American Range Appliance Repair

American Range equipment on our list

We work on American Range restaurant ranges, convection ovens, fryers, broilers, griddles, hot plates and stock pot stoves. We also fix cheesemelters, salamanders, Green Flame ranges, induction ranges and the countertop line. Common jobs are burners, pilots, valves, thermostats and fan motors.

American Range builds its equipment in Pacoima, California. It is now a Hatco company. Our Los Angeles techs see a lot of these units.

Common American Range range and oven faults

A restaurant range lives a hard life. Pots boil over. Grease drips into burners. Staff slam oven doors. Most of our American Range calls come back to that daily wear.

• Top burner with a weak or yellow flame. Clogged ports or a dirty orifice, the small brass fitting that meters gas. A cleaning usually fixes it.
• Oven pilot goes out. The thermocouple or the oven safety valve is failing.
• Oven temp swings. The thermostat has drifted or its sensing bulb is damaged.
• Convection oven bakes uneven. A slow fan motor or a failed door switch.
• Griddle has a cold spot. One burner is blocked, or its control is weak.

Broilers, salamanders and fryers

Salamanders and cheesemelters use overhead burners. When they will not light, the pilot or the burner screen is usually clogged. Broilers take a lot of grease. We clean and check the burners and replace cracked radiants.

On fryers, slow recovery is the big complaint. Your fries come out pale because the oil cools too much with each basket. We look at the burners, the thermostat and the high limit, a safety that shuts the gas off if oil gets too hot.

Induction ranges and stock pot stoves

Induction ranges heat the pan with a magnetic field instead of a flame. They have no pilots to clean, but they do have electronics that dislike heat and grease. A burner that clicks but will not heat often has a blocked cooling fan or a failed power board. Stock pot stoves are the opposite. They are simple gas burners that mostly need cleaning, new valves or a fresh pilot.

Our process on a restaurant call

We roll a truck the same day for most calls. A call before 10 a.m. gives us the most room. The tech checks gas pressure, burners and controls, then gives you a firm quote. Nothing is done until you approve it. If a burner valve is leaking, the tech will shut that section down and tell you why.

A $149 diagnostic applies to commercial kitchens. Give the go-ahead and it is waived. We fit genuine OEM parts and back the work with our repair warranty. If a valve or thermostat is not on hand, your second visit is scheduled while the tech is still there. You get a licensed, insured tech with a clean background check.

Is an old American Range worth the repair?

Usually, yes. These are simple, heavy machines. Burners, valves, pilots and thermostats can be replaced for a small part of what a new range costs.

A range that has been cleaned and tuned can feel new again. Crews are often surprised by how much hotter the burners run after a proper cleaning. That alone can speed up a whole line.

We suggest replacing when the frame or oven floor has rusted through or when gas parts are too corroded to service safely. We explain what we see so you can plan.

American Range repair across our service areas

Outside of Los Angeles and Pasadena, we fix American Range gear around Chicago, in Houston, Northern Virginia and Washington D.C. See more about our range repair, oven repair and grill and broiler repair.