Service
Kenmore appliance control board repair
The repair we rule in last and quote most carefully. A control board is the most expensive single part on most of these appliances, it is the easiest thing to blame, and on a mass-market unit it is the repair where replacing the appliance sometimes wins. We will say which.
- From $95 diagnostic, credited to the repair
- 59 cities and neighborhoods covered
- OEM parts available on order
- In writing the price, before anything is opened
Before you read on
What this job costs and how it is agreed
A starting figure, not a quote. What moves it is the model, how the unit is built in and which part it needs — settled after the on-site diagnostic.
Starts at
from $265
After a diagnostic from $95, which comes off the bill when you go ahead.
or call (305) 680-1018
Diagnostic
From $95, credited to the repair
The price
In writing, before anything is opened
Warranty
On the labor we performed
On the visit
How this visit actually goes
The same order every time, so nothing is opened and nothing is charged before you have seen the figure and said yes.
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01
Prove the board is the problem
Inputs and outputs measured. A board that is not receiving a signal from a failed sensor is behaving correctly, and replacing it changes nothing.
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02
Look for the reason
Surge damage, water ingress and heat all leave marks. A board replaced without finding the cause is a board that fails again.
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03
Check what else took the hit
Storm-season surges rarely damage exactly one component, and finding the second one now is cheaper than finding it in a month.
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04
Source it correctly
By the builder's number, and with any required configuration identified before the part is ordered. Some boards need setting up for the specific model.
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Say what it is worth
On a mid-market appliance this figure can be a real share of the replacement cost. That is a conversation to have before the part is ordered.
Applies to
The Kenmore units we carry this work out on
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French door · side-by-side · top and bottom freezer Kenmore refrigerator repair in Miami
The appliance the badge is best known for, and the one where knowing who built it changes the repair most. A Kenmore refrigerator in a South Florida kitchen is a Whirlpool, a Frigidaire or an LG underneath, and the first three digits of the model number say which. That decides the parts, the diagnostic sequence and whether there is a published code table to read at all — so it is the first thing we ask for.
- 106 is Whirlpool, 253 is Frigidaire, 795 is LG
- Ice, water and the defrost circuit are most of the call volume
- The parts catalog is the builder's, not the badge's
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Built-in · Kenmore and Kenmore Elite Kenmore dishwasher repair in Miami
Built-in dishwashers. 665 is the number on most of the plates we see and it is Whirlpool-built; 587 is Frigidaire and 630 is Bosch, and all three turn up in South Florida kitchens. Whirlpool publishes a real code scheme for these, which makes a dishwasher one of the more readable appliances on this badge — provided you read the code against the right builder's table.
- 665 is Whirlpool, 587 is Frigidaire, 630 is Bosch
- Drainage and wash performance are most of the calls
- The code on the display is Whirlpool's code
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Top-load and front-load · 110 and 796 Kenmore washer repair in Miami
Laundry is where the decode matters most, because a Kenmore washer can be a Whirlpool, an an LG, and those are two genuinely different machines. A 110 and a 796 do not share a pump, a control board, a diagnostic sequence or a code table, and they do not fail the same way. The model number is not a formality on this appliance — it is the difference between the right visit and the wrong one.
- 110 is Whirlpool-built, 796 is LG-built
- Drain, spin and leaks are most of what we see
- Two washers under one badge, and two code tables
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Electric and gas · 110, 796 and 417 Kenmore dryer repair in Miami
Electric and gas dryers built by Whirlpool, LG and Frigidaire under the badge. On this appliance the single most useful thing we can tell you is that a large share of no-heat and long-cycle calls are the vent rather than the dryer — and in South Florida houses the vent runs are longer, flatter and wetter than the ones these machines were designed around.
- 110 is Whirlpool-built, 796 is LG-built, 417 is Frigidaire-built
- The vent causes more of these calls than any part does
- Gas and electric fail in different places
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Freestanding and slide-in · gas and electric Kenmore range repair in Miami
Freestanding and slide-in ranges, gas and electric. 790 is the number we see most and it is Frigidaire-built; 362 turns up on GE-built ranges and 911 on another range family altogether. A range is the appliance a household notices fastest when it stops, and it is also the one where the difference between a sensor, an element and a control board is the difference between a modest repair and a conversation about replacing it.
- 790 is Frigidaire, 362 is GE, 911 is a range prefix too
- Oven sensor and bake element are most of the calls
- Gas surface problems are usually the igniter, not the valve
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Single and double · built into cabinetry Kenmore wall oven repair in Miami
Built-in wall ovens, single and double, mostly Frigidaire-built. What separates a wall oven from the oven in a range is not the cooking — it is the access. The appliance is fixed into joinery, often at height and often stacked with a microwave above it, and getting to the back of it is a real part of the job rather than a detail.
- Access is a genuine part of the work on these
- Sensor and element cover most of the calls
- A stacked installation changes the visit
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Gas, radiant and induction · drop-in Kenmore cooktop repair in Miami
Drop-in cooktops — gas, radiant electric and induction. A cooktop is the simplest appliance in the kitchen on gas and one of the most electronic on induction, and the two share almost nothing but the hole they sit in. What they do share is that a single dead zone is usually a component rather than the whole appliance.
- One dead zone is rarely the whole cooktop
- Gas is mechanical, induction is electronic
- The glass itself is the one part we cannot repair
In more detail
About Kenmore appliance control board repair
About control boards, and when not to replace one
A control board is the component on this catalog most likely to be replaced unnecessarily, because it explains everything and proves nothing. Strange behavior, an odd display, a function that has stopped — all of that is consistent with a board and equally consistent with a sensor, a switch, a harness, a relay or a supply problem, every one of which is cheaper. So it is reached with measurements rather than by elimination of enthusiasm. This is also the one place where being a badge works against you: the board is model-specific, catalogued under the builder's number, and among the first parts to be discontinued on an older appliance.
This article is based on:
- Official manufacturer documentation
- Internal repair procedures
- Technician repair history
- Company quality standards
Before you book
Questions about Kenmore appliance control board repair
Somebody told me it is the board without opening anything.
Ask what was measured. A board is the diagnosis of last resort, not of first impression, and it is the most expensive thing to be wrong about on any of these appliances.
Is it worth it on an older machine?
Often not, and we will say so with the arithmetic in front of you. A repair company that never says replace it is not being helpful; it is being expensive.
Where we do it
Across Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach
Same terms everywhere we go: an on-site diagnostic first, the price agreed in writing, and the exact figure confirmed once we have seen the unit.
Neighborhoods people ask for by name