Saul's Appliance Repair · Bradenton, Florida
Appliance repair in Bradenton, FL
In-home appliance repair for refrigerators, washers, electric dryers, dishwashers, electric ovens and microwaves, anywhere in Bradenton and its neighborhoods.
- 24/7 phone lineCall any hour, any day
- 7+ years in businessHousehold appliance repair
- Repair onlyNo appliance sales or installs
- Based in BradentonHouse calls across the area
Appliance repair in Bradenton
Who to call when a household appliance breaks in Bradenton
If a refrigerator, freezer, washer, dryer, dishwasher, electric oven, cooktop, microwave, ice maker, wine cooler or garbage disposal in your Bradenton home stops working right, call Saul's Appliance Repair at (941) 393-1160. We come to the house, find the part that failed, and fix the appliance where it sits.
Most appliance problems in Bradenton homes come down to a short list of parts, and testing finds the one that failed. A dryer that runs cold, a fridge that leaks onto the floor, a dishwasher that leaves water in the tub: each one points to a short list of likely parts, and the visit is about confirming which one before anything gets replaced.
3 things we don't do, so you don't lose time: gas appliances (gas ranges, gas ovens, gas dryers), installation of new appliances, and commercial or restaurant equipment. If your job falls into one of those, we'll say so on the phone.
What we repair
- Refrigerators, freezers and wine coolers
- Ice makers and ice machines
- Washers and electric dryers
- Dishwashers and garbage disposals
- Electric ovens, ranges and cooktops
- Microwaves
What we don't do
- Gas appliances
- New appliance installs
- Commercial equipment
Common problems
Appliance breakdowns that usually mean a repair call
These are the symptoms worth calling about. Each one has a few likely causes, and a technician can test for them at the appliance.
Cold storage
- Fresh food side warm while the freezer still freezes
- A click from the back every few minutes, and no cooling
- Frost building up on the back wall of the freezer
- Water under the crisper drawers or on the kitchen floor
- Ice maker stopped, or cubes coming out small and hollow
Laundry
- Washer stops mid-cycle with water still in the tub
- Banging, or the machine walking across the floor on spin
- Front-load door that stays locked after the cycle ends
- Dryer tumbles but clothes come out cold or damp
- Dryer squeals, thumps or scrapes while it runs
Kitchen
- Dishwasher leaves standing water in the bottom
- Dishes come out gritty or with food still stuck on
- Oven never reaches the set temperature
- Cooktop element that won't heat, or won't shut off
- Microwave runs and the plate turns, but food stays cold
A wet floor under the fridge is often a frozen or clogged defrost drain. A cold dryer is often a blown thermal fuse or an open heating element.
Standing water in a dishwasher usually traces to a clogged filter, a kinked drain hose or a failed drain pump. Knowing which one takes a meter and a look inside, which is what the service visit is for.
Services
Repair services for each appliance in your home
Every repair below is for electric, residential appliances. Each appliance has its own page with the common faults, what the repair involves and what changes the price.
Refrigerators, freezers and wine coolers
Most calls come down to cooling: an evaporator or condenser fan that stopped, a defrost failure that let the coil ice over, dirty condenser coils, or a start relay that keeps the compressor from running. Here's more on refrigerator repair in Bradenton, including standalone freezers and wine coolers.
See refrigerator repairIce makers and ice machines
An ice maker that quits is usually a frozen fill tube, a failed water inlet valve, a clogged water filter or a worn ice maker assembly. Undercounter and countertop ice machines are repaired too. See what goes into fixing an ice maker that stopped making ice or started leaking.
See ice maker repairWashers
Top-load and front-load washers that won't drain, won't spin, leak or shake hard. The usual suspects are the drain pump, the lid switch or door lock, a worn belt or coupler, and the suspension. Read about washing machine repair and what to check first.
See washer repairElectric dryers
No heat, long drying times, loud running and dryers that won't start. A lint-packed vent causes many of these and also makes a dryer run hot, so it gets checked along with the dryer. The page on a dryer that runs but won't heat covers the rest.
