Folly Beach appliances live a harder life than the same machines ten miles inland. Salt air gets into igniters and door switches, sand gets into everything, and a rental dryer runs every day from Memorial Day to Labor Day. We come down Folly Rd from West Ashley, work around your turnover window, and put one written number on the repair before it starts.
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Washer Repair$99 diagnostic · up to $20 off online
Dryer Repair$99 diagnostic · up to $20 off online
Refrigerator & Freezer Repair$99 diagnostic · up to $20 off online
Range, Stove & Oven Repair$99 diagnostic · up to $20 off online
Dishwasher Repair$99 diagnostic · up to $20 off onlineIce Maker Repair$99 diagnostic · up to $20 off onlineFolly Rd runs from the Wappoo Cut straight to the ocean, and we drive it in about 25 minutes from the shop on Ashley Gardens Blvd. Center St is the spine of the island; East and West Ashley Ave and the numbered streets off them hold most of the houses we service, with quieter stretches out toward the Washout and the county park. Almost every house stands on pilings, which puts the laundry at ground level under the house or in a first-floor closet with the vent running out under the deck. Parking is tight in season and lockbox codes matter, so we ask for them when you book. There is no beach surcharge. Folly Beach is inside our normal area.
Salt and sand are the difference. A gas range igniter that would last fifteen years in Summerville corrodes on Folly in six. Dryer door switches, refrigerator door gaskets and dishwasher latches pick up salt film and fail early. Sand from beach towels and swimsuits ends up in washer pump housings and dryer lint screens. Then there is the load: a vacation rental on East Ashley Ave turns over every Saturday from May to September, and each turnover means a full day of laundry and a dishwasher run twice. Refrigerators in elevated houses sit in kitchens that face west and bake all afternoon. The machines are ordinary brands. The conditions are not, and the repair schedule has to fit between one guest leaving and the next one arriving.
| Appliance | What we see most here |
|---|---|
| Refrigerators | Compressor start relays and condenser fans in hot west-facing kitchens, corroded door gaskets, warm units found at Saturday check-in. |
| Dryers | Sand and felted lint in long under-house vents, corroded door switches, thermal fuses tripping in rental units that run daily all summer. |
| Washers | Drain pumps full of sand and hair ties, stacked units in closets, lid switches and door locks failing on high-turnover machines. |
| Dishwashers | Door latches with salt film, drain pumps blocked with shell grit, heating elements and wash pumps worn by two cycles a day in season. |
| Ranges & ovens | Corroded spark igniters that click without lighting, oven igniters weakened by salt air, control boards after storm surges. |
| Ice makers | Fill tubes frozen from humid air in freezers opened all day, weak inlet valves, modules worn out by cooler-filling summers. |
Rental house on pilings, laundry closet on the first floor, vent running twenty feet under the deck to a flap that has rusted half shut. The dryer has stopped heating on a Friday with check-in Saturday at four. We meter the fuse and element, clear the vent connection, and finish before the cleaners arrive.
Guests arrive to a warm refrigerator and the property manager calls from the mainland. The kitchen faces west and hits ninety by mid-afternoon. The condenser fan has stopped. We are down Folly Rd the same day, the fan is on the van, and the manager gets a written summary by text before dinner.
Stacked washer-dryer in a closet two blocks off the beach, washer stopped with a drum of sandy water. We drain it through the service hose and pull the pump housing: sand, a hair tie and a bottle cap. Pump meters fine. The written diagnostic explains it and there is no part to approve.
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A washer on Folly Beach eats sand. It comes in on towels and swimsuits, settles in the pump housing, and one Saturday the drum stops with water in it and the door locked. Stacked units in first-floor closets and top-loaders under the house both get the same treatment: drain, open the pump, meter the motor and lock, one written number. The $99 diagnostic is inside that number, and if you say no, $99 is the whole bill.
| What you notice | What it usually is | What we do |
|---|---|---|
| Drum full of water, door locked | Sand, hair ties or a bottle cap in the drain pump housing, or a failed pump | Drain through the service hose, clear the housing, meter the pump before quoting |
| Fills but never spins | Lid switch or door lock with salt film, worn drive coupling, or an unbalanced-load reading from the board | Meter the switch and motor, check suspension, correct the leveling on a raised floor |
| Walks or bangs on spin | Worn suspension rods or shocks, or a stacked unit never leveled in its closet | Replace the worn suspension from the van, level the pair, test a full spin |
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Folly Beach dryers vent the hard way: down through the floor, twenty feet under the house, out a flap that faces the salt breeze and rusts. Add a rental load of beach towels every day in season and the lint packs into felt by July. No heat, two-cycle loads and a burnt smell are the calls we get. We meter the element or igniter, measure airflow at the exhaust and quote in writing; the $99 diagnostic sits inside that number and stands alone only if you decline.
