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Kenmore, case by case
Six questions about an old Kenmore, answered with real repairs.
Kenmore was the Sears label. Every Kenmore rating plate photographed on this page names Sears, either Sears, Roebuck and Co. or Sears Brands Management, and two of the refrigerators carry labels dated 2007 and 2009.
Each answer below is built from jobs our technicians did across the area, from Santa Clarita and Agoura Hills to Los Angeles (90039): the month, the place, the model, the finding, and the final bill to the nearest $5.
It needs sealed-system work. Fix it, or replace the fridge?
That decision is yours, and here it went three ways. Each of these Kenmore refrigerators needed sealed-system work, meaning the closed refrigerant circuit that runs through the compressor. One customer had it repaired, one took a written quote, and one decided against it.
Repaired
October 2025 · Panorama City · Kenmore Elite French-door, 795.72183.211
“Kenmore Elite Refrigerator” was the whole booking request. The work notes show it was not cooling properly. The customer chose the full repair. We recovered the refrigerant and fitted a new charging valve. Out came the old compressor and filter drier, and new ones were brazed in. A nitrogen purge flushed moisture and debris from the lines, and the refrigerant charge went back in at the factory-specified amount.
That is roughly three times the middle Kenmore fridge bill shown in Q6.
Our digital refrigerant manifold and vacuum gauge, hoses connected, hanging on this fridge.
About $1,060 · compressor, filter drier, charging valve, refrigerant
Quoted
August 2026 · Valley Village · Kenmore Elite French-door, 795.79753.900
The label on this Kenmore Elite is dated January 2009. The compressor in its machine compartment carries an LG label. The technician found the cooling fault in the sealed system and wrote a quote for the repair: refrigerant recovery, an access valve, a nitrogen purge, a replacement compressor and a fresh filter drier. The quote also covered the brazing, a deep vacuum, the recharge and a final check of temperatures.
The visit ended there, with the diagnostic paid and the quote in writing. Whether the customer went ahead is not in our records.
The compressor in this Kenmore Elite: an LG unit, model LQ69LAUM, made in Korea, coated in dust.
July 2025 · Los Angeles (90039) · Kenmore French-door, 111.73045610
Booked as “Kenmore fridge don’t cool”. Pointed into the fresh-food section, the infrared thermometer showed 68.1°F, then 64.7°F aimed near the light at the top. The technician assessed a sealed-system repair. The customer decided it was not worth it, so the visit stopped at the diagnostic.
Behind this fridge: the compressor’s control unit, with an LG label and its wiring.
$85 · diagnostic only; customer chose not to repair
Q2
It stopped cooling. Does that always mean a big repair?
Not on this job. The first thing tried cost nothing beyond the diagnostic.
No part
October 2025 · Agoura Hills · Kenmore Elite French-door, 795.77253601
The fresh-food section of this Kenmore Elite had stopped cooling. Its label is dated May 2007. The technician reset the refrigerator by disconnecting its power, to try to bring the cooling back. According to the notes, a new control board is the next step should the warm fresh-food section return. No part went in on that visit.
No later visit to this fridge is on file, so whether the reset held is unknown to us. We can tell you nobody was sold a board that day.
The label inside this fridge: Kenmore Elite 795.77253601, Sears, Roebuck and Co., made in Mexico, MFG DATE 2007.05.
$85 · diagnostic and reset
Warm fridge, cold oven, silent dryer? Call or book, and you get a written price once the technician knows the cause.
For these two Sears-era cooking appliances, yes. One part had to be sourced first, and that added a few days.
Repaired
December 2024 · La Crescenta · Kenmore built-in gas wall oven, 911.3138818
The oven would not heat, and its bake and broil buttons were not working. The diagnosis pointed to the control (clock) board, and a replacement had to be sourced. The job opened on 2 December and was completed on 7 December, with the new board fitted.
The oven: a white Kenmore gas wall oven set into wood cabinetry.The control panel tilted open, its circuit boards and wiring inside the metal housing.The rating plate behind the storage drawer: model 911.3138818, Sears, Roebuck and Co., Chicago.
About $505 · control (clock) board, ordered in
Repaired
March 2025 · Santa Clarita · Kenmore freestanding gas range, 362.72221200
Booked as “Kenmore old oven doesn’t heat”. The cause was the oven igniter, and we replaced it. The technician’s photos include the parts lookup run against this exact model number.
