Kent, Ohio Appliance Repair

Kent's about an hour from our Parma base, and we make the trip for laundry and kitchen appliances all over 44240.

$30off for veterans

$30off for seniors

$20off your first visit

One discount per visit. Mention it when you book.

Let's be upfront. Kent is 38 miles from Parma, close to an hour behind the wheel, so we're not the crew that shows up in twenty minutes. What we can do is plan. Phone in the morning and your visit gets built into that day's route whenever there's room.

Kent's a university town first. By Census count close to six in ten households rent. Plenty of those leases cover houses split into apartments near the Esplanade and off West Main. We repair for renters and their landlords. We also work for families who've owned on the south side for decades. Just tell us who's paying before we head out. It saves an awkward phone call at the door.

Houses use 44240, campus has its own codes

44240Kent homes
44242Kent State

If you live in a house or apartment in Kent, your ZIP is almost certainly 44240. The Postal Service gives Kent State its own code, 44242, with no homes on it. Campus housing uses 44243. Our Kent work is in off-campus homes and apartments.

Stow borders Kent on the west and Ravenna lies a few miles east. Streetsboro is up north past Sugar Bush Knolls. Live in one of those? Say so on the phone and we'll check whether a Kent call is already booked that day.

Lease turnover is hard on appliances

A student rental washer can run more loads in a semester than a family machine does in a year. Overloading is the big one. Jam a comforter into a top-loader and the suspension rods or the drive coupling take the hit. Front-loaders packed with wet towels throw unbalance codes and beat up their bearings.

Fridges suffer differently. Doors get left ajar during parties and the evaporator ices up. Then someone chips at the ice with a knife and punctures a line. Please don't do that. Unplug it and prop the doors open. Lay towels down and give it the night to thaw.

Landlords, a laminated card by the washer that says how full is too full saves more service calls than anything we could sell you.

Front-load washer on a pedestal in a laundry room

When something quits during move-in week

Late August is chaos in a college town. Everyone's plugging in mini fridges and running a summer's worth of laundry on the same day. If a machine dies in the middle of that, here's how to keep it from getting worse while you wait for us.

Breaker keeps tripping

Older apartments split one circuit across rooms. Unplug the extra fridge or the space heater before blaming the washer.

Water under the dishwasher

Stop the cycle and turn off the valve under the sink. Mop up so the floor doesn't soak it in.

Fridge warm after the move

A fridge that was tipped on its side needs a few hours upright before it cools right. Give it a day before calling.

Mon to Fri and Sun, 7 am to 11 pm

(216) 352-3935 Call about Kent Request a Kent slot

Tenant or landlord, who should call

We'll fix it either way. The trick is avoiding a bill nobody wanted to pay.

Landlord books

Whoever manages the property phones us and approves the quote, and the invoice goes to them. Your only job as the renter is opening the door. This is how most leases expect it to work.

Tenant books

Fine when the landlord has said so in writing, or when the appliance is yours. Otherwise you may end up paying for something the owner would have covered.

Read rental repair responsibility in Ohio for the usual split under Ohio law. Owners with several units will find a part there on cutting appliance costs between tenants.

Owner homes and Kent city water

Softened at the plant

Kent pumps its water from wells in the Breakneck Creek wellfield and softens it at the city plant, according to the city's water reports. So scale is less of a headache here than with raw well water, though a dishwasher still likes rinse aid.

Half the houses predate 1973

The Census median year built is 1972. Expect basement laundry with long dryer ducts. Kitchens were often sized for narrower fridges than today's. We repair in place, so nothing has to go up the stairs.

Dryers in split houses

When a single-family house became three apartments, the dryer vent often got rerouted through a closet or up a wall. Long, bendy runs clog fast. If drying takes two cycles, check the outside flap for a strong push of warm air.

Shared basement washers

One washer for four tenants wears out lid switches and door locks quickly. Coin-free shared machines rarely get their pump filter cleaned, either. A two-minute filter clean every month or so keeps drain codes away.

Repair details are on our washer repair and fridge repair pages. Seniors and veterans save $30 off the bill. First-timers get $20 off.

Kent repair questions

Asked by renters and owners across 44240.

(216) 352-3935

Is Kent too far for a same-day visit?

Not always. It's close to an hour from Parma without traffic, well within the radius we cover. If we hear from you before late morning, same-day is often doable.

Do you repair appliances on the Kent State campus?

We don't book work inside university buildings. Off-campus houses and apartments in 44240 are a different story, student rentals included.

I'm a tenant and the washer died. Can I book you?

You can, though it pays to check with the owner before anything else. Typical Ohio leases leave appliance upkeep to them. If they want us, have them call or give us their contact for the quote.

Can a landlord get several Kent units done in one trip?

Yes. Read us the list of addresses with each problem, and the technician's stops get ordered to save driving. Each unit gets its own price.

My fridge freezer iced over. Should I scrape it?

Please don't use anything sharp. Unplug it and leave the doors open with towels underneath. If it ices up again within a week, a defrost part has failed and we'll test it.

Is Kent water hard?

The city softens its well water at the treatment plant, so it's gentler than raw well water. Rinse aid and clean filters still help a dishwasher.

How is the price for a Kent repair set?

Testing comes first, and the quote that follows already includes the part and the labor. Nothing gets replaced until you or your landlord say go. Ninety days of warranty follow.

Do you serve the west side across the Cuyahoga River?

Yes, all of 44240 on both banks of the river. The west side has plenty of older houses with basement laundry, so tell us if the washer sits down a narrow stairway.

Request a Kent visit

Tell us the 44240 address and whether you own or rent. We call back with a time.

Mon to Fri and Sun, 7 am to 11 pm Parma and 50 miles around