Thor Refrigerator Repair in Fort Mill & Tega Cay, SC

Kitchens in the newer Fort Mill subdivisions usually came with a matched stainless package, and the refrigerator is often a French-door or side-by-side with ice and water in the door. These models depend on fans, sensors and an electronic control, so a warm fresh-food section above a cold freezer usually points to airflow or defrost trouble rather than the compressor. Many are young enough to still be under the manufacturer's warranty, and we will tell you if that applies.

The spare refrigerator in the garage is the one that suffers in July. A standard indoor unit in a closed garage facing the afternoon sun can run almost without stopping, and lake households in Tega Cay tend to keep one packed with drinks all summer. Unplug it, pull it a few inches from the wall and vacuum the condenser coils, which collect spring pollen quickly.

If the kitchen unit is warming, check that nothing blocks the vents inside the freezer and that every door and drawer closes fully, since a drawer bumped by a tall item can stay cracked all night. Then listen for the rear fan and look for frost on the back panel. On the visit we test the fans, the defrost circuit and the cooling performance, then give you the diagnosis and the price before any part goes in.