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Monrovia, California
Appliance Repair Monrovia
Four fridges that quit cooling, each for a different reason, and two Monrovia calls that ended with a small bill. Whatever we find, the $85 visit fee comes off the repair.
Refrigerators are the call we get most from Monrovia, and “it stopped cooling” is the usual opening line. Behind that line sits a chain: the main control board powers the inverter, the inverter drives the compressor, and the compressor pushes refrigerant around the sealed system. A break anywhere in that chain feels the same in your kitchen. The fix and the bill do not.
Below are four fridges we traced, one at each link. One was in Monrovia, two in Sierra Madre and one in La Crescenta; each one says where it was.
For scale: half of our Monrovia fridge repairs came in under about $370. All four of these went deeper than a typical fridge call.
1Board
A Sub-Zero built-in that wasn’t getting power to its inverter
Sub-Zero BI-42UFDID/O · Monrovia · diagnosed late August 2026, finished September 4 · $1,133
The refrigerator section of this 42-inch built-in had stopped cooling. The rating plate puts its build date at January 2022, so the unit was not yet five years old.
What we found: no power was coming from the main control board to the inverter. The break was at the very first link.
What we did: replaced the main control board and set the new board up for this refrigerator. The job closed on September 4 at $1,133.
The rating plate on this Sub-Zero: model BI-42UFDID/O, R-134a, dated JAN 2022. Serial blurred.
2Inverter
A Frigidaire in Sierra Madre: the inverter, not the compressor
Frigidaire refrigerator · Sierra Madre · October 2025 · $550
Another fridge that had stopped cooling, and this time the fault sat one link further along.
What we found: a faulty compressor inverter, the electronic module that drives the compressor.
What we did: replaced the inverter, gave the condenser coils a thorough cleaning, and checked that the refrigerator was cooling as it should before we left. Total $550.
3Compressor
A La Crescenta LG whose compressor had given out
LG LFC22770SW · La Crescenta · December 2025 · $1,110
This one comes from La Crescenta, not Monrovia; we include it because its notes record a compressor replacement step by step. The LG French-door had lost its cooling, and its rating plate says it was manufactured in 2014.
What we found: a failed compressor was the primary cause.
What we did: recovered the refrigerant, installed a new compressor, replaced the filter dryer and fitted a charging valve. The sealed system was cleaned with a nitrogen purge, the control board firmware was updated, and the system was recharged and pressure-tested for leaks. The refrigerator was cooling as intended when the job closed. Total $1,110, three times the Monrovia fridge median, which is exactly the kind of number you should see in writing and approve before any work starts.
Rating plate on the La Crescenta LG: LFC22770SW, R134a, 4.23 oz charge, manufactured 2014. Serial blurred.The LG FC75LBNA compressor in that fridge, photographed early in the visit.
4Sealed system
An LG in Sierra Madre that needed work inside the sealed system
LG LRFXS2503S · Sierra Madre · February 2026 · $833
The freezer had stopped cooling on an LG built in May 2021. This one needed work inside the sealed system itself, the closed loop the refrigerant travels through.
What we did: after recovering the refrigerant, we replaced the filter drier, installed a charging valve, flushed the system with nitrogen to clean out contaminants and moisture, welded the joints that needed it, cleaned the condenser coils, and recharged the system with the correct amount of refrigerant. The control board’s firmware was updated as well. Total $833.
Our notes add that a replacement compressor was available under warranty if it was needed.
Rating plate: LRFXS2503S/01, R600a 2.01 oz, production 2021.05. Serial blurred.Its LG FLD165NBMA compressor, labelled for R600a with the flammable-refrigerant symbol.Our Fieldpiece manifold set to R600a on this job, reading 1.9 psig and 54.0 psig.
Fridge warm, freezer soft?Have the brand ready, and the model number off the sticker inside the fridge if you can spot it.
One ended with the appliance working again, the other with a repair that would not have been cost-effective. Both are real outcomes of a diagnostic visit.
A gas oven that wouldn’t come on
Gas range · Monrovia · November 2025
Bill: $85
This was an older range with standing pilot lights, and the pilots had gone out, which kept the oven from working. Our technician re-lit the pilots safely and the oven worked again. No parts, nothing else to pay.
The range from this call: an older four-burner gas model with a single oven below the burners.
A GE laundry center that wasn’t worth fixing
GE GUD24GSSM0WW · Monrovia · September 2024
Bill: the visit only
A stacked GE washer-and-dryer unit with a problem on the washer side. We found a broken drum and priced the repair, and the cost made it not worth doing on this machine. Nothing was replaced; the customer paid for the visit and nothing more.
The GE laundry center in its closet: dryer on top, top-load washer below.Its model label inside the dryer opening, GUD24GSSM0WW. Serial blurred.
From our Monrovia records
Where Monrovia stands out, and where it’s typical.
Dryers that run but don’t heat“Not heating” or “not drying” was the top complaint among Monrovia jobs where the fault was written down, more than twice its share across our whole service area.
Kenmore turns up moreAbout twice as often here as across the rest of the area. Samsung and LG are still the brands we see most in Monrovia.
Fridge repairs cost a little lessHalf of Monrovia fridge bills fall below about $370; for our area as a whole that midpoint sits near $425.
Fewer very large billsMonrovia’s median repair bill is $340, and most land between about $290 and $410. Area-wide, the top quarter of bills starts around $475.
Same as everywhereAbout one Monrovia visit in ten ends at the diagnostic, like the two above. That is the same rate we see across the area.
Based on completed Monrovia jobs (ZIP 91016) since September 2024. Price figures use bills over $100, parts and labor included.
Google reviews from Monrovia jobs
Two Monrovia customers, in their own words.
★★★★★
Google
“Service was amazing. Todd was very professional. He communicated problem clearly, offered estimate of repair, and returned with part within said timeframe. While here to fix the refrigerator, we asked him to look at our microwave that we thought we needed to replace. He took it off the wall and took it apart. He found the problem. He fixed that too when he returned to fix the refrigerator. We are very happy with the service. Thanks Todd!”
Holly M.
Frigidaire refrigerator, Monrovia, November 2025
Label of the Frigidaire refrigerator from Holly’s job: FGHC2331PFAA, made 06/16. Serial blurred.The Frigidaire microwave label from the same job: FGMV175QFA, made December 2015.
★★★★★
Google
“They gave an approximate cost, texted an appointment confirmation, provided prompt service, emailed an invoice, showed me the worn parts, and repaired the appliance without incident.”
Cleve C.
Speed Queen gas dryer, Monrovia, September 2026
The Speed Queen gas dryer from Cleve’s job.Its Alliance Laundry Systems plate: ADG3SRGS115TW01, natural gas, 22,500 BTUH. Serial blurred.
Before you call
How a Monrovia visit works.
The visit$85 for the diagnostic, deducted from the bill when you approve the repair.
The priceWritten estimate up front. Say no to it and you owe only the $85 visit.
The partsOEM parts only: a year of warranty on each part, 30 days on the workmanship.
The companyA&Y Appliances, 201 N. Brand Blvd, Suite 248, Glendale. Repairing appliances since 2012. CA BEAR #49435, BBB A+.
What we work onWe fix appliances; we don’t install new ones. Laundry equipment in commercial settings is fine; restaurant or commercial kitchen gear we turn away.
Let us know the appliance and brand, and describe what it’s doing. Call (747) 207-2030 or book online, and you’ll get a written price before anything is replaced.
