Hank's Crew Fixes Appliances in Union City, GA

Union City Roads on Hank's Route

• Roosevelt Highway (US 29) — homes and shops along the old main road toward Fairburn.
• GA 138 — neighborhoods and shopping around the I-85 interchange.
• Shannon Parkway — apartments, townhomes and shopping centers.
• Flat Shoals Road — subdivisions and apartments along its length.
• The Fairburn side — houses near the southwest edge of town.

Union City ZIP code on our map: 30291. Enter it in the form to confirm your street.

Hank's Crew Repairs These in Union City

A Can Burst in the Freezer: Cleaning Up Without New Damage

Someone slid a can of soda into the freezer to chill it fast, then forgot about it. Water grows as it freezes, so cans split and glass bottles crack. Now there's sticky brown slush frozen to the shelf, the walls and maybe the back of the freezer.

How to clean it up without making things worse:

• Glass first. Put on gloves, pick out the pieces, and throw away any uncovered food that sat nearby.
• Soften, don't chip. Hold a warm, damp cloth on the frozen spill until it lets go. Knives and screwdrivers can puncture the cooling tubes behind the freezer walls.
• Pull out the shelves and bins and wash them in warm, soapy water once they've had a few minutes to lose the chill.
• Check the vents at the back. Sticky liquid can run into the fan cover and freeze there, and it can drip into the defrost drain.
• Dry everything before you put the food back, so the leftover moisture doesn't turn into frost.

When to call us:

• The freezer runs warmer than usual a day after the cleanup.
• You hear scraping or ticking from the back panel, a sign that ice has reached the fan.
• Water shows up under the crisper drawers or on the floor in the following days.
• A sheet of ice forms on the freezer floor after the next defrost.

One habit saves the mess: set a phone timer for twenty minutes whenever a drink goes into the freezer.

Delivery Day: Getting a New Fridge Off to a Good Start

A brand-new refrigerator is the last thing anybody expects to need a tech. But a few steps on delivery day decide how it behaves for the first weeks.

• Let it stand if it rode on its side. Many manuals ask you to keep a refrigerator upright for a while before plugging it in if it was laid down in transport. Your manual gives the wait time for your model.
• Remove every bit of packing. Tape on the doors, foam blocks behind drawers and clips on the shelves all have to go. A forgotten block can stop a door from sealing.
• Load it gradually. A new fridge needs several hours to settle at temperature. Move cold food in first and save the room-temperature groceries for later.
• Run water through the dispenser for as long as the filter instructions say. That pushes air and loose filter carbon out of the lines.
• Throw out the first ice. The early batches tend to come out small, cloudy or odd-tasting.
• Level it, front a bit higher. Raising the front feet slightly helps the doors swing closed on their own.

Check the Water Connection After an Hour

If the new fridge has an ice maker or a dispenser, take a look behind it about an hour after the water is turned on. Run a dry paper towel around the fitting at the back and along the supply line. A slow drip there can soak a floor for weeks before anyone notices. If the towel comes back damp, shut the supply valve and have the fitting redone. Keep the old fridge or a cooler running until the new one is cold, so nothing spoils while you wait.

Give it a full day. If it's still warm after that, it hums but never cools, there's water at the back, or a door won't stay shut, book a visit. Brand-new parts can fail too, and a quick test tells you whether it's an install problem or a defect.

Gas Knobs: Push, Then Turn

Here's a small one that puzzles people with a new range or a new home. Most gas range knobs have to be pushed in before they'll turn. It's a safety design: a bump from a hip or a pot handle shouldn't be able to open the gas. If a knob seems frozen in place, press it in first and then turn it toward light.

A different problem is a knob that spins round and round without moving the burner. Inside the knob is a plastic insert that grips the valve stem. When it cracks or wears smooth, the knob slips. What to do:

• Don't grab the bare stem with pliers. You can bend it or damage the valve behind it.
• Order the knob by model number. Knobs that look alike can fit different stems and carry different markings.
• Put knobs back in their own spots after cleaning. Swapping them can leave the simmer and high marks pointing the wrong way.

If the knob is fine but the stem itself feels gritty, very stiff or wobbly, or you smell gas near a knob, stop using that burner, turn it off and call. Gas valves are work for a tech.

Union City Fixes on Hank's List

• A freezer with a burst soda can frozen to the fan cover.
• A new French-door fridge with a foam block still behind a drawer.
• A gas range knob that spins without lighting the burner.
• An electric oven that runs 40 degrees cool.
• A side-by-side whose ice maker hasn't started since delivery.
• A wine cooler blinking its display and running warm.

How a Union City Visit Works

You call: by phone or the form, day or night. A person picks up 24/7 and books a same- or next-day visit.

We check: the tech looks at power, water, gas and settings first, then tests the parts connected to your symptom and shows you what failed.

We repair: with your go-ahead, the tech puts in genuine or OEM-approved parts and runs the appliance before heading out. The work is covered by up to 6 months of warranty on parts and labor.

What Union City Homeowners Get

• Same- or next-day visits anywhere in 30291.
• Phones answered by a real person, 24/7.
• EPA 608 certified techs for sealed-system jobs.
• Background-checked techs, and our work is insured.
• Genuine or OEM-approved parts.
• Warranty coverage up to 6 months, on parts and labor.
• Family-owned, with 15+ years on the job.

Brands We Repair in Union City

My techs repair Whirlpool, GE, Samsung, LG, Frigidaire, Maytag, Kenmore, Amana, Hotpoint, Hisense, Haier and Electrolux in Union City homes, along with wine coolers from many makers. Years of work on these brands stand behind every visit.

Mars Appliance Repair is family-owned and fully independent. We aren't connected to any manufacturer and none endorses us; brand names appear here so you know what we repair.

Other Cities Near Union City

• Fairburn — next door to the southwest
• South Fulton — the city that wraps around Union City
• Riverdale — east along GA 138
• Fayetteville — southeast of town
• Peachtree City — south, past Fairburn
• Austell — northwest, across the Chattahoochee

Union City visits start out from 1945 The Exchange SE, Atlanta, GA 30339.

Get Hank's Crew to Union City

Ring (470) 516-8711 and a person will pick up at any hour, or use the form, and we'll book a same- or next-day visit in Union City.