Hank's Crew Repairs Kitchens and Freezers in Doraville, GA

Doraville Areas We Serve

• Along Buford Highway — apartments, condos and older homes between the shopping centers.
• Around the MARTA station and the old downtown — the streets near New Peachtree Road and Park Avenue.
• The Assembly area — new townhomes and homes going up on the land of the former auto plant.
• Oakcliff and the ranch-house neighborhoods — mid-century homes on quiet streets toward Chamblee.
• The Peachtree Industrial and I-285 side — homes and rentals near the Dunwoody and Tucker edges, including the 30360 ZIP code.

We cover Doraville ZIP codes 30340 and 30360. The form tells you in a few seconds whether your street is on the route.

Appliances We Fix in Doraville

Serious Home Cooking Is Hard on a Range

A range in a Doraville kitchen often works harder than the one in the brochure. High heat for stir-fries, a big stockpot simmering for hours, a griddle on the weekend, a pot of rice every night. That kind of cooking is what a good range is built for, but it wears certain parts faster:

• Burner ports clogged with grease and boil-overs. The flame turns yellow, lifts off the burner or only lights on one side.
• Igniters and spark switches soaked by spills. A burner that clicks and clicks after you turn it off often has moisture in the switch.
• Burner caps that don't sit flat. A cap nudged out of place by a heavy pan gives you an uneven, noisy flame.
• Oven igniters that weaken. On a gas oven, a tired igniter glows but never opens the gas valve, so the oven never comes up to heat.
• Range hoods that pull grease into the controls. Heat and grease drift up and coat the knobs and the switches behind them.

Safe things to try first: let the burner cool, lift off the cap and the burner head, scrub the ports with a brush or a straightened paper clip, and dry everything completely before you light it again. If the flame is still weak, yellow or uneven, or you smell gas when it's off, stop and call. Smell gas strongly? Leave the house and call the gas company first. More on stove and range repair.

A Freezer Full of Groceries

Lots of Doraville families buy in bulk from the big international markets nearby: meat, seafood, dumplings, fruit, sauces. That's why so many homes here keep a chest freezer or a second fridge next to the main one. When one of those stops, the loss is real. A few habits protect it:

• Keep a thermometer in the freezer and look at it when you open the lid.
• Don't block the vents. Packing an upright freezer to the walls can choke the air that keeps the top shelves cold.
• Defrost a manual chest freezer before the ice gets thicker than about a quarter of an inch.
• Check the outlet. A garage or utility-room GFCI can trip and stop the freezer without anyone noticing.
• If it quits, keep it shut and book a visit. A full freezer holds its cold for a good while when nobody opens it.

What a Doraville Visit Looks Like

Book it. Someone picks up 24/7. Tell us the appliance, the brand and the symptom, and we'll offer a same- or next-day window in Doraville.

Find the cause. The tech checks power, gas, settings and airflow first, then tests the parts linked to the problem. Refrigerant work is handled only by an EPA 608 certified tech. You get a clear explanation of what failed and what the repair takes, and you decide whether to go ahead.

Fix and check. Genuine or OEM-approved parts go in, the appliance runs while the tech watches, and the repair is covered for up to 6 months on parts and labor.

Mid-Century Ranches and Modern Appliances

Many Doraville houses were built in the fifties and sixties, and their kitchens were laid out for appliances much smaller than today's. A refrigerator that barely fits its opening runs hot at the back. A new range on an older gas connection may need its flame adjusted. A heavy fridge on an aging floor can tip back just enough that its doors stop closing on their own. When we repair an appliance in an older Doraville home, we check the fit, the level, the gas line and the outlet along with the parts, because the house can cause trouble that looks like a failed part.

Apartments, Condos and Rentals

Doraville has a lot of rental housing, especially near Buford Highway and I-285. If you're a tenant, tell us whether the landlord or the property manager is paying and who should hear the diagnosis. If you own the unit, we can explain the repair to you and to your tenant at the same visit, so nobody gets a different story. Mention any building rules about parking, elevators or work hours when you book, and we'll plan around them.

Repair or Replace?

Most appliance problems in Doraville kitchens are worth fixing: igniters, valves, burner parts, fans, defrost parts, sensors, relays, gaskets and boards are common, well-stocked parts. The case where replacing may be smarter is a sealed-system failure on an older, basic refrigerator or freezer. If that's the finding, we'll tell you straight.

Brands We Repair in Doraville

Samsung, LG, GE, GE Profile, Whirlpool, Frigidaire, Maytag, KitchenAid, Kenmore, Bosch, Electrolux, Amana and Haier, plus Sub-Zero, Thermador, Viking, Monogram and Miele in the newer homes around Assembly.

Mars Appliance Repair is independent and run by one family. These manufacturers have no business ties to us and don't endorse us; we name them only to show which appliances we work on.

Other Mars Pages Near Doraville

• Chamblee — next door to the southwest, along Peachtree Road.
• Tucker — southeast, across I-285.
• Norcross — northeast, up Buford Highway.
• Dunwoody — north and west, past Peachtree Industrial.
• Peachtree Corners — north, over the Gwinnett line.
• Brookhaven — farther southwest toward Atlanta.

Our crew drives to Doraville from 1945 The Exchange SE, Atlanta, GA 30339.

Book Hank's Crew in Doraville

Call (470) 516-8711 to reach a real person 24/7, or leave your details in the form, and we'll set a same- or next-day visit in Doraville.