See electric dryer repairDishwashers
Not draining, not filling, not cleaning, leaking at the door or under the tub, or not starting at all. Filters, drain pumps, inlet valves, float switches and door gaskets account for most of it. More detail on dishwasher repair.
See dishwasher repairElectric ovens, ranges and cooktops
Bake and broil elements, oven temperature sensors, infinite switches on coil and glass-top burners, self-clean door locks and control boards. We don't service gas models. See electric oven and range repair for the details.
See oven & range repairMicrowaves
Countertop and over-the-range units. A microwave that runs without heating has a high-voltage fault (magnetron, diode or capacitor), and the capacitor can hold a dangerous charge even unplugged, so leave the cover on. Find out more about microwave repair.
See microwave repairGarbage disposals
A disposal that hums but won't spin is usually jammed. One that's silent may have tripped the red reset button on the bottom of the unit.
Leaks underneath come from the sink flange, the dishwasher hose connection or a cracked housing. If the disposal clogs, the dishwasher sharing that drain can back up too, so it's worth mentioning both when you call.
See garbage disposal repairHow it works
What happens after you call (941) 393-1160
The call takes a few minutes. Here is how a repair goes from there.
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Describe the appliance and what it's doing
Tell us the type and brand, and describe the problem as specifically as you can: the noise, the error code, where the water shows up, whether it does anything at all. If you can find the model number, read it to us, because it helps match parts.
Where model numbers usually are: inside the fresh food section of a fridge on a side wall or ceiling; under the lid or around the door opening of a washer; inside the door frame of a dryer; on the edge of the door or tub of a dishwasher; behind the storage drawer or on the oven door frame of a range; inside the door frame of a microwave.
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Set a visit time
The phone is answered around the clock, so you can call at night and have the visit booked. The time depends on that day's schedule, and you get it on the call.
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Diagnosis at your home
The technician checks the appliance, tests the parts that match the symptoms and tells you what failed and what the repair involves before doing it. If the appliance isn't worth fixing, you hear that too.
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Repair, or order the part
If the part is on hand, the repair happens on the spot. If it has to be ordered for your model, a return visit gets set for when it arrives.
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Test before leaving
The appliance runs through a cycle, heats up or starts cooling before the job is called done, so you know the fix took.
Pricing factors
What decides the price of an appliance repair
The price depends mostly on which part failed and how hard it is to reach. Two dryers with the same "no heat" complaint can need very different repairs: one needs a thermal fuse, the other a heating element and a thermostat.
The part itself
Switches, fuses, sensors and gaskets are smaller repairs. Control boards, drain pumps, motors and compressors are larger ones.
Sealed-system work on a refrigerator
A refrigerant leak or a failed compressor is the biggest repair a fridge can need, and on an older unit it often decides repair versus replace.
Access
Built-in refrigerators, stacked washer-dryer units, over-the-range microwaves and tight laundry closets in condos and manufactured homes take longer to open up and put back.
Parts for your model
Older or less common models may need a part ordered, which can mean a second trip.
Damage from the first failure
A leak that soaked a control board, or an element that scorched its wiring, adds parts to the job.
More than one fault
A dryer belt that broke because a drum roller seized needs both fixed, or the new belt goes the same way.
You'll know what the repair involves before work starts. If the numbers don't make sense against the age of the appliance, read our guide on whether to repair or replace an appliance before you decide.
Emergencies
When a broken appliance can't wait
Treat it as urgent when there's heat, electricity or water where it shouldn't be, or when a fridge full of food is warming up.
Do this first
- Burning smell, smoke or scorch marks from a dryer or oven: turn it off and unplug it, or switch off its breaker.
- A cooktop element that glows and won't turn off: switch off the range's breaker at the panel.
- Sparks or arcing inside a microwave: stop it and unplug it.
- Water spreading from a washer, dishwasher or fridge water line: close the supply valve behind the appliance or under the sink.
- A refrigerator or freezer warming up: keep the doors shut and move the most perishable food to a cooler with ice.
How long food stays safe while the fridge is down
Keep the doors closed. A closed refrigerator keeps food safe for about 4 hours without cooling.
