Wasatch Appliance Service
20 yrs in businessSalt Lake City, UT
Refrigerator Repair · Washer Repair · Dryer Repair +4 more
Utah · 35th of 50 states
11 listed refrigerator repair businesses across 8 cities in Utah, ranked by customer rating — 92% of everything this directory holds for the state, and 35th of the 50 states with any. Compare licensing and review counts, then call directly. Free, and no commission.
Refrigerator calls are the ones where travel time decides your day. A technician two towns over may quote the same rate and still not reach you until tomorrow, so filter by city first.
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Salt Lake City, UT
Refrigerator Repair · Washer Repair · Dryer Repair +4 more
Salt Lake City, UT
Refrigerator Repair · Washer Repair · Dryer Repair +5 more
Provo, UT
Refrigerator Repair · Washer Repair · Dryer Repair +3 more
Pleasant Grove, UT
Refrigerator Repair · Washer Repair · Dryer Repair +3 more
Pleasant Grove, UT
Refrigerator Repair · Washer Repair · Dryer Repair +3 more
Ogden, UT
Refrigerator Repair · Washer Repair · Dryer Repair +3 more
Clinton, UT
Refrigerator Repair · Washer Repair · Dryer Repair +3 more
Spanish Fork, UT
Refrigerator Repair · Washer Repair · Dryer Repair +3 more
Logan, UT
Refrigerator Repair · Washer Repair · Dryer Repair +3 more
Bountiful, UT
Refrigerator Repair · Washer Repair · Dryer Repair +3 more
Salt Lake City, UT
Refrigerator Repair · Freezer Repair · Ice Maker Repair +4 more
Counted from the 11 profiles above, not from a survey. Everything a business states about itself is reported as a claim.
Utah holds 11 listed refrigerator repair businesses, out of 676 nationwide. That ranks 35th of the 50 states with any, level with Nevada and behind Texas on 27. They are 11 of the 12 businesses listed in Utah — 92% of the state directory.
Their ratings average 4.5, against 4.6 across all 676 listed nationwide, and 10 of the 11 sit at 4.5 or better. None holds a straight 5.0, and none sits below 4.0. Between them they carry 665 reviews, the largest single tally being 234 on A Plus Service in Salt Lake City. Rating and review volume are what the businesses' own public profiles report — treat a high average on six reviews differently from the same average on six hundred.
By review volume the group is led by A Plus Service in Salt Lake City (234 reviews, 4.7), Wasatch Appliance Service in Salt Lake City (156 reviews, 4.9) and Sterling Appliance in Pleasant Grove (112 reviews, 4.5). By rating it is Wasatch Appliance Service at 4.9 on 156 reviews, A Plus Service at 4.7 on 234 reviews and Urgent Appliance Service & Repair at 4.7 on 31 reviews. Those are two different questions and they rarely give the same answer — volume tells you a company has been doing this at scale, a high average on a handful of reviews tells you much less.
All 11 state that they are licensed, and all state that they carry insurance. On top of that, 9 show a Better Business Bureau accreditation and 1 states a factory-authorised or factory-trained credential in the profiles. None advertises round-the-clock emergency cover, so call early in the day and ask directly. All of that is self-stated in the listing, not verified here: ask for the license number and a current certificate of insurance, and for anything that opens a sealed refrigerant system ask to see federal EPA Section 608 certification, which is required in all fifty states.
5 of the 11 publish a founding year: the longest-established has been trading since 1960, and the median across those that say is 15 years. Salt Lake City holds the most at 3 — 27% of the group — followed by Pleasant Grove on 2, across 8 Utah cities with an index page. Between them they name 39 distinct towns, suburbs and neighborhoods in their stated service areas, so coverage reaches well past the cities listed here — give your address when you call rather than assuming.
| Measure | Utah |
|---|---|
| Listed prosof 676 nationwide for refrigerator repair | 11 |
| Rank among statesTexas leads on 27 | 35th of 50 |
| Share of the Utah directory11 of 12 listed businesses | 92% |
| Average rating4.6 nationwide · 10 rated 4.5+ | 4.5 |
| Reviews on filemost on one profile: 234 | 665 |
| State licensing claimed11 also state insurance | 11 of 11 |
| Accreditation statedself-stated in the listing, verify before booking | 9 BBB · 1 factory |
| 24/7 emergencyask when you call | 0 of 11 |
| Longest trading sincemedian 15 years across 5 that publish one | 1960 |
| Cities with an index pageSalt Lake City leads on 3 | 8 |
| Towns named in service areasclaimed coverage, not a guarantee — confirm your address | 39 |
Not counted above
This is a real Utah company whose record carries contact details but no list of what it repairs. It does not state refrigerator repair, so it is not counted in the 11 above and is not listed here as servicing one. Its page carries the rest of what we hold.
