Appliance Repair in 08045 · Haddonfield, Haddon Heights & Barrington

Summer thunderstorms and winter nor'easters both cause outages in Camden County, and some last long enough to put the refrigerator and freezer at risk. Federal food safety guidance says a closed refrigerator keeps food cold for about four hours, and a full freezer holds temperature longer than a half-empty one. Keeping the doors closed is the single most useful thing you can do.

When the power comes back, appliances do not always restart cleanly. A surge or flicker can trip a breaker or a GFCI outlet, and an electronic control may need to be reset by turning the appliance off at the breaker for a minute. Some refrigerators show a power-failure alert or flash the display. If the refrigerator runs but does not cool after an outage, give it several hours, then check that the fans are running and that the freezer is building frost; a compressor that clicks on and off without starting points to a start relay or a deeper problem.

Ranges, microwaves, dishwashers and washers with electronic controls can also lose their settings or display error codes after a power event. Gas appliances that lost power need nothing more than their power restored, but if you smell gas at any time, leave the house and call your gas utility or 911 from outside. We can test an appliance that did not recover and give you a written estimate before any part is replaced.

Write down when the outage started and ended, and any error code that appeared. Check the breaker and any GFCI outlet first. If the refrigerator has spoiled food, discard it and clean the shelves before the visit. Driveway parking is common in Lawnside, which keeps things simple.