A full freezer holds its temperature for about 48 hours, or about 24 hours if it's half full. Perishable food that has sat at 40°F or warmer for more than 2 hours should be thrown out. An inexpensive appliance thermometer takes the guessing out of it.
Once the immediate risk is handled, call (941) 393-1160. The phone is answered 24 hours a day.
Storm season
Hurricane outages and what they do to Bradenton appliances
In Bradenton, a lot of sudden appliance trouble starts with the power. After Hurricane Milton came ashore in October 2024, FPL outages in Manatee County peaked at 180,130 customers early on October 10, which was 84% of the county's FPL customers. Nearly half were still without power on the morning of October 12, and more than 13,000 were still waiting on October 15.
A long outage hits the refrigerator and freezer first. Food warms up, the ice bin melts, and a thawed ice maker can drip once power comes back.
The return of power can be harder on appliances than the outage itself: voltage swings and surges while the grid comes back up can damage electronic control boards and compressor start components. That's why a fridge that ran fine before a storm can click, hum or sit silent after it.
During and after an outage
- When the power goes out, switch off or unplug the refrigerator, freezer and appliances with electronic controls, such as the washer, dishwasher and range.
- Once power has stayed on steadily, turn them back on one at a time.
- Give a refrigerator a few hours to start pulling the temperature down. If it isn't noticeably colder by then, or you can't hear the compressor running, call.
- Empty and check the ice bin. A bin that melted and refroze into a solid block can jam the ice maker.
- Plug-in surge protectors help with electronics. Whole-home surge protection is an electrician's job, installed at your electrical panel.
For a step-by-step version, see our page on appliances that stop working after a power outage.
Service area
Service area: Bradenton and its neighborhoods
Saul's Appliance Repair is based in Bradenton (ZIP 34207) and makes house calls throughout the city and its neighborhoods, including South Bradenton, Bayshore Gardens, West Bradenton, Samoset and Cortez. If you're not sure whether your address is covered, call and ask; it takes a minute. You can also read about the areas we serve in and around Bradenton, including which homes are on city water and which are on county water.
About us
A Bradenton repair business that does its own work
Saul's Appliance Repair has been in business for more than 7 years, repairing household appliances. When you call, you're talking to the business that does the repair. Your job doesn't get passed to anyone else.
- More than 7 years in business
- Phone answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Residential appliances only
- Electric appliances only, no gas
- Repair work only, no appliance sales or installation
Read more about Saul's Appliance Repair and how the work is done.
Questions
Appliance repair questions from Bradenton homeowners
Do you repair gas ranges or gas dryers?
No. We work on electric appliances only. If your range, oven, cooktop or dryer runs on gas, you will need a company that services gas appliances.
Do you install new appliances?
No. The business does repair work only. Hooking up a new appliance is a job for the store that sold it or an installer.
Do you work on commercial appliances?
No. We work on residential appliances in homes, condos, apartments and manufactured homes. We don't work on restaurant or commercial units.
Can I call at night or on the weekend?
Yes. The phone at (941) 393-1160 is answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The visit time is set during the call.
What should I do before the technician arrives?
Clear a path to the appliance and the space in front of it, write down any error code on the display, and find the model number if you can. If the appliance is leaking, close its water supply valve. If a dryer or oven smells hot, leave it off.
Why is my refrigerator warm when the freezer still works?
Cold air for the fresh food side usually comes from the freezer section. When the freezer stays cold but the fridge warms up, the usual causes are an evaporator fan that stopped, an evaporator coil iced over because the defrost system failed, or a stuck air damper. All three need a technician to confirm, and food should be kept cold in the meantime.
My washer will not drain. Can I keep using it?
No. Running more cycles adds water the machine cannot pump out and can overflow or leak. On many front-load washers a drain pump filter sits behind a small panel at the bottom front; a sock or coin in that filter is a common cause. If the filter is clear or you cannot reach it, call for a repair.
Talk to Saul's Appliance Repair about your appliance
Call (941) 393-1160 any time, day or night. Tell us what the appliance is doing, and we'll set up a visit to your Bradenton home.
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