| What you notice | What it usually is | What we do |
|---|---|---|
| Tumbles but no heat | Tripped thermal fuse or burned element on electric; weak igniter or corroded flame sensor on gas | Meter the fuse, element or igniter, then check the vent that caused it |
| Two cycles to dry towels | Felted lint in the under-house duct, a rusted exterior flap stuck half shut, or a crushed flex hose | Measure back pressure at the exhaust, clear the connection and first duct section, report the rest |
| Dryer starts then stops | Corroded door switch losing contact, thermal cutoff opening on a restricted vent, or a hot motor | Meter the door switch and thermostats, run it under load and watch what opens |
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A warm refrigerator on Folly Beach is usually discovered by guests. The kitchen faces the afternoon sun, the house was closed up for a week, and the condenser fan or start relay chose that week to quit. We hold same-day windows for warm refrigerators, and Folly is 25 minutes down Folly Rd from the shop. Fans, relays and defrost parts ride on the van. One written number for the repair, with the $99 diagnostic inside it; decline and $99 is the whole bill.
| What you notice | What it usually is | What we do |
|---|---|---|
| Everything warm, compressor clicking | Start relay or overload on an older unit, inverter board on a newer one, or a condenser fan that quit in a hot kitchen | Meter the relay, board output and compressor windings; replace from van stock |
| Fridge warm, freezer fine | Evaporator fan stopped, damper stuck, or a defrost failure with the coil iced over | Pull the panel, meter the fan and defrost parts, clear the ice and restore airflow |
| Door gasket torn or sticky | Salt film and constant summer use hardening the gasket, letting humid air in and frosting the freezer | Replace the gasket, check door alignment, confirm the seal with a light |
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Salt air is hardest on gas ranges. Spark igniters on Folly Beach corrode and click without lighting, oven igniters weaken years early, and the flame sensor on a gas dryer or oven picks up a film that keeps it from seeing the flame. Electric ranges lose elements and, after a storm, control boards. We test each burner and the oven with a meter and a thermometer and put one number in writing before the repair; the $99 diagnostic is inside that number.
| What you notice | What it usually is | What we do |
|---|---|---|
| Burner clicks, never lights | Corroded or wet spark igniter, a spark module losing an output, or a burner cap set crooked after a cleaner | Isolate the burner, meter the module, replace the igniter from the van |
| Oven takes forever or never heats | Gas oven igniter drawing too little current to open the valve; electric bake element broken or relay board failed | Clamp an ammeter on the igniter, meter the element, read the sensor against a thermometer |
| Dead display after a storm | Control board or oven thermal fuse taken out by a surge on the island | Meter the board inputs and fuse before naming the part; quote in writing |
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A rental dishwasher on Folly Beach runs twice a day in season and swallows shell grit, sand and the occasional bottle cap. The calls are standing water after the cycle, a door latch that no longer registers, and plates that come out gritty. We run a test cycle with a light inside, meter the pumps, latch and heater, and quote the repair in writing. The $99 diagnostic is inside the number you approve; say no and $99 is the whole bill.
| What you notice | What it usually is | What we do |
|---|---|---|
| Water left in the bottom | Drain pump blocked with shell grit or glass, a stuck check valve, or a kinked hose under the sink | Clear the sump and check valve, meter the pump, confirm the drain before quoting |
| Won’t start or stops mid-cycle | Door latch with salt film the board no longer reads, a thermal fuse, or a float switch stuck up | Meter the latch and fuse first, check board inputs, replace from van stock |
| Gritty plates, cloudy glasses | Wash pump weakened by daily cycles, spray arm blocked, or heater not bringing water to temperature | Watch the arms spin, meter the pump and heater, reset detergent dosing |
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Coolers get filled from the refrigerator ice maker on Folly Beach every morning in summer, and the freezer door stands open while it happens. Humid air freezes the fill tube, the module wears out early, and the inlet valve weakens until the cubes come out hollow. We service the ice maker built into the refrigerator, not standalone machines. Freezer temperature, forced harvest, meter on the valve and module, then one written number with the $99 diagnostic inside it.
| What you notice | What it usually is | What we do |
|---|---|---|
| No ice, no sound | Module failed, board not calling for a cycle, arm up, or a freezer running too warm to trigger a harvest | Check freezer temperature, force a harvest, meter the module and board signal |
| Fill tube frozen | Valve not fully closing and dripping, tube heater failed, or humid beach air entering past a tired gasket | Thaw the tube, meter the valve, check the gasket so it stays clear |
| Hollow or small cubes | Weak inlet valve, overdue filter, or a line pinched behind the refrigerator | Measure fill volume against spec, test the valve under pressure, check the line |
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