each door has to open and how much side space it needs.
• The hinge side. A fridge pushed tight against a wall on its hinge side often can't open far enough.
• The handle. A handle that hits the next cabinet stops the door early.
• The cabinet. A fridge set too far back in its opening can trap the doors behind the cabinet face.

What you can do:

• Pull the fridge forward a little, so the doors swing past the cabinets, then level it again.
• Lift the drawer up and out instead of straight back, if the manual shows that it tilts out.
• Plan ahead for a remodel. Leave the clearance the guide asks for on the hinge side.

Moving the Fridge Forward Without Damage

Before you roll the fridge out, close the water valve behind it if it has an ice maker. Slide it straight out on its rollers or legs instead of tipping it, and lay cardboard or hardboard down to protect a wood or vinyl floor. Watch the water line and the power cord as it moves, so neither gets pinched or stretched, and leave enough slack for the trip back in.

When it's a fault: the drawer rails are cracked, a drawer drags on a frozen spot at the back, a door hinge has dropped and rubs the drawer, or the door won't open as far as it once did. My techs replace rails, hinges and drawer covers with genuine or OEM-approved parts.

The Oven Door Switch: Light, Fan and Lock

Near the edge of the oven opening sits a small switch that the door presses when it closes. It's easy to overlook, but it tells the control whether the door is open, and that decides several things at once.

What the switch handles on many ovens:

• The oven light, which comes on when the door opens and goes off when it closes.
• The convection fan, which pauses while the door is open, so hot air doesn't blow into your face.
• The cleaning cycle, which won't start or lock unless the control knows the door is shut.

Signs it's failing:

• The light stays on with the door closed, or never comes on when you open it.
• The convection fan won't run, even with the door shut and convection selected.
• A self-clean that won't start, or a "door" message on the display.
• A switch you can see is bent, cracked or pushed back into the frame.

What you can do: keep the area around the switch clean, since baked-on grease can jam it, and make sure the door closes flat with nothing caught in the hinge. Don't pry the switch out yourself; it's wired into the control and sits near heat. My techs test the switch, its wiring and the control, and replace the part that failed.

Cast-Iron Grates and Burners: Clean Them Without Soaking the Igniters

Gas range grates and burner caps take a beating from boil-overs and grease. Scrubbing them is a good habit. Doing it the wrong way is a classic reason a burner starts clicking without lighting the next morning.

How to clean them safely:

• Let everything cool first, and make sure every knob is off.
• Check the manual about the dishwasher. Many cast-iron grates aren't meant to go in it, and harsh detergent can strip their coating.
• Wash the grates in the sink with hot, soapy water and a non-scratch pad, then dry them right away.
• Wipe the burner heads and caps rather than soaking them, and keep water away from the igniter, the small white or gray tip beside each burner.
• Let the burner parts dry fully, then set each cap back flat and centered on its head.

When to call: a burner keeps clicking after everything is dry, the flame comes up on only one side, a cap won't sit flat, or the igniter has a crack in it. My techs replace igniters, spark modules and burner parts, and test the flame on every burner.

Chamblee Fixes on Hank's List

• A counter-depth fridge whose drawers won't clear the wall.
• A wall oven light that won't switch off.
• A gas range clicking after a deep clean.
• A bottom-freezer drawer that drags on its rails.
• An ice maker frozen into one block.
• A wine cooler running warm under the counter.

How a Chamblee Visit Works

Reach out: call or use the form. A person picks up 24/7 and sets a same- or next-day visit.

Find the cause: the tech checks the power, the gas and water supply and your settings, tests the parts linked to the symptom, and explains the fault.

Fix it: when you approve, the tech fits genuine or OEM-approved parts and tests the appliance before leaving. You get a warranty of up to 6 months on both labor and parts.

Mars in Chamblee, at a Glance

• Same- or next-day visits in 30341.
• A live person answering, 24/7.
• EPA 608 certified techs for refrigerant jobs.
• Every tech background-checked; work insured.
• Genuine or OEM-approved parts.
• Warranty up to 6 months on each repair.
• Family-owned, 15+ years in the trade.

Brands Hank's Crew Services in Chamblee

Chamblee kitchens put my techs to work on Samsung, LG, GE, Whirlpool, Frigidaire, Bosch, KitchenAid, Maytag, Electrolux, Haier, Hisense and GE Profile, along with wine coolers of many makes. My crew has spent years repairing each of those brands.

Mars Appliance Repair is family-owned and works for its customers alone. None of the brands listed here is affiliated with us or endorses us; they only show what we work on.

Cities Around Chamblee

• Dunwoody — to the north
• Brookhaven — to the southwest
• Tucker — southeast, out Chamblee Tucker Road
• Norcross — northeast, up Buford Highway
• Peachtree Corners — north, past I-285
• Decatur — to the south

Chamblee visits roll out from 1945 The Exchange SE, Atlanta, GA 30339.

Send Hank's Crew to Chamblee

Call (470) 516-8711 to talk with a person 24/7, or send the form, and we'll set up a same- or next-day visit at your Chamblee home.