Which AGA fridges we see
AGA lists two refrigerators for the US. One is the 36 inch Mercury French door. The other is the 36 inch Elise French door. Each has two doors on top for fresh food and a freezer drawer below. The doors come in AGA colors to match the range across the room. We also see older AGA fridges that are no longer sold. If yours is one of those, read us the model tag inside the door.
Fresh food side warm, freezer still cold
This is the classic French door fault. In most of these designs, cold air is made in the freezer. A fan blows it up a duct into the fresh food side. So when the top warms and the bottom stays cold, the air is not moving.
We look at three things. The first is the evaporator fan, which pushes air over the cold coil. The second is the damper, a small door in the duct. The third is frost. If the defrost heater or its sensor fails, ice packs the coil and blocks the air. You may see a sheet of frost on the back wall of the freezer. That is the sign.
Noises, leaks and ice trouble
- Buzz or rattle from inside. A fan blade is hitting ice or has a worn bearing.
- Loud hum from the back. The condenser fan is clogged with dust or pet hair.
- Puddle below the crispers. A frozen or plugged defrost drain on the AGA.
- Water on the floor. A cracked drain pan or a loose water line fitting.
- No ice. A failed fill valve, a frozen fill tube or a bad ice maker.
- Doors will not seal. A torn gasket or a fridge that is not level.
- Runs all the time. Dirty condenser coils or a weak start relay.
Two checks that cost you nothing
First, clean the coils. They sit behind the grille at the bottom or at the back. Dust there makes the fridge run hot and long. A soft brush and a vacuum will do it. Second, look at how the fridge is packed. Food pushed hard against the back vents will block the air. Leave a gap.
If the fridge is warm right now, keep the doors shut. Move milk and meat to a cooler with ice. Do not turn the dial to its coldest setting. That will not speed things up and can freeze the coil worse.
What happens on the visit
Your tech reads the temps in both sections first. Then the fans, the defrost parts and the controls each get a test. After that you hear what failed, in plain words. Diagnosing an AGA fridge at home is $79. Approve the fridge repair and the $79 comes off your total. For the AGA, we quote a single locked number, labor plus parts. Nothing starts until you agree. Warm fridge calls often get a same-day slot. We take them 6 AM to 9 PM, Sundays too.
As an independent company, A+ has no tie to AGA or to other makers. Fridge techs here are licensed, insured and screened, and the work has a 30-day repair warranty.
Fix it or replace it
Fans, dampers, defrost parts, gaskets and ice makers are all sound repairs. They make up most of what we do on these fridges. The big one is the sealed system. That means the compressor or a leak in the tubing. On a newer fridge it can still be worth it. On an old one, we will tell you if the money is better spent on a new unit. The color match with your range often tips owners toward repair.
Where we fix AGA refrigerators
Our D.C. crew handles AGA calls across the city. The Washington D.C. service page shows where we go. AGA fridge calls come from Houston, from Chicagoland, from Los Angeles and from Northern Virginia as well. See the AGA brand page for the full line, or our refrigerator repair page for general help. We fix the matching dishwasher as well, as our AGA dishwasher repair page explains. When you call, tell us whether the freezer drawer is still cold. That answer cuts the fault list in half.