If one of your appliances breaks down, and you want to continue to use the appliance but are not skilled at appliance repair, you need to call an appliance repair company to assist you with fixing your appliances. Here are a few things you need to know about working with an appliance repair company.

#1 You'll Be Charged A Service Call

First, you are going to be charged a service call. This is the fee that you will have to pay regardless of if you choose to repair your appliance or not. This fee pays the appliance repair company for their time. It pays them for finding someone to send out to your home, for the repair persons' driving time, and for the time it takes them to diagnosis what is wrong with your appliance as well as the time it takes them to come up with a repair quote.

#2 Your Appliance Can Be Fixed on the Same Visit

Generally, after the repair person diagnosis what is wrong with your appliance, if you decide to get the appliance repaired, they can do the repair on the spot. They generally carry around repair supplies in their trucks or vans so that they can make the repair in the same visit.

On a rare occasion, they may need to go buy or order a supply, and will have to fix your appliance later that day or on another day. If that is the case, they will let you know when they share the repair estimate with you.

#3 You Are Charged By the Repair, Not By the Hour

Appliance repair companies do not charge by the hour. Instead, they charge based on the repair. They have standardized methods that allow them to know the time it will take to fix your appliance as well as the cost of the repair.

If it takes the repair person longer to fix the item, you are not going to be charged more for the repair. Flat rates generally work out better for you as the consumer because you are not charged more for a repair that takes longer than expected and you don't have to stress about how fast the repair person is working and continually check the clock.

#4 Your Repair Is Backed Up

When you work with an appliance repair company, their work is going to be backed up with a warranty. The warranty will apply to the specific repair that they did, not to your appliance in general. If the repair they did failed, they will come back and fix it again. If something else happens to your appliance that is not related to the original repair, that will be a new charge. Most service repair companies offer warranties of at least one year for their work. This is an industry standard.

If one of the appliances in your home breaks down, an appliance repair company can get it working for you again. You will have to pay a service fee for whomever they send out, and will diagnosis what is wrong and give you a repair quote. If they can, they will fix your appliance during the same visit as well.

To learn more about washer dryer repair, contact a business in your area that offers appliance services. 

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