01Repair costs
What Sub-Zero freezer repairs cost in Los Angeles
The six bands, and the one comparison worth making
| Work | Where it turns up | Parts and labour |
|---|---|---|
| Door gasket or seal replacement | Freezer door and freezer drawer seals | $300–$620 |
| Evaporator or condenser fan motor | Evaporator inside the box, condenser in the bay | $340–$720 |
| Defrost heater, thermostat or sensor | Heater, sensor and thermostat behind the rear panel | $270–$610 |
| Ice maker, water valve or supply line | The ice module, its valve and the supply line | $290–$860 |
| Electronic control board | The control running defrost, fans and alarms | $420–$990 |
| Compressor or sealed-system repair | Compressor, refrigerant leak, evaporator coil | $1,400–$3,040 |
| Not repairing it | a like-for-like built-in put back in the same opening, before fitting and joinery | $11,580–$20,360 |
Nothing above is a deposit or a starting-from figure. A $89 visit buys the diagnosis and comes off the total when you approve it.
The Visit
What the flat call-out buys before any part is named.
Defrost System
Everything that clears frost off the evaporator, and what it costs when it stops.
Air Circulation
The two fans that move cold air inside the box and heat out of the machine bay.
Controls and Sensors
What the freezer thinks its temperature is, and the board acting on it.
Doors and Seals
Freezer door and freezer drawer seals, where warm room air gets in.
Ice and Water
The ice module inside the freezer compartment and the water that feeds it.
Sealed System
The closed refrigerant circuit — the one repair worth pricing against a replacement.
Not sure which row you are in yet? Start from the symptom instead — every fault in the freezer problem library names the work it usually turns into.
For what the visit itself covers and how a freezer is read on site, see freezer repair.
Afterwards
What people said once the kitchen was back together
Built-in Sub-Zero calls on both sides of the pass.
Owners on this route4.9/ 51,304 reviews
The door stopped sealing and the cabinet sweated every afternoon. The vacuum seal had split along the hinge side and the door sat low. New gasket, hinge shimmed.
Adela S.Sherman Oaks
Our freezer column in the garage hovered near fifteen degrees for a fortnight and I assumed the sealed system was finished. A door heater stuck on was fighting the cooling. He explained it all before starting.
Fatima Z.Studio City
Bottles on the lower rack were warm to the hand while the display insisted everything was fine, which is how it went unnoticed for weeks. The interior fan had died and the sensor sat in the wrong pocket. Both put right in one call.
Delphine H.Los Feliz
One number, before the tools go further
Describe what the freezer is doing and you will hear which band it is likely to land in before anyone drives out. 8:00 am – 8:00 pm, seven days.