Lowcountry Appliance Pros
19 yrs in businessCharleston, SC
Refrigerator Repair · Washer Repair · Dryer Repair +4 more
Miele · South Carolina · Luxurytier · 5th of 27 states
3 of the 15 businesses listed in South Carolina — 20% — name Miele among the brands serviced, across 2 cities with an index page. That is 5th of the 27 states with any, out of 55 nationwide. Ranked by rating, then review count.
Miele is luxury-tier equipment, so the question that decides this call is not who is nearest — it is who can obtain the parts. 2 of the 3 listed here state a factory-authorised credential, though none naming Miele specifically, so ask every one of them whether they hold a Miele parts account before you pay a diagnostic fee.
Sorted by rating, then review count. Call the number on the listing — no forms, no lead fees.
Charleston, SC
Refrigerator Repair · Washer Repair · Dryer Repair +4 more
Charleston, SC
Refrigerator Repair · Washer Repair · Dryer Repair +5 more
Cayce, SC
Refrigerator Repair · Washer Repair · Dryer Repair +5 more
South Carolina ranks 5th of the 27 states carrying Miele, against 7 in Texas. Thin coverage here is a limit of this directory rather than a statement about the market: 12 other businesses are listed in South Carolina, and on luxury-tier equipment the right question for any of them is whether they can obtain Miele parts.
Counted from the 3 profiles above, not from a survey. Everything a business states about itself is reported as a claim.
South Carolina holds 3 listed Miele businesses, out of 55 nationwide. That ranks 5th of the 27 states with any, level with New York and behind Texas on 7. They are 3 of the 15 businesses listed in South Carolina — 20% of the state directory.
Their ratings average 4.7, level with the 4.7 average across all 55 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 267 reviews, the largest single tally being 145 on Lowcountry Appliance Pros in Charleston. 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 Lowcountry Appliance Pros in Charleston (145 reviews, 4.8), Sloan Appliance Service in Cayce (77 reviews, 4.5) and Elemental Appliance Repair in Charleston (45 reviews, 4.8). By rating it is Lowcountry Appliance Pros at 4.8 on 145 reviews, Elemental Appliance Repair at 4.8 on 45 reviews and Sloan Appliance Service at 4.5 on 77 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, 1 shows a Better Business Bureau accreditation, 2 state a factory-authorised or factory-trained credential and 1 publishes a parts-and-labor warranty term in the profiles. 1 of the 3 advertises 24/7 emergency callout. 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.
2 of the 3 publish a founding year: the longest-established has been trading since 1958, and the median across those that say is 44 years. Charleston holds the most at 2 — 67% of the group — followed by Columbia on 1, across 2 South Carolina cities with an index page. Between them they name 15 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 | South Carolina |
|---|---|
| Listed prosof 55 nationwide for Miele | 3 |
| Rank among statesTexas leads on 7 | 5th of 27 |
| Share of the South Carolina directory3 of 15 listed businesses | 20% |
| Average rating4.7 nationwide · 3 rated 4.5+ | 4.7 |
| Reviews on filemost on one profile: 145 | 267 |
| State licensing claimed3 also state insurance | 3 of 3 |
| Accreditation statedself-stated in the listing, verify before booking | 1 BBB · 2 factory |
| 24/7 emergencyask when you call | 1 of 3 |
| Longest trading sincemedian 44 years across 2 that publish one | 1958 |
| Cities with an index pageCharleston leads on 2 | 2 |
| Towns named in service areasclaimed coverage, not a guarantee — confirm your address | 15 |
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.
Miele runs its own service documentation, diagnostic procedures and parts distribution, and the machines are engineered to be dismantled and rebuilt rather than swapped as sealed modules. Both facts push the bill in the same direction: labour is a larger share of the total here than on most brands, and familiarity with the platform shows up directly in how many hours the job takes. That is not a reason to avoid the repair — a machine built to be taken apart is a machine worth taking apart — but it changes the question you lead with. Ask an independent whether they can obtain the parts before you pay them to diagnose anything, because at this tier a correct answer that cannot be acted on is still a bill.
Parts move through brand distributors rather than general retailers, carry the highest prices in the trade, and usually need the full model and serial number to order, because running changes within a model are common. Budget for a parts wait. Compare parts suppliers before you agree to an OEM-only quote.
Category prices lifted to the luxury tier at 2.2×, 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 South Carolina quotes.
| Category | Pros here | New at this tier | Repair-or-replace line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Refrigeratortypical repair $200–$400 · lasts 14 yrs | 3 | $2,640 | $1,320 |
| Washertypical repair $150–$350 · lasts 11 yrs | 3 | $1,760 | $880 |
| Dryertypical repair $100–$350 · lasts 12 yrs | 3 | $1,650 | $825 |
| Dishwashertypical repair $150–$300 · lasts 10 yrs | 3 | $1,540 | $770 |
| Oven & Rangetypical repair $100–$500 · lasts 14 yrs | 3 | $2,200 | $1,100 |
| Freezertypical repair $150–$400 · lasts 15 yrs | 1 | $1,320 | $660 |
| Wine Coolertypical repair $200–$600 · lasts 10 yrs | 3 | $1,100 | $550 |
| Range Hoodtypical repair $100–$400 · lasts 14 yrs | 1 | $770 | $385 |
The same 3 businesses also cover microwave (1), ice maker (2), which Miele 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.
Price my Miele applianceCounts are listed businesses servicing Miele in that city. Charleston holds 67% of the state's total.
Every place the 3 listed businesses name in their own service areas. Claimed coverage, not a guarantee — confirm your address on the call.
Charleston · Daniel Island · Aiken · Cayce · Columbia · Goose Creek · Irmo · Isle of Palms · Kiawah Island · Lexington · Mt. Pleasant · North Charleston · Summerville · West Ashley · West Columbia
6 of the 79 guides covering categories Miele builds. Faults that often resolve without a call-out — and a call-out to a luxury-tier machine is the expensive kind.
Counts are South Carolina businesses naming that brand, out of the 15 listed statewide. Brands the corpus spells differently from ours appear without a link.
Every state with a listed Miele pro, most first. South Carolina sits 5th of 27 on 3.
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.