Hank's Crew Fixes Appliances in Lithonia, GA

Lithonia Streets on Hank's Route

• Downtown and Main Street — the historic center and the older houses on the blocks around it.
• Covington Highway — subdivisions, apartments and shopping along US 278.
• Rock Chapel Road — neighborhoods heading north on GA 124 toward Stone Mountain.
• Panola Road and Fairington Road — established subdivisions on the west side, close to I-20.
• Evans Mill Road — newer streets and townhomes by the interstate.
• Klondike Road — bigger lots and wooded streets on the way to Arabia Mountain.

Lithonia ZIP codes: 30038 and 30058. Many homes inside Stonecrest's city limits share these two codes and still get mail addressed to Lithonia. Enter yours in the form for a quick coverage check.

Repairs Hank's Crew Handles in Lithonia

Stone Counters and Snug Alcoves: Let the Fridge Breathe

Granite counters and tall cabinets give a kitchen a built-in look. The catch is that most refrigerators are not built-ins. A standard freestanding fridge sheds the heat it pulls out of your food through its condenser, and that heat needs somewhere to go. Squeeze the fridge into an alcove with no room above or behind it, and the warm air stays trapped around the cabinet.

Here's how a boxed-in fridge tends to behave:

• The compressor hardly ever rests, and the hum runs from morning to night.
• The fresh-food side warms up on hot afternoons, then recovers overnight.
• The cabinet above the fridge feels warm, because rising heat collects there.
• The toe grille at the bottom is blocked by trim, a rug or a stack of grocery bags.

One thing that is normal: on many models the side panels feel warm by design, since tubing that carries heat runs just inside them. Warm sides alone don't mean anything is wrong.

To give the fridge room, look up the minimum gaps at the top, back and sides in its installation guide, then pull it forward until it meets them. Older fridges with black coils on the back need the most space behind them. Newer models that breathe through the front grille are more forgiving, but only while that grille stays open. Keep the front grille clear, and don't let a decorative panel cover it. If the fridge still runs nonstop with proper space around it, a dirty condenser, a weak fan or a failing part may be behind it, and that's the moment to book us.

When the Oven Ignores the Keypad

You press Bake, and nothing happens. Before you decide the control has died, rule out three settings that make a working oven look broken:

1. Control lock. Many ovens let you lock the keypad so children can't switch them on. A padlock symbol or the word LOCK on the display gives it away. On most models you hold one button, or a pair of buttons, for a few seconds to release it; the owner's manual names the right keys.
2. Sabbath mode. Some ovens have a mode that keeps baking at a set temperature with the lights, beeps and most keys turned off. Switched on by accident, it can make the oven seem frozen. The manual explains how to leave it.
3. A confused display. Turn off the oven's breaker for a full minute, then switch it back on. A short power reset can clear a control that has locked up.

If the display is blank as well as unresponsive, check the breaker and the plug before anything else; a range pushed back after cleaning can work its plug partly loose. If none of these brings the keypad back, the touchpad or the control board has probably failed. Tell us the brand and model when you book, plus anything the display shows.

Ice Frozen Into One Big Block

You press the dispenser lever and hear the motor strain, but no ice comes out. Open the bin and the cubes have welded into a single lump. A few things cause it:

• Ice that sits unused. Over a few weeks, cubes slowly fuse where they touch.
• Temperature swings. If the freezer climbs above freezing for a while (a door left ajar, a weak seal or a defrost problem), the cubes partly melt and then refreeze together.
• Water where it shouldn't be. A leaking fill tube or valve drips into the bin and glues the cubes together.

Turn off the ice maker, pull the bin, and let the clump thaw in the sink. Never chip at it inside the freezer with a knife or screwdriver; it's easy to puncture a liner or a cooling line that way. Dry the bin, slide it back and switch the ice maker on. Heading away for a few weeks? Switch the ice maker off and empty the bin before you leave, so you come home to fresh cubes instead of a frozen brick. Put a thermometer in the freezer as well: it should hold close to 0°F. If clumps keep forming, or you spot icicles near the fill tube, book us to check the valve, the fill tube and the freezer's temperature.

Lithonia Repairs on Hank's List

• A freestanding fridge running nonstop in a snug granite alcove.
• An oven that won't answer the keypad, even after a power reset.
• An ice bin frozen into one solid block.
• A chest freezer that can't get down to zero.
• A dual-zone wine cooler with one warm zone.
• A gas burner with a lazy, yellow flame.

Your Lithonia Visit in Three Steps

Pick a time: call or send the form. Someone answers 24/7 and offers you a same- or next-day window.

Find the fault: the tech checks power, settings, gas and water supply, then tests the parts tied to your symptom and shows you what failed.

Fix and test: after you say yes, genuine or OEM-approved parts go in, and the appliance gets tested before the tech leaves. The repair carries a warranty of up to 6 months that covers both the part and the labor.

Standard With Every Lithonia Repair

• Same- or next-day visits across 30038 and 30058.
• Phones answered by a person, 24/7.
• EPA 608 certified techs on every refrigerant repair.
• Techs who are background-checked, and work that's insured.
• Genuine or OEM-approved replacement parts.
• Warranty coverage of up to 6 months for parts and labor alike.
• A family-owned company with 15+ years of hands-on experience.

Brands We Repair in Lithonia

Lithonia kitchens hand us Whirlpool, GE, Frigidaire, Maytag, Kenmore, Amana, Hotpoint, KitchenAid, Samsung, LG, Electrolux and Bosch, and we repair each of them. My techs have put years of practice into all of these makes.

Mars Appliance Repair is an independent, family-owned business. We have no ties to any manufacturer, and no manufacturer endorses us; the names above only tell you what we work on.

Other Cities Near Lithonia

• Stonecrest — next door, out toward the mall on Turner Hill Road
• Stone Mountain — north, up Rock Chapel Road
• Conyers — east, along I-20
• Snellville — northeast, into Gwinnett
• Decatur — west, along Covington Highway
• Pine Lake — northwest, a short drive across DeKalb

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

Book Hank's Crew in Lithonia

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