Iowa Appliance Repair
4 yrs in businessDes Moines, IA
4.750 reviewsRated 4.7 out of 5 from 50 reviews
Refrigerator Repair · Washer Repair · Dryer Repair +6 more
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Amana · Iowa · Budgettier · 15th of 41 states
Amana repair in Iowa
3 of the 9 businesses listed in Iowa — 33% — name Amana among the brands serviced, across 3 cities with an index page. That is 15th of the 41 states with any, out of 117 nationwide. Ranked by rating, then review count.
Amana sits in the budget tier, so any qualified Iowa technician can take the job. Have the model and serial number from the data plate ready — it is what decides whether the part is already on the van.
- Amana pros
- 3
- State rank
- 15th
- Cities
- 3
- Average rating
- 4.6
- Licensed
- 3
- 24/7 emergency
- 0
- Reviews
- 178
Amana repair pros in Iowa
Sorted by rating, then review count. Call the number on the listing — no forms, no lead fees.
Dan the Appliance Man
3 yrs in businessIowa City, IA
4.598 reviewsRated 4.5 out of 5 from 98 reviews
Refrigerator Repair · Washer Repair · Dryer Repair +3 more
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Quality Appliance Repair
32 yrs in businessSioux City, IA
4.530 reviewsRated 4.5 out of 5 from 30 reviews
Refrigerator Repair · Washer Repair · Dryer Repair +3 more
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Only 3 listings for Amana in Iowa
Iowa ranks 15th of the 41 states carrying Amana, against 7 in Florida. Thin coverage here is a limit of this directory rather than a statement about the market: 6 other businesses are listed in Iowa, and at this tier most of them can take a Amana job — ask when you call.
What the listings say about Amana repair in Iowa
Counted from the 3 profiles above, not from a survey. Everything a business states about itself is reported as a claim.
Iowa holds 3 listed Amana businesses, out of 117 nationwide. That ranks 15th of the 41 states with any, level with Hawaii and behind Florida on 7. They are 3 of the 9 businesses listed in Iowa — 33% of the state directory.
Their ratings average 4.6, level with the 4.6 average across all 117 listed nationwide, and 3 of the 3 sit at 4.5 or better. None holds a straight 5.0, and none sits below 4.0. Between them they carry 178 reviews, the largest single tally being 98 on Dan the Appliance Man in Iowa 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 Dan the Appliance Man in Iowa City (98 reviews, 4.5), Iowa Appliance Repair in Des Moines (50 reviews, 4.7) and Quality Appliance Repair in Sioux City (30 reviews, 4.5). By rating it is Iowa Appliance Repair at 4.7 on 50 reviews, Dan the Appliance Man at 4.5 on 98 reviews and Quality Appliance Repair at 4.5 on 30 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 3 state that they are licensed, and all state that they carry insurance. On top of that, 2 show a Better Business Bureau accreditation and 1 publishes a parts-and-labor warranty term 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.
3 of them publish a founding year: the longest-established has been trading since 1994, and the median across those that say is 4 years. Cedar Rapids holds the most at 1 — 33% of the group — level with Des Moines, across 3 Iowa cities with an index page. Between them they name 19 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 | Iowa |
|---|---|
| Listed prosof 117 nationwide for Amana | 3 |
| Rank among statesFlorida leads on 7 | 15th of 41 |
| Share of the Iowa directory3 of 9 listed businesses | 33% |
| Average rating4.6 nationwide · 3 rated 4.5+ | 4.6 |
| Reviews on filemost on one profile: 98 | 178 |
| State licensing claimed3 also state insurance | 3 of 3 |
| Accreditation statedself-stated in the listing, verify before booking | 2 BBB |
| 24/7 emergencyask when you call | 0 of 3 |
| Longest trading sincemedian 4 years across 3 that publish one | 1994 |
| Cities with an index pageCedar Rapids leads on 1 | 3 |
| Towns named in service areasclaimed coverage, not a guarantee — confirm your address | 19 |
Booking Amana service in Iowa
The brand decides the parts route and the labour skill; the state decides the labour rate and the drive time. Both matter, and only one of them is on the quote.
Amana is a mainstream American nameplate with mainstream American parts support, and the honest summary is that there is nothing unusual about servicing one. Components are catalogued, widely stocked and priced for the tier. Any licensed appliance technician can take the job, and nothing about the machine restricts who is allowed to buy the part. What decides the outcome is arithmetic rather than access. A drain pump or a door switch is a cheap component with an hour of labour behind it, and that repair is worth doing at almost any age. A control board or a sealed-system fault is a different conversation on a machine bought at this price, and it is one worth having before the technician starts rather than after.
