My fridge sat in Helene floodwater in Shore Acres. Can it be repaired?

Do not plug it in. Salt water corrodes wiring, the compressor terminals and the control board, and some of that damage is hidden. A technician can inspect it, but many surge-soaked fridges are not worth repairing, and we will say so.

Do you work on old refrigerators in historic bungalows?

Yes. Older top-freezer and side-by-side models are often simpler to repair than new ones. The technician checks parts availability for your model before quoting.

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Refrigerator repair in St. Petersburg homes and condos

A St. Pete fridge might sit in a 1920s bungalow kitchen, a downtown tower unit or a hot Lealman garage. Tampa ProFix finds the fault where it stands and prices the fix first. We cover 13 ZIP codes in St. Petersburg.

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What wears out St. Pete refrigerators

Bungalow kitchens in Old Northeast and Kenwood were never sized for a modern French-door model, so many fridges are squeezed into old pantry openings with little space behind them. Trapped heat makes the compressor run long. In the condo towers around downtown, built-in and counter-depth units breathe through a front grille that dust closes off. Salt air off the bay also pits condenser fins and the hinges on units near open lanais.

A safe first check: pull off the lower grille, vacuum the coil you can reach, and confirm the condenser fan spins when the compressor runs. If the fresh-food side is warm but the freezer is cold, look for frost on the back wall of the freezer, a sign of a defrost fault for the technician.

After a storm, and on the visit

Duke Energy Florida restored Pinellas in stages after Milton, and restarts after long outages are hard on start relays and control boards. Most of the city is on St. Petersburg's city water, so after the Milton boil notice a fresh filter was the right move. Tell us about tower parking or elevator rules when you book.

Before You Book: Refrigerator Checks

Safe first steps for the most urgent refrigerator problems, and when to leave it to a technician.

Not Cooling: Make sure nobody has knocked the temperature dial or display to off or to a warmer setting, then take off the grille at the base and see whether dust is packed onto the condenser coil.
Freezer Not Freezing: With the freezer open, hold in the door switch and listen for the fan, and move any food that is blocking the air vent on the back wall.
Leaking Water: Close the refrigerator's water supply, dry the floor, and watch whether water comes back; if it returns with the supply off, the drain or defrost system is the more likely source.
Compressor Failure: This is not a do-it-yourself repair: the compressor sits inside the sealed refrigerant circuit. Only note whether a click repeats from the back every few minutes, and pass that along to the technician.

Symptoms, causes and repair-or-replace advice for every type of refrigerator are in our complete refrigerator repair guide.