Asko Appliance Repair in Philadelphia

Founded in Sweden in 1950, Asko later joined Gorenje, and with Gorenje it passed to China's Hisense in 2018. The brand's reputation rests on long-lasting dishwashers and compact laundry that use a lot of stainless steel. The Asko story begins on a family farm in Jung, Sweden, where Karl-Erik Andersson built a washing machine for his mother. In the US, Asko offers dishwashers across several series, compact 24-inch dryers and washers, and a small range of cooking products. Most buyers want a quiet, durable European dishwasher or a stackable laundry pair for a tight space.

Asko's engineering is built around stainless steel dishwasher tubs and spray arms, 24-inch compact washers and dryers, stackable laundry pairs, and heat-pump and condenser dryers. So much of an Asko is stainless steel that the frame and tub tend to outlive the controls, hinges and pumps, and that makes repair a good bet.

Asko service calls follow a steady pattern: dishwasher drain pumps and overflow float faults, door hinge springs and cables, washer drain pump filters, and dryer condenser and lint buildup.

Among Asko dryers, the common faults are lint built up in the condenser, heating element trouble, dirty moisture sensor, and worn drum belt. When Asko washers fail, we tend to find clogged drain pump filter, door lock trouble, worn door seal, and control and motor trouble. Dishwashers from Asko usually arrive with blocked drain pump, overflow fault from the float switch, broken door hinge springs and cables, and failed heating element.

If an Asko misbehaves only now and then, a connector, a sensor or the installation is a likelier culprit than the main board, and we start there.

Asko's compact 24-inch laundry suits the second-floor closets in new-construction rowhomes and the tight spaces in Center City condos, where limited airflow makes lint and condenser cleaning especially important. Getting Asko washers and dryers in and out of an older basement is a job in itself, because the stairs are often steep and narrow and turn at the bottom, so we diagnose in place whenever we can.

Philadelphia's water comes from the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers and is moderately hard, so Asko washers and dishwashers collect some scale over the years, mostly at inlet screens, valves and anything that heats water. Our Asko visits run from Mount Airy to Society Hill and every neighborhood inside the city line.

A North American distributor imports Asko parts, which means waits of a week or longer are common; we verify availability before quoting. Asko owners usually paid for quieter, better-insulated machines, and that build quality tends to keep an older unit worth repairing.

Asko builds around stainless steel, so pump, hinge and control repairs are generally worth doing, provided the imported part can be sourced. Our estimates are written and approved before any work, and the repair is warranted 90 days on parts, 30 on labor.

Clean the dishwasher filter often and the washer's drain-pump filter every few months, and keep the dryer's lint screens and condenser clear. A dehumidifier in a damp basement protects wiring and motors on every appliance down there, not just the one that failed. Moderately hard water still leaves scale over time, so change filters on schedule and clean inlet screens every few years.

Note what the Asko was doing when the trouble started, whether a noise, a code, a smell or a cycle that stopped partway.