Details for this business come from OpenStreetMap under the Open Database License © OpenStreetMap contributors. We hold no rating, licence or insurance details for iteither — confirm before hiring.
Counts are refrigerator repair businesses based in that city. Salt Lake City holds 27% of the state's total.
The 26 named most often across the 39 towns and neighborhoods these 11 businesses list in their own service areas. Claimed coverage, not a guarantee — confirm your address on the call.
American Fork · Orem · Pleasant Grove · Provo · Salt Lake City · Clearfield · Holladay · Layton · Lehi · Millcreek · Murray · Sandy · Spanish Fork · Springville · Bountiful · Centerville · Clinton · Cottonwood Heights · Draper · Farmington · Hyrum · Kaysville · Lindon · Logan · Mapleton · North Logan
The 5 most common refrigerator faults, and whether each is homeowner work or a job for a licensed technician.
Fridge side is warm but the freezer is still cold
TechnicianThe evaporator fan has stopped, or the damper between the two compartments is stuck shut. One evaporator cools both sides on most modern units, so the freezer holds temperature longest.
Step-by-step: Refrigerator Not Cooling→Nothing is cold and the compressor clicks every few minutes
TechnicianA failed start relay or overload protector. The relay plugs into the side of the compressor and rattles when it has failed — the classic five-second test.
Step-by-step: Refrigerator Not Cooling→Runs constantly and the back or bottom grille is hot
Homeowner fixCondenser coils choked with dust and pet hair. The compressor can never reach its cut-out temperature, so it simply never stops.
Step-by-step: Refrigerator Running Constantly→Water pooling under the crisper drawers or ice on the freezer floor
Homeowner fixA blocked defrost drain — usually a plug of ice in the drain tube behind the rear freezer panel. Melt water backs up and finds the lowest point.
Step-by-step: Refrigerator Leaking Water→Thick frost building on the back wall of the freezer
TechnicianThe defrost heater, bimetal thermostat, or adaptive defrost control has quit, so the automatic defrost cycle never runs and the evaporator ices over.
12 published refrigerator guides. A diagnostic fee is $50–$120 before any work starts, so half an hour with a flashlight is worth spending.
Ask the technician to walk you through these while they are on site — every one of them prevents a fault in the list above.
Vacuum the condenser coils with a brush attachment
Every 6 months, every 3 with petsPrevents: The single most common no-cooling call, plus premature compressor wear.
Flush the defrost drain with warm water
Twice a yearPrevents: Water under the crispers and ice sheets on the freezer floor.
Dollar-bill test every door seal
Twice a yearPrevents: Constant running, frost build-up, and a compressor that never rests.
Counts are Utah businesses servicing that appliance, out of the 12 listed statewide. A dash opens the nationwide page instead.
Every state with a listed refrigerator specialist, most first. Utah sits 35th of 50 on 11.
National ranges for parts and labor together, before the $50–$120 diagnostic. Labor tracks local wages and drive time, so metro Utah sits toward the top of each range and rural calls toward the bottom, while the part costs about the same anywhere. Nothing here is a quote.
| Repair | Parts + labor |
|---|---|
| Condenser coil clean and airflow checkOften folded into the diagnostic call. | $80–$150 |
| Compressor start relay or overloadPart is under $40 — the rest is the trip and diagnosis. | $150–$300 |
| Evaporator or condenser fan motorBottom-freezer access takes longer, so labor runs higher. | $180–$400 |
| Defrost heater, thermostat, or control boardBoard failures sit at the top of the range. | $200–$450 |
| Water inlet valve or ice maker moduleAsk for both to be tested — one failure masks the other. | $180–$400 |
| Door gasket replacementPriced per door; a French-door cabinet needs two. | $150–$350 |
13–15 years for a plain top-freezer or bottom-freezer cabinet. Side-by-side and French-door models with through-the-door ice and water land nearer 11–13, because the dispenser, the icemaker and the second door seal are all extra things to fail. When replacing beats repairing covers the 4 cases where the maths turns, in full.
Blue Book
A quote above $600 on a refrigerator past 9 years old is usually better spent on a replacement.
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