Hobart Appliance Repair in Arlington, VA

Hobart is part of the ITW family, and the brands in that family share engineering and many components. For repairs in Arlington that means parts are easier to find and the usual failure points are well documented.

Include the model number when you book. The label is usually inside the door or lid, on the frame, behind the lower kick panel or on the back. That number lets us check the weak points of that particular platform and load those parts before the visit, instead of ordering after it.

Down commercial equipment costs money every hour it sits. For Hobart calls in Arlington we try to arrive outside your rush, and when you book we'll want the model and serial numbers so the parts that usually fail come with us.

Cold holding and ice carry food-safety duties, so we leave a written record of the fault and the parts replaced. When the failure comes from upkeep (a condenser matted with grease, a split gasket, an ice machine overdue for descaling) we'll say so, because that is what causes the next breakdown.

Stacked pairs that stop draining, or that need a second cycle because their exhaust travels through the building before reaching air; 24-inch dishwashers and slim refrigerators in galley kitchens; over-the-range microwaves that serve as the only hood over the cooktop; and in the older houses, basement washers and refrigerators on circuits that were added a room at a time.

Whatever the badge says, a Hobart appliance depends on the drain, vent, circuit and supply line it's connected to. In Arlington the washer and dryer usually sit in a hall closet holding a stacked washer-dryer in the condo towers, a shared laundry room in the older garden-apartment buildings, and the basement of the detached houses, and in high-rise condos and garden apartments those connections are often where a fault begins.

Humidity works on refrigerators too. When a door gasket stops sealing, damp summer air pours in, frost builds on the evaporator and the cabinet sweats along the door edge.

Close a dollar bill in the door at several points and pull it out; if it slides free with no drag, the gasket isn't sealing there. A worn gasket is an inexpensive repair that saves the compressor a lot of work.

In townhouses and many newer houses around Arlington, the washer is on the bedroom floor, so a leak doesn't stay on the floor; it comes through the ceiling below. Most leaks start at a hookup rather than inside the machine: a rubber supply hose that finally split, a drain hose that slipped out of its standpipe, a door boot torn by a zipper.

Stainless-braided hoses, a pan under the machine and a valve within arm's reach cost little next to a ceiling repair. When water shows up, close the valve and pull the plug first, then call.