Chicago, IL
Appliance repair on the South and Southwest Side of Chicago, IL
Coverage inside the city is by ZIP code: most of the South and Southwest Side, plus a few downtown and North Side ZIPs. Call and we’ll connect you with a technician who works your neighborhood.
Chicago’s housing is more varied than the suburbs we cover, and much of it is old. The median home was built in 1954, nearly four in ten went up before 1940, and about a quarter of homes are in two-flats and small three- and four-unit buildings. More than half are rented.
That changes the appliance call. Who owns the fridge matters, access to a basement laundry is shared, and the connections behind a range can be decades older than the range.
Neighborhoods we cover
Coverage follows ZIP codes, not neighborhood boundaries, so a ZIP can take in parts of more than one community area. If yours is not here, call and ask.
- 60652 · Ashburn
- 60655 · Mount Greenwood
- 60643 · Beverly, Morgan Park
- 60629 · Chicago Lawn, West Lawn
- 60620 · Auburn Gresham
- 60628 · Roseland, Pullman
- 60636 · West Englewood
- 60621 · Englewood
- 60619 · Chatham
- 60617 · South Chicago, East Side
- 60649 · South Shore
- 60637 · Woodlawn, Hyde Park
- 60615 · Hyde Park, Kenwood
- 60653 · Oakland, Grand Boulevard
- 60616 · Near South Side, Armour Square
- 60633 · Hegewisch
- 60601 · Loop
- 60605 · South Loop
- 60610 · Near North Side
- 60611 · Near North Side
- 60657 · Lakeview
Bungalows, two-flats and older kitchens
The Chicago Bungalow Association counts more than 80,000 brick bungalows still standing, built between about 1910 and the mid-1930s and making up nearly a third of the city’s single-family homes. Kitchens in houses that age were not laid out for today’s French door refrigerators or 30-inch ranges, so tight clearances and long dryer vent runs through a basement are common.
A refrigerator squeezed against the back wall runs hot and long; a clean condenser coil and a few inches of space often fix a fridge that “can’t keep up” in summer. In older basements, check the laundry tub or standpipe drains freely before blaming the washer.
Renting? Start with the landlord
More than half of Chicago homes are rented. If the refrigerator, stove or washer came with the unit, it usually belongs to the landlord, and the lease normally says who arranges repairs. Tell the landlord or building manager in writing before booking anything; if you own the appliance, you arrange the repair yourself.
If you smell gas
Inside the city, gas service is Peoples Gas. Its guidance: do not light matches or turn lights or appliances on or off, do not use a phone indoors, get everyone out, then call its 24-hour emergency line, 866-556-6002, from a safe place. A gas leak is a utility call, not an appliance repair.
Old appliances and City rules
The Department of Streets and Sanitation says to always remove the doors or lids from a discarded refrigerator or freezer, and to arrange a bulk pickup with your ward superintendent before putting it out (City of Chicago).
Businesses doing repair work in Chicago homes may need a City Home Repair license. It is reasonable to ask the technician about it before work starts.
Repairs in Chicago, IL
What breaks most, and where to start
- Refrigerator & Freezer repairWarm fridge, frost, leaks, noisy compressor
- Washer repairNot draining, not spinning, leaks, error codes
- Oven, Range & Stove repairWon’t heat, burner won’t light, uneven baking
- Dryer repairNo heat, long dry times, won’t tumble
Also: Dishwasher · Cooktop & Microwave · Ice Maker · Garbage Disposal
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