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Wine Cooler Repair

Dual-zone control, damper and compressor service for Sub-Zero wine storage units and wine columns.

How it lands on the phone

  1. Upper zone reading five degrees off the setpoint it is holding
  2. Glass door fogging on the inside and staying that way
  3. Unit running loud enough to hear from the next room at night
  4. Interior lights on but the compressor never kicks in

What happens on the visit

Temperatures logged at both compartments before anything comes apart, then the sealed system read under gauges and the defrost and control circuits tested in sequence. A Sub-Zero rarely fails in a way that needs guessing — it fails in a way that needs measuring.

You get the cause, the reading it came from, and a firm number for parts and labour. Nothing is opened up or ordered until you have said yes to that number. The bands that number comes from are set out further down this page.

Rest of the work

What it costs

The bands we quote from

Parts and the labour to fit them, grouped the way the faults actually arrive in Tacoma. Once the readings are in, your job sits inside one of these six.

Service call

Flat $89 service call covering the visit and full diagnosis, credited against the repair once you approve it.

You are quoted one firm number from inside the relevant band, agreed with you before a single screw comes out — and the service call comes off that number the moment you approve the work. Nothing is ordered or opened up until then.

Door gasket or seal replacement
$290–$660
Evaporator or condenser fan motor
$310–$700
Defrost heater, thermostat or sensor
$270–$680
Ice maker, water valve or supply line
$260–$780
Electronic control board
$390–$1,000
Compressor or sealed-system repair
$1,440–$3,390

These are ranges, not starting prices. What moves inside one is the part itself and how far the unit has to come out of its cabinetry. For scale, a comparable built-in replacement, before installation and cabinetry work, runs $11,550–$21,190 — which is the comparison worth making before you decide either way.

From the route

What the calls sound like

4.9/ 51,475 reviews

  • Upper zone was holding five degrees off its setpoint while the lower zone was fine. Thermistor, not the board. He talked me through the readings before he ordered anything.

    Oriana C.North TacomaMar 2026

  • Wine unit was six degrees out between zones and had been for a year. Damper motor. He quoted it, fixed it, and showed me the logged temperatures before he packed up.

    Steve B.Northeast TacomaJul 2025

  • Interior lights came on but the compressor never started. A relay on the control board had failed. He explained it clearly, though I had to chase the office twice for the appointment.

    Sonya P.Stadium DistrictJun 2026

Hands seating a new gasket into the channel of a stainless appliance door, old gasket coiled on the mat

Tacoma, WA · On site 8:00 am – 8:00 pm, seven days

Tell us what
it is doing

Model number and the symptom is enough to start. Most faults get named on the phone; the visit confirms it under gauges and the price is agreed before a single screw comes out. The line is answered 24/7.