Kenmore Refrigerator (795.79993.510)
Problem: The refrigerator was not cooling.
The technician diagnosed a sealed-system problem. Diagnostic visit only; no repair was carried out.
Named for Tarzan, built around Edgar Rice Burroughs' 1919 ranch — Tarzana has its own character in the western Valley. Hot summers, LADWP hard water, and a mix of El Caballero hillside estates and well-kept Valley homes. Same-day service, OEM parts, 90-day warranty. Open Saturdays.
Same Day Appliance Repair
(424) 325-0520We are a service-area business. We serve customers on-site across the area.
When an appliance fails in Tarzana, our techs at Same Day Appliance Repair trace it to a handful of patterns: dust-clogged refrigerator condenser coils stressed by 100°F+ Valley heat, LADWP hard-water scale (230–310 mg/L) blocking LG ice maker inlet valves, Whirlpool dryer thermal fuses blown from lint-clogged hillside vent runs, and Bosch dishwasher E24 drain faults with mineral film. We dispatch same-day across the El Caballero area, Caballero Canyon, and the Ventura and Reseda Blvd corridors. $89 residential diagnostic, waived with repair. BHGS #A49573, EPA 608 Universal certified (#1346255700410).
Tarzana is one of those Valley neighbourhoods that has stayed genuinely residential — not particularly flashy, not anonymous. The El Caballero area and the hillside streets near Caballero Canyon have larger homes with premium kitchens. The Ventura Blvd and Reseda Blvd corridors have the established mid-Valley homes where LG, Samsung, GE, and Whirlpool need reliable same-day service.
Two environmental factors apply consistently across all of 91356. First, Valley heat: Tarzana sees 100°F+ summer days regularly, which means refrigerator compressors work harder and condenser coils accumulate dust and debris faster than in coastal neighbourhoods. We include a coil inspection on every Tarzana refrigerator call. Second, LADWP hard water at 230–310 mg/L — some hillside properties also supplement with well water, which can compound the mineral content further. Ice maker inlet valves and dishwasher spray arms scale faster here. We check for both on every relevant call.
Diagnostic fee: $89 — waived with repair. Written estimate before we start. 90-day warranty. Technicians work Mon–Sat 8am–6pm; Sunday by arrangement.
Tarzana heat + water tip: If your refrigerator starts cycling more frequently in July and your ice maker has been gradually slowing down — these are two separate issues happening simultaneously in Tarzana. The cycling is Valley heat on dusty condenser coils. The declining ice is LADWP mineral scale on the inlet valve. Both are fixable in a single visit. Annual coil cleaning before summer and a 6-month filter replacement cycle are the two most effective maintenance steps for a Tarzana refrigerator.
All brands · Valley heat + LADWP hard water aware · All of 91356
From El Caballero hillsides to the Ventura corridor — every street in Tarzana
COMMERCIAL KITCHENS
Tarzana's food scene is mostly strip-mall clusters along Ventura and Reseda Blvd, set back behind parking rather than fronting a sidewalk, and that shapes every call we take here. These are tenant kitchens: small footprints, equipment inherited from whoever held the lease before, a back-of-house you turn sideways to walk through. The cooking runs hot — the Israeli and Middle Eastern grills along this stretch put charbroilers and open flame under constant load in a room that was not designed around them. Ventilation and refrigeration end up fighting each other. Our techs know these layouts before they arrive. A commercial refrigeration unit failing beside a hot line is frequently a symptom of the room rather than the machine, and we would rather say so than sell a compressor. commercial ice machine goes down under the same heat load; commercial dishwasher and walk-in work rounds it out.
What we service
Commercial diagnostic $120 · waived when you approve the repair
Outdoor Kitchens & Patio Equipment
Tarzana has some of the deepest residential lots on this side of the Valley, and out past the El Caballero streets and along Vanalden the yards are genuinely large. What sits in them is usually simple: a built-in grill on a slab, a fridge under the counter on the newer builds. Big yard, ordinary equipment — and that's worth being straight about. The heat is what we fix around. A grill that spends a Valley summer uncovered comes into autumn with an igniter that won't spark and burner ports full of whatever the season deposited in them. One part, one visit, most of the time.
Diagnostic $89 · waived with repair
We don't have a completed job on record in Tarzana yet, so these are recent ones from the nearest cities we serve — each marked with the city it was in.
Problem: The refrigerator was not cooling.
The technician diagnosed a sealed-system problem. Diagnostic visit only; no repair was carried out.
Problem: The dishwasher needed repair.
The technician found it needed a maintenance service. The dishwasher was serviced.
Problem: No water was coming out of the dispenser.
The technician traced it to the water supply system and the water filter. Parts were ordered and an installation visit scheduled.
Tarzana's 100°F+ summers stress refrigerator compressors and load condenser coils with dust. LADWP hard water scales ice maker valves and dishwasher spray arms. We address both in a single visit when both are present — and explain the combined pattern so you understand what to watch for.
Technicians work Mon–Sat 8am–6pm, Saturdays included. Sunday by arrangement; phone answered 24/7. Several Tarzana appliance repair companies close on Saturdays. We don't. A Saturday appliance failure doesn't have to wait for Monday.
Tarzana is on the same western Valley route as Encino, Woodland Hills, and Calabasas. Same-day visits when a technician is available — call early for the best chance. Never a special trip, never an extra charge for being in 91356.
Every repair backed by 90 days on parts and labor. Genuine OEM parts only. $89 diagnostic waived with repair. Written estimate before we start. California licensed.
These reviews come from customers in nearby cities, not from Tarzana — each is labelled with its real city and quoted word for word from Housecall Pro.
“They did a good job and in a reasonable amount of time. The Tech was Vitaly, he was great id use him again.”
“Abdulla was Awesome!!”
“Very professional and quick. Thank you for your service.”
Written estimate before we start. $89 diagnostic — waived with repair.
El Caballero · Caballero Canyon · Valley heat + LADWP hard water aware · Open Saturdays · All of 91356. $89 diagnostic waived with repair. 90-day warranty.