- Price tier
- Budget · 0.7× typical new price
- Parts usually come from
- General parts retailers
- Brand-authorised technician
- Not usually required
- Stated a factory credential here
- 0 of 3
- Names Amana in a certification
- 0 of 3
- Licensed in Iowa
- 3 of 3
- Say which compartment is warm when you book a refrigerator call. Freezer cold and fresh-food side warm points at air movement and defrost rather than at the refrigerant charge, and it changes what the technician loads in the van.
- Evaporator fan, defrost heater and defrost thermostat all come before anyone talks about opening the sealed system. A compressor that has genuinely stopped cooling takes both compartments with it.
- Sealed-system work — compressor, condenser, anything involving refrigerant — needs an EPA 608 certified technician by law. Ask for it when the quote uses any of those words.
- Ask for the control board to be priced on its own line. It is the one component at this tier where the part alone can approach what the machine is worth.
- Aftermarket equivalents exist for most Amana components. Ask which the quote assumes and what warranty the shop gives on the part; both choices are legitimate.
- A long quoted lead time on an ordinary component is unusual here. Ask which part it is and who it is being ordered from.
Components are inexpensive and stocked by every general parts retailer, so a pump, a lid switch or a thermal fuse is a same-week fix. The trap is labour: a $250 repair bill against a $450 machine is rarely worth authorising, so ask for the parts figure and the labour figure separately. Compare parts suppliers before you agree to an OEM-only quote.
What a Amana repair is worth paying
Category prices lifted to the budget tier at 0.7×, the same multiplier the value estimator uses. The line is half the replacement price: above it, on a machine past two-thirds of its life, replacing usually wins. National figures, not Iowa quotes.
| Category | Pros here | New at this tier | Repair-or-replace line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Refrigeratortypical repair $200–$400 · lasts 14 yrs | 3 | $840 | $420 |
| Washertypical repair $150–$350 · lasts 11 yrs | 3 | $560 | $280 |
| Dryertypical repair $100–$350 · lasts 12 yrs | 3 | $525 | $263 |
| Dishwashertypical repair $150–$300 · lasts 10 yrs | 3 | $490 | $245 |
| Oven & Rangetypical repair $100–$500 · lasts 14 yrs | 3 | $700 | $350 |
| Microwavetypical repair $50–$200 · lasts 9 yrs | 1 | $175 | $88 |
| Freezertypical repair $150–$400 · lasts 15 yrs | 2 | $420 | $210 |
The same 3 businesses also cover ice maker (1), which Amana does not build. That is useful rather than irrelevant: one visit can cover two machines, and a second job on the same call-out costs far less than a second call-out. 1 of them also list appliance installation.
Price my Amana applianceAmana repair by city in Iowa
Counts are listed businesses servicing Amana in that city. Cedar Rapids holds 33% of the state's total.
Where these Amana pros say they work
Every place the 3 listed businesses name in their own service areas. Claimed coverage, not a guarantee — confirm your address on the call.
Altoona · Ames · Ankeny · Cedar Rapids · Clive · Coralville · Des Moines · Grimes · Iowa City · Johnston · Le Mars · Marion · North Liberty · Sergeant Bluff · Sioux City · South Sioux City · Urbandale · Waukee · West Des Moines
Check these before you book
6 of the 77 guides covering categories Amana builds. Faults that often resolve without a call-out — and a call-out to a budget-tier machine is the expensive kind.
Refrigerator Not CoolingModerate · 45–90 minutesFreezer Frost BuildupModerate · 45–90 minutes plus a 24-hour defrostWasher Won't DrainModerate · 45–90 minutesDryer Not HeatingModerate · 45–120 minutesDishwasher Not CleaningEasy · 30–60 minutesOven Not Heating EvenlyModerate · 45–90 minutes plus preheat time
Other brands serviced in Iowa
Counts are Iowa businesses naming that brand, out of the 9 listed statewide. Brands the corpus spells differently from ours appear without a link.
Amana repair in other states
Every state with a listed Amana pro, most first. Iowa sits 15th of 41 on 3.