The range: four gas burners on a white top, black oven door below.Its plate: model 362.72221200, Sears, Roebuck and Co., made in Mexico, oven burner 18,000 BTU/h on natural gas.
About $320 · oven igniter
Q4
My Kenmore washer or dryer quit. What was wrong on your jobs?
One worn part each time: a drive motor, a drain pump, an actuator. Laundry is most of our Kenmore work. In our booking notes, Kenmore dryer calls are also more often about heat: 36% say not heating or not drying, against 23% for other brands.
Repaired
March 2025 · North Hollywood · Kenmore gas dryer, 110.70902990
Two words on the booking form, “Dryer Kenmore”, and no symptom; everything here comes from the technician. The drive motor had failed, and when it came out its windings were packed with lint. We fitted a new motor and cleaned out the inside of the dryer.
The dryer: an older white Kenmore with dial controls, standing in a garage.The old motor. Its label reads part 3395654, 1/3 HP, and lint fills the copper windings on both sides.Drum out: the motor and blower housing at the bottom left, the gas burner parts on the right.
About $380 · drive motor, interior cleaned
Repaired
November 2025 · Mission Hills · Kenmore front-load washer and gas dryer
The washer stopped mid-cycle and showed a service error. Its drain pump had failed. We replaced the pump, and on the same visit gave the matching gas dryer a thorough cleaning. Both were working when we left. One bill covered the two machines, and the record doesn’t split it.
The Kenmore front-load washer and dryer, side by side in the laundry area.The dryer’s label: model 796.91182310, set for natural gas, made in Korea.
About $550 · washer drain pump, dryer cleaning
March 2025 · Canoga Park · Kenmore washer, about $170. To get the washer through a full cycle again, the technician replaced the actuator. The technician also found the gearcase in poor condition and told the customer it would likely need replacing soon. The booking also asked us to check a refrigerator door gasket. There are no photos from this one.
Q5
What should I read off the label before I call?
The whole model number, dots included. On these jobs the labels were on a side wall inside the fridge, inside the dryer door opening, and behind the wall oven’s storage drawer.
A Kenmore label tells you more than the badge does. The fridge labels in Q1 and Q2 say made in Korea or made in Mexico. Two of those fridges had LG-labelled compressor parts inside, and some labels print a manufacturing date, which matters when you are weighing a large repair. The three below belong to the Q1 refrigerators. If your label points to LG parts, our LG repair page has more of those jobs.
Panorama City: 795.72183.211, Sears Brands, made in Korea, 4.94 oz of R134a.Valley Village: 795.79753.900, made in Korea, MFG DATE 2009.01.Los Angeles (90039): 111.73045610, made in Korea, 6.7 oz of R134a.
Q6
Does a Kenmore cost less to fix than other brands?
Refrigerators, yes, by a clear margin. Washers and dryers, about the same. Set side by side: finished Kenmore jobs against finished jobs on every other identified brand.
From our billing
Kenmore
Other brands
Refrigerator repair, middle bill
about $335
about $455
Fridge repairs at $400 or under
67%
42%
Fridge repairs that reached $700
12%
27%
Washer repair, middle bill
about $355
about $370
Dryer repair, middle bill
about $320
about $335
Any appliance, middle bill
about $340
about $380
Share of jobs on laundry machines
56%
42%
Share of jobs on dishwashers
5%
14%
Only completed invoices above $100 are in these figures; $85 diagnostic-only visits are excluded. “Middle bill” is the median: half the bills were lower, half higher. Kenmore ovens, ranges and dishwashers are too few in our records for a reliable price. In the Kenmore dryer bookings, noise was the complaint 9% of the time, against 22% for other brands. More by appliance: refrigerators, washers, dryers, ovens and ranges.
Google review from a Kenmore job
★★★★★
“On time, very professional and reasonable price I would definitely recommend to whom ever have issue with their appliance.💯% Thank you A&Y”
Armen A. · Google, October 2024 · Kenmore dryer, La Crescenta
Before you book
$85 diagnostic, credited to the repair if you go ahead. Written estimate first: you see the number and say yes before a part goes in.
OEM parts, covered by a 1-year parts and 30-day labor warranty.
BBB A+. California BEAR licence #49435. Fixing appliances since 2012.
Repairs only; we don’t install new appliances. Commercial laundry machines, yes; restaurant kitchen equipment, no.
Worth fixing? Find out first.
The diagnostic names the failed part and puts the repair price on paper. Then the decision is yours.
