Hank's Crew Fixes Appliances in Lilburn, GA

Lilburn Neighborhoods on Our Route

• Old Town and Main Street — older homes and newer townhomes near City Hall and the tracks.
• Lawrenceville Highway — neighborhoods and shopping along US 29.
• Killian Hill Road — family subdivisions stretching south toward Snellville.
• Rockbridge Road — homes on the streets around the mandir.
• Indian Trail-Lilburn Road — subdivisions heading northwest toward Norcross.
• Five Forks Trickum Road — established subdivisions within 30047.

Lilburn ZIP code: 30047. Add it in the form, and coverage is confirmed on the spot.

What Hank's Crew Fixes in Lilburn

The Light, the Door Switch and a Warm Fridge

That little plunger or button near the door frame does more than turn on the light. On many refrigerators, the same switch also shuts off the fan inside the freezer whenever the door opens, so cold air isn't blown out into the kitchen. When the switch fails, the symptoms can be confusing:

• The light stays off, but the fridge cools fine. A burned-out bulb, a failed LED strip or the switch itself.
• The light stays on with the door closed. You can't see it, but you can feel it: the top shelf runs warm from the heat of the bulb, and the fan may stay off.
• The fridge warms up even though it runs. If the switch is stuck in the "door open" position, the freezer fan may never run, and cold air stops reaching the fresh-food side.

A quick test: with the door open, press the switch by hand. The light should go out, and on many models you'll hear the fan start up. If nothing changes, the switch or its wiring needs attention. Don't jam the switch with tape to keep it pressed; that only hides the problem.

A Bottom-Freezer Drawer That Won't Close

A bottom-freezer refrigerator keeps frozen food at knee height, and its drawer has one familiar habit: not quite shutting. Before you push harder, check these:

1. Look under and behind the basket. A bag of frozen vegetables can slip behind it and block the drawer.
2. Check the rails. A basket that's jumped its track sits crooked and holds the drawer open.
3. Feel for ice on the slides. Ice forms when warm air gets in, and ice on the slides keeps the drawer from closing, which lets in more warm air.
4. Inspect the gasket. A folded or torn seal at the bottom of the drawer stops it from sealing.
5. Look at the back wall. If frost is building up behind the basket and pushing it forward, the defrost system may have failed.

Packing matters too: food stacked above the rim of the basket can catch on the cabinet above it and stop the drawer short.

Empty the drawer, take out the basket, clear any ice and reseat everything. If the drawer closes fine at first but ice builds up again within days, book us to check the defrost heater, the drain and the gasket.

When the Oven Trips the Breaker

You turn the oven on, it starts to heat, and the kitchen goes dark. On an electric oven, the classic cause is a bake or broil element that has shorted. Look at the element with the oven off and cool: a blister, a split or a burned-looking spot means it has failed, often with a bright flash just before the breaker tripped.

Other causes include a burned wire at the element's terminals or a failing control part. Don't keep resetting the breaker to try again. Leave the breaker off, keep the oven door closed, and book a visit. A shorted element needs replacing, and the tech will also check the wiring and terminals that took the heat.

Elements often give a warning before they fail: one spot glowing brighter than the rest, a crackle as the oven heats, or a burning smell when the oven is empty. If you notice any of those, switch the oven off and book us before the element lets go.

Gas ovens trip breakers less often, but it can happen if the igniter or its wiring is shorted. If a gas oven trips the breaker, switch it off and leave it off until it's been checked.

Ice Maker Turned Off Without Anyone Noticing

Before you call about an ice maker that stopped, check whether it was simply switched off. It's an easy thing to miss:

• The shutoff arm. Many ice makers have a wire arm that stops production when it's raised. A bag of peas can push it up and leave it there.
• The on/off switch. Some models have a switch on the ice maker itself, often near the bottom of the unit.
• The display setting. On many newer refrigerators, the ice maker is turned on and off from the control panel or the app.

If the ice maker is on and the water dispenser works, the problem lies in the ice maker or its fill tube. If neither ice nor water comes out, the water supply, the filter or the inlet valve is a more likely suspect. A newly installed ice maker, or one that was just switched back on, may need around a day before the first ice drops.

Lilburn Repairs on Hank's List

• A fridge that runs but warms because the door switch stuck.
• A bottom-freezer drawer held open by ice on the slides.
• An electric oven that trips the breaker as it heats.
• An ice maker with its shutoff arm stuck in the up position.
• A coil element that heats only at the top setting.
• A wine cooler that hums along without cooling.

A Mars Visit in Lilburn

Get on the schedule: call or send the form. Someone answers 24/7 and lines up a same- or next-day window.

Get answers: the tech checks the basics, tests the parts linked to the symptom and tells you exactly what went wrong.

Get it working: with your approval, the tech installs genuine or OEM-approved parts and tests the appliance before leaving. The repair is backed by a warranty of up to 6 months that covers both labor and parts.

The Mars Basics in Lilburn

Every visit in 30047 can be booked same- or next-day, and a person answers the phone 24/7. Our techs are background-checked, refrigerant work is handled by EPA 608 certified techs, and our work is insured. We install genuine or OEM-approved parts and back the repair for up to 6 months on parts and labor. Mars is family-owned, with 15+ years of experience.

Brands We Repair in Lilburn

In Lilburn we repair Whirlpool, GE, GE Profile, GE Café, Frigidaire, Maytag, KitchenAid, Samsung, LG, Bosch, Electrolux, Kenmore and Haier. My techs have years of experience with each of these brands.

Mars Appliance Repair is independent and family-owned. We aren't affiliated with any manufacturer and none of them endorses us; brand names are listed only to show what we work on.

Other Cities Near Lilburn

• Snellville — southeast, down Ronald Reagan Parkway
• Stone Mountain — south, toward the DeKalb line
• Lawrenceville — northeast, along US 29
• Tucker — west, along Lawrenceville Highway
• Norcross — northwest, via Indian Trail-Lilburn Road
• Duluth — north, across Gwinnett

Lilburn visits head out from 1945 The Exchange SE, Atlanta, GA 30339.

Book Hank's Crew in Lilburn

Call (470) 516-8711, answered by a person 24/7, or send the form, and we'll set a same- or next-day visit in Lilburn.