Florida7New York7Ohio6Indiana5Alabama4Maryland4Missouri4Pennsylvania4Tennessee4Washington4Arizona3Colorado3Delaware3Hawaii3Kansas3Kentucky3Michigan3Montana3North Carolina3South Carolina3Texas3Virginia3Wisconsin3Alaska2Arkansas2Georgia2Illinois2Louisiana2Massachusetts2New Hampshire2New Jersey2Oklahoma2California1Maine1Minnesota1Nebraska1Nevada1New Mexico1Oregon1South Dakota1
Amana repair in Iowa — common questions
How many Amana repair pros are listed in Iowa?
3 businesses listed in Iowa name Amana among the brands they service — 33% of the 9 businesses the directory holds for the state, and 15th of the 41 states with any, out of 117 such businesses nationwide. Cedar Rapids holds the most at 1.
Do I need Amana-authorised service in Iowa, or will any repair company do?
Amana sits in the budget tier, so any qualified Iowa technician can take the job and you are choosing on rating, licensing and how clearly the fault is explained. None of the 3 listed here states a factory-authorised credential in its profile. While the appliance is inside its warranty period, check the manufacturer's terms before booking anyone — using an unauthorised technician can affect a claim.
Which Amana appliances do Iowa pros repair?
Amana covers refrigeration, freezers, laundry, dishwashers, ranges and microwaves — a full household line sold at value pricing rather than a specialist range. The 3 listed in Iowa between them cover refrigerator, washer, dryer, dishwasher, oven & range, microwave, freezer. At the budget tier a comparable new refrigerator averages $840, which puts the repair-or-replace line near $420.
Are Amana parts expensive in Iowa, and where do they come from?
Components are inexpensive and stocked by every general parts retailer, so a pump, a lid switch or a thermal fuse is a same-week fix. The trap is labour: a $250 repair bill against a $450 machine is rarely worth authorising, so ask for the parts figure and the labour figure separately. For Amana specifically, parts are usually sourced through general parts retailers. Parts prices do not vary much by state — labor does, because it tracks local wages and drive time — so the 3 businesses listed here are competing mainly on the labor half of the quote and on how quickly they can get the component. Whoever you use will need the full model and serial number from the data plate to order the right part.
How do Iowa Amana pros rate?
Their ratings average 4.6, against 4.6 across all 117 listed Amana pros nationwide, and 3 of the 3 sit at 4.5 or better. The largest single review tally is 98 on Dan the Appliance Man in Iowa City, out of 178 across the group. All 3 state that they are licensed, and 2 show a BBB accreditation — self-stated, so verify before booking.
Which Amana pros are rated highest in Iowa?
Iowa Appliance Repair in Des Moines at 4.7 on 50 reviews, Dan the Appliance Man in Iowa City at 4.5 on 98 reviews, Quality Appliance Repair in Sioux City at 4.5 on 30 reviews. By volume rather than average the leader is Dan the Appliance Man in Iowa City, on 98 reviews at 4.5. For Amana the rating is only half the question — ask what the technician has actually opened on this platform before.
Which other brands do these Iowa businesses service?
The same 3 businesses also name Frigidaire (3), GE (3), Kenmore (3), KitchenAid (3), LG (3), Maytag (3). That matters when a single visit can cover two machines — a technician already at the door for an Amana fault will usually look at another appliance for a fraction of a second call-out fee.
Is it worth repairing my Amana appliance?
Value nameplates. The machine is cheap to buy, which is exactly why the repair-or-replace maths turns against you early. The site's value estimator prices budget-tier machines at 0.7× a category's typical new price and depreciates from there, which is the honest way to frame it: compare the quote against what the machine is worth today, not against what it cost new. On that basis an Amana refrigerator carries a repair-or-replace line near $420 once it is past 9 years old, and a washer near $280 past 7 years. Ask for parts and labor as separate figures so you can see which is driving the total.
What should I have ready before calling about my Amana appliance?
The model and serial number from the data plate — photograph it, do not transcribe it. Then the error code if the machine shows one, when the fault started, and whether anything changed just before it did. Say which compartment is warm when you book a refrigerator call. Freezer cold and fresh-food side warm points at air movement and defrost rather than at the refrigerant charge, and it changes what the technician loads in the van. None of the 3 listed in Iowa advertises 24/7 callout, so call early in the day if it cannot wait.
Need Amana repair in Iowa?
Compare 3 listed businesses on rating, licensing and years in business — 3 state a license and 3 sit at 4.5 or better — then call directly.